Last Updated on March 17, 2022 1:28 pm by Erwin Noguera
The team led by Tuchel found themselves with a goal received from the feet of Yilmaz but managed to win the champion caste and used their poise and experience to come back, with goals from Pulisic and Azpilicueta, making good profit of their advantage of two goals to reach the quarterfinals of this edition of the UEFA Champions League.
Lille came within 10 minutes of leveling the tie after the 2-0 at Stanford Bridge, but it was a complete mirage. Tuchel’s men came from behind and won with a score of 1-2 in France.
Lille, despite their irregular season in Ligue 1, started with incredible intensity and bit Chelsea early in the game. The French came out to haunt Mendy, but without being precise. Christensen’s injury opened a door for Burak Yilmaz to enter Chelsea’s area. In a lateral foul by Chalobah, Xeka finished off by hitting the ball in the hand of Jorginho, who after being reviewed by the referee in the VAR, decided to grant the penalty in favor of Lille, which the Turkish player later did not fail.
Lille was very confident, with a victory they deserved and was looking for the goal to tie the series, but before the break, Jorginho corrected his mistake, since he leaked a pass between the defense that Pulisic sent into the net turning the tie into the marker. Thus the first part of this match ended with a result of 1-1.
Lille vs. Chelsea Second Half
The second half began with a different tone, with the tie, Chelsea woke up and set out to get the goal that would sentence this tie once and for all and thus be able to seal their pass to the quarterfinals.
After Botman’s injury and the physical decline that the French team had, Lille was close to their breaking point. Azpilicueta, coming from behind, scored the winning goal for Chelsea; as they continue in the fight to win the European champions trophy for the second time in a row.
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