Chelsea 2-0 Lille Highlights: Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic – Chelsea go into the 2nd Leg of the Champions League Round of 16 with a two-goal advantage courtesy of Kai Havertz’s first-half goal from a corner and Christian Pulisic’s counter-attack goal. Kante and Thiago Silva had a very positive game against the French side but Hakim Ziyech and Kovacic limped off with injuries in the second half. Chelsea next face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup Final and Lille will travel to face Lyon in the Ligue 1. Follow live Football news and updates on InsideSport.IN
Chelsea 2-0 Lille Highlights: Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic score the goals as Chelsea hold a two-goal advantage against LOSC Lille; Kovacic and Ziyech limp off
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Chelsea 2-0 Lille Highlights: Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic score the goals
The reigning champions continue their quest to retain their trophy as they hosted Ligue 1 title holders Lille in London. Ahead of kick-off, the big news from the clash was Thomas Tuchel’s decision to drop Romelu Lukaku but Kai Havertz stepped up in his absence for Chelsea sending an early attempt wide before eventually heading the ball past Léo Jardim to hand the hosts the lead.
After going down early, the visitors tried to ramp things up at the other end however the likes of Renato Sanches and Jonathan David couldn’t find a way through and nobody could really test Édouard Mendy.
Coming out after the break, Chelsea continued to control the game with a handful of chances coming inches away from a second on multiple occasions. A wide-open Marcos Alonso saw Mehmet Zeki Çelik block his effort before Christian Pulisic eventually doubled the lead.
The result means Tuchel’s men are one step closer to the quarter-finals, however, they will be worried about their upcoming Carabao Cup final on Sunday after losing both Mateo Kovačić and Hakim Ziyech to injury.
Chelsea 2-0 Lille Highlights: Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic score the goals as Chelsea hold a two-goal advantage against LOSC Lille; Kovacic and Ziyech limp off
