Lille 1-2 Chelsea LIVE: UEFA Champions League – Having endured some difficulties in the first half – particularly when briefly falling behind – Chelsea offered a controlled performance after the break to secure safe passage to the Champions League quarter-finals with a regulation victory. Wins on either side of the English Channel see the champions eliminate a brave but ultimately limited Lille side, whose realistic hopes dissipated when Pulisic turned the ball home to equalise in first-half stoppage time. Follow Champions League LIVE updates on Insidesport.IN
Lille 1-2 Chelsea LIVE: Goals from Pulisic and Azpilicueta KNOCK OUT LOSC Lille from the Champions League despite an early goal from Burak Yilmaz
While Chelsea’s focus will now be on Friday’s last-eight draw, Lille must instead turn their attention to making a late push for a Champions League qualification spot for next season, with an important game at Nantes coming up on Saturday.
⏰ RESULTS ⏰
Villarreal reach quarter-finals for first time since
2008/09 👏Chelsea secure last-8 spot👏
🟡 Gerard Moreno, Pau Torres & Danjuma net as the Yellow Submarine secure famous win
🔵 Burak Yılmaz scores opener; Pulišić & Azpilicueta net for visitors#UCL— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 16, 2022
Lille 1-2 Chelsea LIVE: LOSC Lille KNOCKED OUT by Chelsea from the UCL
Chelsea put their off-field troubles to one side to book their spot in the last eight as they came from behind to win at Lille. Lille took the lead from the penalty spot after 38 minutes of the second leg, when Burak Yilmaz converted from 12-yards after a Jorginho handball in the box to make it 2-1 on aggregate.
But it was Chelsea who struck next, when Christian Pulisic scored his second goal of the tie to make it 3-1 in first half stoppage time. And César Azpilicueta then made it 2-1 on the night and 4-1 on aggregate when he arrived at the back post to finish from Mason Mount’s excellent cross.
Lille 1-2 Chelsea LIVE: Goals from Pulisic and Azpilicueta KNOCK OUT LOSC Lille from the Champions League despite an early goal from Burak Yilmaz
