Unaffected by sanctionshis departure Roman Abramovich and effort for sale της, η Chelsea did her homework in France! The “blues” prevailed 2-1 at its headquarters Lil and in conjunction with their favor 2-0 from the “Stamford Bridge” match closed their place for the quarterfinals of Champions League.
In a game with a bad rhythm for most of it, Chelsea scored the … 2.5 chances it created and then managed the score. THE Gilmaz made it 1-0 with a penalty kick at 38 ‘with the Londoners arriving at overthrow thanks to their goals Police (45 ‘+ 3’) and Athpilicueta (71 ‘).
In the… minds of coaches:
THE Joslen Gurvenek presented the Lil with system 3-5-2 and Zardim under the beams. The trio of stoppers were composed by Fonte, Botman and Djalo, with Cekas playing as a “six” in front of them. Baba and Andre started as home midfielders, with Celik and Goodmundson being the two back-half, right and left respectively. Twins for David and Yilmaz.
On the other hand, o Thomas Tuchel chose it 5-3-2 for Chelsea. Medi is firmly under the goalposts, with Athpilicueta, Christensen, Thiago Silva, Riediger and Alonso forming the defensive line, from right to left. Cande, Zorzinho and Kovacic moved to the midfield, while Pulisic and Haverts started in the forwards, with Lukaku starting in another game from the bench.
The match:
Bad pace for most of the first half, which had few good moments. The tactics prevailed, with Lille in possession looking for corridors and Chelsea basically waiting behind the ball.
The shot that was caught outside the area by Gilmaz in the 7 ‘ against Thiago Silva’s chest while at 11 ‘ The direct foul of the Turkish striker (at the edge of the semicircle of the large area of Chelsea) went well above the hearth.
To get to 34 ‘when the newcomer Tsalobach (took the place of injured Christensen) was fouled at an advantageous point for the hosts. A static phase that in the first year passed unexploited for the French, but in the second brought them the penalty: THE Zorzinio found the ball with outstretched hand (in a position that increased the size of his body), with him Davide Massa to consult the video and give the violation. The responsibility was taken by Gilmaz which with a strong execution in the left window wrote the 1-0 in the 38 ‘.
Nevertheless, Chelsea managed to equalize before the end of the first half, in its first phase in the match! In the third minute of the delays o Zorzinio -correcting his previous mistake- took him out with a wonderful vertical in a four-on-four position Policewho with a place from a diagonal position brought the match to a draw (1-1).
The one who needed the goal, Lille was the one who came in more aggressively in the second half. In the 52 ‘ his head Gilmaz passed next to the right beam, with him Readiger to answer 60 ‘ with a one-piece shooter that had a similar ending.
In the 63 ‘ “Lilua” reached a breath from 2-1, but his head Check collided with horizontal beam. And yet the goal was found by Chelsea at 71 ‘When the Mount made the parallel turn from the left, with him Athpilicueta to be thrown in the opposite corner of the small area forming the 1-2. With the game gone, the Londoners created dangerous situations in the delays with Alonso (four-on-four and direct foul execution), but the score remained as it was until the end.
The compositions of the two groups:
Lille (Joslen Gurvenek): Zardim – Fonte, Botman (58 ‘Onana), Djalo – Celik (58’ Woe), Baba (77 ‘Gomes), Ceka, Andre, Gudmundson (77’ Brandaric) – David (77 ‘Ben Arfa), Gilmaz.
On the bench for the hosts were left: Grbic, Rox, Lichaji, Segrova.
Chelsea (Thomas Tuchel): Medi – Athpilicueta, Christensen (34 ‘Chalobach), Thiago Silva, Riediger, Alonso – Cante, Zorginio (74’ Loftus-Chick), Kovacic (46 ‘Mount) – Pulisik (74’ Lukaku), Havers).
On the bench for the guests were left: Kepa, Betinelli, Werner, Kennedy, Sarr, Veil.
Referee: Davide Massa
Assistants: Filippo Meli, Stefano Alasio
4th Referee: Luca Pireto
VAR: Massimiliano Irati
Watch the live of the match here.
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