UEFA Champions League

Chelsea vs Lille, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
  • 19': Tammy Abraham
  • 35': César Azpilicueta
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2 - 1
  • 78': Loïc Rémy

Chelsea make Champions League knockout phase with win over Lille

Chelsea survived a nerve-jangling finale to their 2-1 win over Lille on Tuesday, with goals from Tammy Abraham and captain Cesar Azpilicueta.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 7': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tiago Djaló.
  • 7': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Loïc Rémy.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Emerson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 17': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 19': Goal! Chelsea 1, Lille 0. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kurt Zouma.
  • 23': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 23': Yusuf Yazici (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Jérémy Pied (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Offside, Lille. Jérémy Pied tries a through ball, but Loïc Rémy is caught offside.
  • 26': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
  • 26': Luiz Araújo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
  • 29': Luiz Araújo (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Emerson (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 34': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gabriel.
  • 34': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
  • 35': Goal! Chelsea 2, Lille 0. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emerson with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Thiago Maia (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Luiz Araújo.
  • 40': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
  • 40': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Luiz Araújo (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 43': Foul by Gabriel (Lille).
  • 43': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Loïc Rémy.
  • 44': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
  • 44': Tiago Djaló (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jérémy Pied.
  • 45': Foul by Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
  • 45': Mike Maignan (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Lille 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 2, Lille 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 47': Foul by Jérémy Pied (Lille).
  • 47': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
  • 48': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 52': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
  • 52': Luiz Araújo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gabriel.
  • 55': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tiago Djaló.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 58': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gabriel.
  • 60': Corner, Lille. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 62': Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 64': Boubakary Soumaré (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
  • 65': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 66': Substitution, Lille. Jonathan Bamba replaces Thiago Maia.
  • 67': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
  • 67': Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Xeka (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Hand ball by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 70': Foul by Jérémy Pied (Lille).
  • 70': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Tammy Abraham.
  • 72': Substitution, Lille. Léo Jardim replaces Mike Maignan because of an injury.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
  • 78': Goal! Chelsea 2, Lille 1. Loïc Rémy (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Xeka (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xeka.
  • 82': Substitution, Lille. Renato Sanches replaces Luiz Araújo because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 87': Foul by Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
  • 87': Loïc Rémy (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a headed pass.
  • 89': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Loïc Rémy (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici.
  • 90'+2': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Renato Sanches (Lille).
  • 90'+3': Boubakary Soumaré (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Willian.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Lille 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Lille 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 10
7 Saves 1
35.5 Possession 64.5
7 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
254 Accurate Passes 545
356 Passes 644
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
7 Crosses 28
0.3 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 54
14 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 6
12 Effective Tackles 8
22 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 12
32 Effective Clearances 7
32 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,016

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
15 Kurt Zouma Yellow Card
2 Antonio Rüdiger
33 Emerson
28 César Azpilicueta
5 Jorginho
17 Mateo Kovacic
7 N'Golo Kanté
9 Tammy Abraham
22 Christian Pulisic
10 Willian

LILL Lille (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
4 Gabriel Magalhães
2 Tiago Djaló
26 Jérémy Pied
17 Zeki Çelik Yellow Card
12 Yusuf Yazici
24 Boubakary Soumaré
8 Xeka Yellow Card
9 Loïc Rémy
20 Thiago Maia
11 Luiz Araújo

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