UEFA Champions League

Chelsea vs Lille, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
  • 8': Kai Havertz
  • 63': Christian Pulisic
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2 - 0
1st Leg

Pulisic, Havertz supply Chelsea CL goals with Lukaku dropped

— Chelsea could rely on Christian Pulisic and Kai Havertz for goals with misfiring Romelu Lukaku rested.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
  • 6': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Xeka (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 7': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Léo Jardim.
  • 8': Goal! Chelsea 1, Lille 0. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. José Fonte (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Jonathan David (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Benjamin André (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Jonathan David (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Xeka.
  • 14': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
  • 17': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 21': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
  • 21': Xeka (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Xeka (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
  • 25': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Lille).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 26': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Benjamin André.
  • 28': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
  • 28': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Renato Sanches (Lille).
  • 33': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
  • 34': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
  • 34': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Benjamin André (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Xeka with a headed pass.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Renato Sanches (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tiago Djaló.
  • 42': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Lille 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Lille 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 51': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
  • 51': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Mateo Kovacic because of an injury.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high.
  • 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Hakim Ziyech because of an injury.
  • 62': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
  • 62': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 63': Goal! Chelsea 2, Lille 0. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 65': Substitution, Lille. Burak Yilmaz replaces Amadou Onana.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan David.
  • 70': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Sven Botman (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross.
  • 73': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sven Botman.
  • 76': Substitution, Lille. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Tiago Djaló.
  • 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Timo Werner replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Malang Sarr replaces Marcos Alonso.
  • 81': Substitution, Lille. Hatem Ben Arfa replaces Renato Sanches.
  • 81': Substitution, Lille. Edon Zhegrova replaces Jonathan David.
  • 83': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
  • 83': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.
  • 87': Foul by Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille).
  • 87': Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
  • 89': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).
  • 89': Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Hand ball by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 90'+1': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Kai Havertz.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Edon Zhegrova (Lille).
  • 90'+4': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Lille 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Lille 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 2
49.1 Possession 50.9
15 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
421 Accurate Passes 463
518 Passes 543
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 4
19 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.3
47 Long Balls 46
26 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 12
16 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 13
13 Effective Clearances 21
13 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 38,832

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-3)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
2 Antonio Rüdiger
4 Andreas Christensen
8 Mateo Kovacic
7 N'Golo Kanté
3 Marcos Alonso
28 César Azpilicueta
29 Kai Havertz
10 Christian Pulisic
22 Hakim Ziyech

LILL Lille (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Léo Jardim (GK)
4 Sven Botman
6 José Fonte
3 Tiago Djaló
2 Zeki Çelik
24 Amadou Onana
21 Benjamin André
8 Xeka
9 Jonathan David
7 Jonathan Bamba
18 Renato Sanches

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