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Christian Pulisic Hits His 6th Champions League Goal But Misses The Griddy As Chelsea Beat Lille

Christian Pulisic hit his sixth Champions League goal but missed the griddy during his celebration as Chelsea beat Villarreal 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Robert Summerscales

Christian Pulisic Hits His 6th Champions League Goal But Misses The Griddy As Chelsea Beat Lille
Christian Pulisic Hits His 6th Champions League Goal But Misses The Griddy As Chelsea Beat Lille /

Christian Pulisic scored Chelsea's second goal in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Lille in their Champions League last 16 first leg in London.

It was the American's sixth goal of his UCL career - his fourth in the colors of Chelsea.

After sliding on his knees, he decided to mark the occasion by performing a version of 'The Griddy' dance which has taken the NFL by storm.

Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Adam Thielen, Kirk Cousins and Odell Beckham Jr. have all hit The Griddy this season.

But USMNT star Pulisic certainly did not hit it convincingly as he appeared to change his mind mid-performance and ended up celebrating by hugging Kai Havertz instead.

CBS Sports Golazo tweeted a video of the 23-year-old's celebration, alongside the question: "Did Christian Pulisic hit the griddy?!"

Christian Pulisic slides on his knees after scoring for Chelsea against Lille
Christian Pulisic slides on his knees after scoring for Chelsea against Lille in the Champions League :: IMAGO/Sportimage/Paul Terry

One user replied: "He started and then realized how bad it was".

Another wrote: "Definitely did not hit it..."

Despite its popularity in the States, The Griddy has not yet taken England by storm.

This was summed up by Chelsea's official Twitter account writing: "Not sure what this is, but we're here for it," in response to the USMNT posting: "HIT THE GRIDDY, CP".

Chelsea had earlier taken the lead against Lille courtesy of Havertz.

German Havertz, who scored the winning goal to help Chelsea lift the FIFA Club World Cup less than a fortnight ago, made it 1-0 on eight minutes

Pulisic's strike, which was set up by N'Golo Kante, then came just after the hour-mark.

Chelsea will take their 2-0 lead to France for the second leg on March 16, but next up is the EFL Cup final against Liverpool on Sunday.

Odell Beckham does The Griddy after catching a pass for a touchdown for the Los Angeles Rams against the Minnesota Vikings in December 2021
Odell Beckham Jr. hits The Griddy in December 2021 after scoring a touchdown for the LA Rams :: IMAGO/Icon SMI/Nick Wosika
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.