Lille 1-2 Chelsea Highlights And Match Stats As Christian Pulisic Helps Seal 4-1 Aggregate Win

Chelsea reached the Champions League quarter-finals by beating Lille 4-1 on aggregate. Check out highlights of the second leg, which ended Lille 1-2 Chelsea.
Lille 1-2 Chelsea Highlights And Match Stats As Christian Pulisic Helps Seal 4-1 Aggregate Win
Lille 1-2 Chelsea Highlights And Match Stats As Christian Pulisic Helps Seal 4-1 Aggregate Win /

Chelsea booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League by beating Lille 2-1 on Wednesday night.

The victory, sealed by goals from Christian Pulisic and captain Cesar Azpilicueta, completed a 4-1 win on aggregate for the reigning champions.

After winning the first leg 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea were heavily expected to progress.

But Lille's hopes of providing a shock were boosted when Jorginho was penalized for handball seven minutes before half-time.

Burak Yilmaz converted the resultant penalty kick to half Lille's deficit.

But Chelsea's two-goal aggregate lead was restored just before half-time as Jorginho redeemed himself with an assist for Pulisic.

Chelsea had to wait until the 71st minute to make absolutely certain of their progression. Mason Mount crossed for Azpilicueta, who fired home with his right foot.

The draw for the quarter-finals will be made on Friday.

It will be an open draw, meaning that there is a 28.57% chance of Chelsea being paired with another English team - as Liverpool and Manchester City are two of their seven potential opponents.

Christian Pulisic (left) scores for Chelsea in their 2-1 win at Lille in March 2022
Christian Pulisic (left) scores for Chelsea in their 2-1 win at Lille :: IMAGO/PRIME Media Images/Andy Rowland

Match Stats

Lille

Chelsea

15

Fouls

20

2

Yellow cards

1

0

Red cards

0

6

Offsides

1

4

Corners

1

44%

Possession

56%

8

Shots

8

1

Shots on target

4

Match Highlights


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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.