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Venue: | Stamford Bridge |
Prediction: | Chelsea 2-0 Lille |
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Lille will visit Stamford Bridge on Wednesday for the first leg of their last-16 tie as Chelsea continue to defend their Champions League title.
The Blues can only finish second in Group H, tied with the Ligue 1 champions, who are top of the fierce Group G.
A second-placed defending champion in the group stage wasn’t an ideal recipe for success, but Chelsea ended up comfortably advancing to the knockout stages, even as Zenit St Petersburg threw a thrilling 3-3 equaliser against Thomas Tuchel in the final Team game day.
Having been successful in Europe after becoming world champions earlier this year, Chelsea’s results have emerged – currently on a five-game winning streak in all competitions – but not so well.
Lille had only reached the last 16 of the Champions League before – losing to Manchester United in 2006-07 and they lost 2-1 in a row to Chelsea in the group stage. 2019-20 Championship.
Lille are always in danger of breaking through when both David and Yilmaz are singing, but Les Dogues’ form since the start of the year makes it difficult to imagine any shock in the English capital.
Chelsea’s performances were far from inspiring despite their strong results, but a refreshed team will look to run out of convincing winners and get fit in the first leg against the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium The advantages.
Team Comparison |
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Chelsea | 1X2 | Lille |
1.322 | 5.65 | 12 |
Team Statistic |
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Chelsea In Premier League position: 3 (50 points) |
VS | Lille |