Frank Lampard’s Young Chelsea side beat Lille 2-1 on Tuesday night to advance into the knockout stages of the Champions league. Chelsea finished second in the group after Valencia beat Ajax in Amsterdam the same night.
Tammy Abraham was back to scoring ways and tapped in his 15th goal of the season. The goal was very well worked by Willian who put the ball across to Abraham on the 6 yard line where he placed the ball into the empty net on 18 minutes played.
Chelsea’s second goal was scored by the blues captain Azpilicueta after Chelsea won a corner in the 37th minute. Following this the defender made a darting run towards the near post and powerfully headed the ball past the Lille goalkeeper.
Chelsea had many chances in the second half but could not convert. Ex Chelsea player Loic Remy scored with a wonderful strike into the top corner of Kepa’s goal. The player didn’t celebrate but the French side now believed they could nick another goal and ruin Chelsea’s champions league hopes.
The character of Frank Lampard’s team was questioned in the last 13 minutes after the Lille goal. However Chelsea played very well and kept the ball for the majority of the remaining minutes. There was a slight scare for the blues in the 91st minute as Remy found himself onside and in behind the Chelsea defence but his shot was straight at Kepa who gladly fell onto the ball after his original save.
Chelsea were much the dominant team throughout the game and kept the ball well for large portions of the match. The blues again couldn’t convert second half chances similarly to the game against West Ham. However the blues managed to hold on against the French side after their late pressure. The win meant that Chelsea were reliant on the other game in group H to see where they would finish in the group. A draw between Ajax and Valencia would mean that Chelsea top the group however Valencia pulled out a 1-0 win and therefore won the group. Due to finishing second Chelsea will have a tougher game in the round of 16 but will be happy to qualify for the next round of their European competition, along with all other 8 teams from the United Kingdom who entered both the Europa league and the Champions league this season.
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