Chelsea fans tear gassed by French police after chanting Roman Abramovich’s name ahead of Champions League game in Lille
Chelsea fans clashed with French riot police ahead of last night’s Champions League game in Lille.
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Holders Chelsea beat Lille, through to Champions League quarter-finals
Chelsea put their off-field troubles to one side to seal a place in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday as a Cesar Azpilicueta goal clinched a 2-1 win at Lille in the second leg of their last-16 tie, and a 4-1 aggregate victory. Reeling from the impact of UK government sanctions imposed on their Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, the London club appeared rattled as they fell behind in northern France to a first-half Burak Yilmaz penalty.