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Chelsea took charge of their Champions League last-16 tie with Lille courtesy of a 2-0 victory in the first leg at Stamford Bridge. Kai Havertz was deployed in a false number nine position after boss Thomas Tuchel opted to bench the struggling Romelu Lukaku and the Germany international duly delivered when he headed home the opener on eight minutes.
LONDON : Goals in each half from Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic earned defending champions Chelsea a solid 2-0 last-16 first-leg victory over Lille in the Champions League on Tuesday, but the London side will be concerned about injuries to key players.
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Arsenal have been given the green light to pursue Lille's top talents after the French club have been ordered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to pay Sporting Lisbon £17m over the transfer row of Rafael Leao.
Chelsea and Arsenal target Jonathan David has admitted to watching both Didier Drogba and Thierry Henry to help improve his game ahead of Lille's big night in the Champions League.
Lille have been ordered to pay Sporting Lisbon €20million - around £17m - by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to settle their dispute over the transfer of Rafael Leao.
Lille manager Jocelyn Gourvennec insists his side can defy expectations again and meet the "enormous challenge" of toppling Champions League holders Chelsea.
A Lille side sitting in mid-table in Ligue 1 head to London to face Chelsea this week hoping to play the role of "party poopers" against the reigning European champions, their coach Jocelyn Gourvennec told AFP. Recent Club World Cup winners Chelsea are heavy favourites to beat Lille in their Champions League last-16 tie as Thomas Tuchel's side look to retain the title they won by beating Manchester City in last season's final. Lille already exceeded expectations just by reaching the last 16 of Europe's elite club competition for the first time since 2006/07 and, as they make the short trip to the other side of the English Channel for the first leg, their aim is to keep the tie alive for the return.