El gol de Azpilicueta para recordar en Champions lo bueno que era también en sus inicios
LILLE — CHELSEA
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El Chelsea no tiembla en Lille
A medio gas, el Chelsea sigue siendo uno de los mejores equipos de Europa. El actual campeón de la Champions League no necesitó de su mejor versión para vencer por 1-2 al Lille en la vuelta de los octavos de final de la Champions League. Los norteños se adelantaron gracias a un gol de Yilmaz de penalti, pero Pulisic en el descuento del primer tiempo y Azpilicueta en la segunda mitad decantaron la balanza en favor de los de Tuchel.
Holders Chelsea ease into quarter-finals with win at Lille thanks to goals from Christian Pulisic and Cesar Azpilicueta
Chelsea have secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory against Lille at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, giving them a 4-1 win on aggregate. While the build-up to this match was overshadowed by a maelstrom of speculation about potential takeover bids, Chelsea showed little sign of distraction in the early stages. Lille had a couple of dangerous efforts through Burak Yilmaz, one after Jonathan David had won a clever free kick from Andreas Christensen to set him up for a dipping free kick, but otherwise the visitors set the tempo.
Chelsea put off-field woes aside to reach Champions League last eight
LILLE, France : Holders Chelsea made light of their off-pitch problems to reach the Champions League quarter-finals by beating Lille 2-1 away on Wednesday to complete a 4-1 aggregate victory.
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Lille 1-2 Chelsea (1-4 agg): Blues move into Champions League quarter-finals
Chelsea maintained their hopes of retaining the Champions League as they beat Lille at a lively Stade Pierre-Mauroy to secure a 4-1 aggregate win and reach the quarter-finals.