Chelsea 2-0 Lille: Champions League title holders take command of last-16 tie with first-leg win

Chelsea took control of their Champions League last-16 tie against Lille with a comfortable victory at Stamford Bridge.

Kai Havertz headed in Hakim Ziyech's corner after eight minutes and Christian Pulisic was the beneficiary of a superb run and pass from N'Golo Kante in the 63rd minute as the Blues secured a crucial first-leg advantage.

Out-of-sorts striker Romelu Lukaku was only a substitute, with Havertz the main attacking threat — and the German almost scoring twice before his early strike.

The only negatives on a good night for Chelsea and manager Thomas Tuchel were injuries to Ziyech and midfielder Mateo Kovacic ahead of Sunday's EFL Cup final against Liverpool at Wembley.

More to follow.

Formation 3-4-3

Formation 4-2-3-1

Match ends, Chelsea 2, Lille 0.

Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Lille 0.

Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Edon Zhegrova (Lille).

Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.

Corner, Lille. Conceded by Kai Havertz.

Hand ball by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).

Attempt missed. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross following a set piece situation.

Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).

Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.

Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille).

Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Corner, Lille. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.

Attempt blocked. Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Corner, Lille. Conceded by Thiago Silva.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea)