Chelsea reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, by beating its French host Lille 2-1, today, Wednesday, in the second leg of the final price.
Lille advanced in the 38th minute through a penalty kick by Burak Yilmaz.
but Chelsea corrected their situation with two goals from Pulisic and Azpilicueta in the 45+3 and 71 minutes.
Chelsea quell Lille’s uprising and reach the Champions League quarter-finals
Chelsea had won the first leg 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.
The match started with a threat from the hosts, where Yilmaz hit a powerful ball
that was scattered by Thiago Silva, to turn into a corner kick in the seventh minute.
The referee awarded a direct free kick in favor of Lille, which was executed by Yilmaz, who hit the top of the Blues goal in the 11th minute.
Chelsea players tried to hit the Lille defense through the crosses of Pulisic and Marcos Alonso inside the area, but without exploiting them.
Andreas Christensen complained of an injury, and he was unable to complete the match, so Chalobah joined in his place in the 33rd minute.
Yilmaz scored the lead for his team in the 38th minute, from a penalty kick, after a handball was awarded to Jorginho.
Pulisic scored the equalizer for Chelsea in the 45+3 minute, receiving Jorginho’s pass to set the goal straight and put the ball into the net.
At the start of the second half, Lille striker Jonathan hit a header that passed away from Chelsea’s goal in the 51st minute.
Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger hit a ball from outside the area, which passed away from Lille’s goal in the 60th minute.
The right post saved a header from Exca, a Lille player in the 63rd minute.
Cesar Azpilicueta added the second goal for Chelsea in the 71st minute.
when he received a cross from Montt from the left side, and shot directly into the net.
The last minutes of the match continued with complete calm from both sides, to decide the Blues’ passage to the quarter-finals.
