Lille vs Chelsea: Chelsea aims to extend their 2-0 lead against Lille when the two sides meet in the Champions League Round of 16 2nd leg on Wednesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Lille vs Chelsea
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
Date: Thursday 17th March, 2022
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Lille head into this after a goalless draw against Saint Etienne in their previous Ligue 1 clash at home on Saturday.
After back-to-back wins, the drop of points distanced themselves from the top 4 spots, having gone 6 points behind 4th placed, Rennes.
After a 2-0 defeat away in the first leg, Lille has the chance to use home advantage and pull out a rabbit out of the hat performance here.
The atmosphere and crowd will be in favour of the hosts as Lille aim to overcome the 2-0 deficit.
On the other hand, Chelsea made it a hat-trick of league wins with a 1-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday as Havertz scored a minute from time to seal the win.
Chelsea continued their dominance and are in 3rd place with 59 points on the league table; holding an eight-point advantage to 4th place.
Goals from Havertz and Pulisic in either half of the 1st leg helped Chelsea put one leg into the Quarter-finals.
Another strong performance will help the defending champions keep their title defence in their grasp.
Form Guide
Lille: DWWLD
Chelsea: WWWWL
Last Matches of both teams:
Lille 0-0 Saint Etienne
Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle United
Edouard Mendy kept his 42nd clean sheet for Chelsea yesterday. He’s made 77 appearances for Chelsea ⛔️🧱🧤
pic.twitter.com/HcUDBBEbVD— Frank Khalid (@FrankKhalidUK) March 14, 2022
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Team News
Sanches is the sole absentee for Lille due to a thigh injury.
Meanwhile; James, Chilwell and Hudson-Odoi are ruled out of contention for the Blues.
Edouard Mendy kept his 42nd clean sheet for Chelsea yesterday. He’s made 77 appearances for Chelsea ⛔️🧱🧤
pic.twitter.com/HcUDBBEbVD— Frank Khalid (@FrankKhalidUK) March 14, 2022
Edouard Mendy kept his 42nd clean sheet for Chelsea yesterday. He’s made 77 appearances for Chelsea ⛔️🧱🧤
pic.twitter.com/HcUDBBEbVD— Frank Khalid (@FrankKhalidUK) March 14, 2022
Lille possible 11:
Leo, Celik, Botman, Fonte, Djalo, Weah, André, Xeka, Bamba, Ben Arfa and David
Chelsea possible 11:
Mendy, Rüdiger, Silva, Chalobah, Azpilicueta, Kanté, Kovacic, Alonso, Havertz, Mount and Lukaku
Prediction: Lille 0-1 Chelsea
We fancy a Chelsea win in this one given their ability to eke out results recently and also their form gives them the advantage having won 4 of their last 5.
Lille do well at home against strong sides but against a mighty and resolute Chelsea side, it looks quiet an ask.
The Blues should nick this one and seal their place in the Quarters.
Players to watch out for: David, Bamba, Havertz and Kovacic.
