Before the game, there was a dilemma whether and how Chelsea would come to visit Lille. Luckily, they booked plane tickets before the sanctions of the British Government. By the way, the question is how they would act today – 2: 1!
Chelsea did not shine. He brought 2: 0 from London, and things went downhill very quickly. And so much so that water entered the ears of the football players of Thomas Tuchel.
A penalty was committed by Georgino by playing with his hand in the penalty area. At first, Italian judge Davide Massa did not see anything controversial, but after a call from the VAR room, he reacted and awarded a penalty kick.
Burak Yilmaz was accurate in the 38th minute, which meant that Lille was missing only one goal to equalize the game.
Giorgino redeemed himself for a big mistake at the end of the first half. He found Kristijan Pulisic brilliantly, who equalized with a precise shot.
There was nothing left for Lille but to start chasing Chelsea’s advantage in order to at least add a little more uncertainty to the game.
First, Burak Yilmaz missed a good chance in the 58th minute when he shot with his head a little near the goal. Sheka had an even better chance.
Only five minutes later, the Portuguese hit the post again! Lille had a huge chance to beat the groggy Chelsea. However, Cesar Aspilicueta brought victory to the European champion in the 71st minute.
It was seen even today in the game of the current European champion that he was shaken by the events around the club, the change of ownership structure, sanctions…
It is these sanctions that will have an impact on Chelsea’s next visit to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, which is 900 kilometers away. As the budget of the travel club is only 22,500 euros, it is clear that it cannot cover air transportation.
That is why the Chelsea players will have to rock the bus for 10 hours. And the big question is how they will organize the visit to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
They came to the situation of not looking at who would be the most desirable opponent, but the closest…
