In the early morning of February 23, Beijing time, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals ushered in a focus battle, Lille away to Chelsea. In the end, the Ligue 1 champions were not strong enough, defeating the defending champions Chelsea 0-2, close to being eliminated, Chelsea joined Manchester City and Liverpool in the first leg of the game to win, the Premier League team is too strong.
As defending champions, Chelsea beat Manchester City last season to crown champions of the Champions League for the second time and finished second in the group stage this season. In the round of 16 draw, Chelsea had good luck, drawing the weakest group first Lille, and the results of UEFA's two draws were two teams.
Lille was last season's Ligue 1 champion, having only met Chelsea in the 2019-2020 Champions League group stage, and was eventually killed by Chelsea at home and away, making this a great opportunity for revenge.
In the opening 7th minute, Lille conceded a goal first, and was attacked by a corner attack by Chelsea, and Ziyech assisted have a Havertz header to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead.
It was the fourth time this season that Chelsea had scored through corners in the Champions League, more than any other team.
In the 63rd minute of the second half, N'Golo Kante dribbled into the half to send a straight plug to the edge of the penalty area, and Pulisic followed up with a pick-and-shoot goal to help Chelsea extend the score 2-0. In the end, Chelsea gave Lille no hope of turning the tables, locking in the score at 2-0.
In the middle of last week, Manchester City and Liverpool won two big clubs, 5-0 victories over Portugal Sport and 2-0 victories over Inter Milan respectively, and now Chelsea have taken Lille lightly, and all three Premier League teams that have played have won without conceding a goal, advancing to the top 8 with one foot.
Next, the Premier League team and Manchester United have not yet played, will play away to La Liga giants Atletico Madrid. This is the second time the two teams have met after 31 years, and it is also the first time they have met at the Champions League level.
For the losing Lille, the ninth time in the Champions League against England, the third time to meet Chelsea, the other six times were against Manchester United, the final result was rewritten to 1 win, 2 draws and 6 losses, the only victory was the 1-0 home win at home to Manchester United in November 2005.