This week's 1/8th round of the Champions League is a game that fans care about, with Manchester United at home against Atletico Next morning, Ajax at home against Benfica, Juventus against Villarreal tomorrow morning and Chelsea away to Lille. Only Chelsea are the only ones in the strong teams to play away, because the team is currently under a lot of pressure, so every game of the Blues is more concerned by fans. After Chelsea 1-0 newcastle in the last round of the Premier League, chelsea stabilized the third place in the league, Havertz's final defeat of the opponent also continued the recent strong performance, and vice-captain Jorginho also praised the hero after the game.
Chelsea faced a limited dilemma and the morale of the team was not affected. Tuchel said after the league match that there were no planes in the next Champions League event and that he would also participate in the race by train. The manager's professionalism in the crisis is truly admirable, and Chelsea players will do their best to win all subsequent competitions as the manager.
Chelsea's previous match against Newcastle also encountered some resistance, in the first half of the first half of the game Chelsea did not shoot the goal, 5 shots on goal is not a lot, so it can be seen that Newcastle's defense is in place, Chelsea did not form an absolute threat. This Premier League powerhouse maintained a record of 6 wins and 2 draws before this round of the league, so Chelsea's final victory over this opponent is also due to strength. Havertz has performed well recently, with Lukaku and Werner's offensively inefficient situation, having influenced the outcome of many games, with the team winning 10 of the last 11 games, with Havertz's role being the most obvious.
In Chelsea's 2-1 win over League One team Plymouth, Havertz came off the bench to determine the outcome of the game, when the opponent equalized, Havertz appeared in the 64th minute, and participated in Alonso's goal in extra time, when he and Werner kicked the wall and assisted his teammates to break the goal, it was indeed a pass to save the game, and the team won. In the Club World Cup semi-final Chelsea 1 In the crescent match in Riyadh, Havertz's shot hit the upright and almost extended the score, and in the second half of extra time, Azpilicueta made a penalty, and Havertz hit a penalty to help the team advance to the final.
Chelsea 1-0 Lille in the Champions League quarter-finals were also Scored by Havertz with a header from a corner kick and his pivotality in the game was extended. Even if the League Cup final penalty shootout defeated Liverpool to lose the championship, Havertz also scored a goal, but unfortunately was blown offside, he still created the most threats in the game, which is enough to prove the importance of Havertz to the team, so fans also think that this reinforcement is indeed worth it.
Havertz then took a one-game break and then started again in Chelsea's 4-0 Burnley match, scoring two goals and scoring in three minutes in a row, his offensive efficiency is truly amazing. In the subsequent Chelsea 3-1 Norwich match, Havertz's passing was more crucial, and he scored consecutive goals in this round, and scored the only goal, Havertz is indeed the biggest contributor to the team's winning streak.
In terms of Chelsea's game statistics against Newcastle, the Blues scored 1 goal on 3 of 8 shots on goal, and Newcastle also created some threats with 2 shots on target in 7 shots. Other stats are 7-2 from corners, 6-4 for key passes, 3-6 for offside, 2 saves and 73% for possession to 27%. Newcastle were more trapped in Chelsea's offside trap, with the Newcastle manager replacing St. Maximiman in the second half, but the bench man did not play a role, the other two substitutions were made during injury time, and the manager was very intent on getting a draw.
Chelsea's away game against Lille also needs to go all out in the early hours of Thursday morning in the champions league, as the away game in the foreign game is difficult. Chelsea kept a 2-0 clean sheet in the first leg, so the draw in this match can also be promoted, and the performance of the team's defensive line is also crucial. Chelsea have scored 20 goals in their previous 11 games and conceded only five, but their defence is still solid and will send most of their main players to ensure Champions League promotion to Tuchel.
Tuchel led Chelsea to the Champions League in his debut season, the league also won the top four positions, this season has been affected by more resistance, as well as injuries and other factors, but the manager can lead the team through the difficulties, which is also due to strength. Tuchel's ability is to adapt in place in the second half, the team won small victory over Newcastle in the first half trapped, the manager replaced Mount and Werner with Kovacic and Lukaku in the 63rd minute of the second half, and then replaced Sal with Pulisic in the 78th minute, which is also a bold substitution, it is also a radical change in the formation the team can kill the opponent at the end, Tuchel is indeed a god-level manager, and the person who made him the blues manager is the boss Abu, it is indeed a unique vision, and now Tuchel has also returned the original trust.
There will also be 2 or 3-man adjustments in the lineup against Lille in the next game, and the players who came off the bench in the last game will be given the opportunity to start, but Kante, Ziyech and Havertz may start two games in a row, after all, the away game can not be lightly opposed, these are the key players in the key. Players on the bench in the previous game against Newcastle include Kepa, Thiago Silva, Alonso, Barkley, Cheek, Saul, who may also get a chance to start. Lille has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 games, 2 wins and 1 draw in the last three matches, the last round of league teams at home 0-0 Saint-Etienne, the attack end of the dud is also obvious.
It is worth mentioning that in Chelsea's 2-0 Lille match, Havertz took the lead in the opening seven minutes, when Ziyech opened a corner to assist his teammate's header. Pulisic then sealed the win in the second half, a goal that Kante conceded using an opponent's pass, then advanced with the ball and assisted his teammates to break the goal, and these key players needed to play in the second leg to ensure the final promotion.