In a focus battle in the second leg of the 2021-2022 Champions League 1/8 knockout round that ended in the early morning of March 17, Beijing time, defending champions Chelsea defeated last season's Ligue 1 champions Lille 2-1 away from home, reaching the top 8 of the Champions League with an aggregate score of 4-1. Before the match, a large number of Chelsea fans gathered outside the stadium to sing Abramovich's name as a way to express support for the club owner.
Previously, the British side imposed sanctions on Abu and confiscated all his assets in the United Kingdom, which also directly led to the recent difficulties in Chelsea's operations. If the Blues can't complete the change of ownership by May 31, the centennial club could go bankrupt.
Seeing that Abu had to sell the beloved club that had been operating for nearly 20 years, the Blues fans were generally dissatisfied and even angry. Because of this, before the Champions League match in Lille, Chelsea fans gathered outside a bar in Lille, and they sang Abu's name together, emotionally excited. Previously, Blues fans have been supporting the Russians by chanting Abu's name in Premier League matches. However, the British side is very dissatisfied with the behavior of Chelsea fans, and the Spokesman of the British Prime Minister even publicly stopped Chelsea fans and asked them to stop doing so.
It is precisely because of this that while singing in support of Abu, Chelsea fans also sang insulting songs about British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who accused Johnson of sanctioning Abu for being unfounded.
Because there were too many Blues fans in solidarity with Abu, the French side had to send police forces to the scene to maintain the continuation. Police also clashed with Blues fans. Chelsea fans threw bottles at the officers, who fired tear gas and used batons. Seeing that the Chelsea fans are still so supportive of themselves, Abu, who has recently been devastated and has returned to Moscow, I believe that my heart will feel a little warm.