LILLE-CHELSEA. Put ahead by Yilmaz, LOSC finally lost to the more realistic Blues (1-2) and left the Champions League in the round of 16.
03/16/22 – 23:20 – Thank you
Thank you all for following us for this live commentary on the round of 16 second leg marked by Lille’s defeat against Chelsea (1-2) and their elimination from the Champions League.
03/16/22 – 11:17 p.m. – David and the “little details”
“It’s all about small details. We had a very good first half, we were leading and at the last second, they equalized on their only chance. It hurt us. And at 1-2, it was all over”, regretted Jonathan David, still silent this evening, like three weeks ago in England. The Canadian striker also said he was proud of Lille’s course in the Champions League.
03/16/22 – 11:15 p.m. – Aborted exploit for Lille
The formula is hackneyed but nonetheless true. At the highest level, it’s all down to a handful of details. Those who make the destinies and reveal the great teams. These little nothings will have been lacking in Lille, this evening, as on the head of Xeka shortly after the hour of play which shattered on the post of Mendy. A few centimeters that could have tipped the meeting into madness. But the details and the success were on Chelsea’s side. Indeed a few moments after this unfortunate header, Azpilicueta crucified LOSC with an unconventional goal scored with the knee on a perfect cross from Mount. At this moment, the northern club was no longer to score two but three goals and said goodbye to its hopes of finally seeing the quarter-finals.
However, everything had started well. Unlike the first leg where they had been overwhelmed during the first quarter of an hour, the champions of France took the meeting by the right end. Intense and bloody, they even set the tone and made their rivals suffer, more concerned with keeping possession of the ball when they had it than really being dangerous. And it was very logically that Lille broke the lock. Following a free kick obtained by David at the entrance to the surface, on the left side, the Canadian striker returned the ball boxed by Mendy into the box, which Jorginho touched with his arm in front of Xeka. After watching the video, Mr. Massa granted the penalty that Yilmaz was responsible for transforming into force (38th). Pierre-Mauroy was on fire. A short-lived happiness since in additional time, Jorginho made up for his blunder by delivering a light pass for Pulisic, who equalized with a cross shot from the right. A blow from which Lille did not recover. Then came Xeka’s header and Azpilicueta’s knee, as if to remind that even on an average evening, a class still separates the two clubs. Without having really wavered, Chelsea, whose future in the Champions League remains in suspense due to the intrigues surrounding its president and owner Roman Abramovich, whose fortune has been put under glass as a result of the armed conflict in Ukraine, logically qualifies for the quarter-finals and leaves Lille at the door. A matter of details.
03/16/22 – 11:07 p.m. – Tuchel: “I am very proud”
“After the 0-1, it was complicated but we knew how to find the answer and we showed a lot of character. I’m very proud. qualification is deserved. It’s a big step forward”, reacted Thomas Tuchel. The German technician also told Canal+Sport that he had made a mistake in the first period and had thus made tactical readjustments at the break. A paid tactic since Mount delivered the decisive pass on Azpilicueta’s goal.
03/16/22 – 11:05 p.m. – Onana: “It didn’t go far”
“It didn’t go far. If we come in at half-time with the advantage on the score, it’s not the same game. We didn’t manage to put it in the bottom (on the head of Xeka ) and it’s a shame. A bit of bad luck tonight, but the result is logical”explained calmly, at the microphone of Canal + Sport Onana after the defeat of his family against Chelsea (1-2) and the elimination of Lille.
03/16/22 – 23:02 – No more French clubs
A week after the rout of Paris Saint-Germain against Real Madrid (1-0, 1-3), Lille in turn left the Champions League in the round of 16. There is therefore no longer a French club involved in the most prestigious of European competitions. Unheard of at this stage since the 2018-2019 season.
03/16/22 – 22:54 – Lille loses and leaves the Champions League
At the end of a full match, Lille misses its bet and is eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League after its defeat against Chelsea (1-2). Bleeding in the first period, Lille opened the scoring thanks to Yilmaz before being surprised just before the break by Pulisic and then being crucified by Azpilicueta shortly after the hour mark.
????️ MATCH REPORT: LOSC 1-2 Chelsea (agg: 1-4). César Azpilicueta and Christian Pulišić on target as the holders recovered from going behind to ease into the quarter-finals…#UCL
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 16, 2022
03/16/22 – 22:54 – Alonso above
At the entrance to the surface, 18 meters away, Marcos Alonso does not manage to beat his ball which flies very far above Leo Jardim’s goal. The referee will whistle the end of the game.
03/16/22 – 22:53 – Fonte warns
At the head of the surface, Lukaku challenges the Lille defense and gets a foul from Fonte on the right of the arc. The Lille defender collects a yellow card for having hooked the Belgian.
03/16/22 – 10:50 p.m. – Jardim stoppage
At the entrance to the area, Kante feigns to enter his inside race and delivers a pass into the area to his left. Alonso comes in front of Jardim and sees the goalkeeper intervene in front of his attempt.
03/16/22 – 22:49 – Additional time: 4 minutes
There will be four minutes of additional time between Lille and Chelsea in this knockout round of the Champions League.
03/16/22 – 22:48 – Weah beaten
On the left side, Weah is behind and Havertz takes advantage of a favorable counter. The German tries to cross for a partner in the box but Fonte recovers.
03/16/22 – 10:47 p.m. – Ball confiscated
The Chelsea players confiscate the ball in the last moments and only act to go forward through Alonso, whose center does not find a taker.
03/16/22 – 22:46 – Xeka does not fit
Ben Arfa lifts his corner in the area and finds Xeka but the header from the Lille midfielder is off target.
03/16/22 – 22:44 – The Chelsea wall
The Chelsea defense is perfectly in place and retreats with accuracy after the percussion of Djalo on the right side. Ben Arfa is forced to retreat and navigates in front of the surface without managing to find faults.
03/16/22 – 22:41 – Djalo without success
Djalo makes the difference on the right of the surface and tries to cross back in front of the goal but the Chelsea defense emerges.
03/16/22 – 10:40 p.m. – Azpilicueta does not let Ben Arfa pass
Yilmaz falls on a wall with Rüdiger at the entrance to the London surface. The ball returns to Ben Arfa’s feet. The former Lyonnais tries to overflow on the left but Azpilicueta anticipates and puts his shoulder in front.
03/16/22 – 10:37 p.m. – Triple change for Lille
The game is choppy and actions are rare. Lille’s momentum was broken by Azpilicueta’s goal and Jocelyn Gourvennec will take advantage of the end of the match to give playing time to Ben Arfa, Bradaric and Gomes who replace David, Gudmundsson and Bamba.
03/16/22 – 10:32 p.m. – Double change for Chelsea
Tuchel rotates his squad and brings out Pulisic and Jorginho to bring in Lukaku and Loftus-Cheek. There is still a quarter of an hour to play in this round of 16 between Lille and Chelsea.
03/16/22 – 22:29 – ⚽ Cesar Azpilicueta scores another goal for Chelsea FC (1-2)!
On a knockdown from Thiago Silva, Alonso wins his duel with a header and extends towards Mount. The latter overflows to the left of the surface and crosses very hard in front of the goal. His ball passes in front and goes to Azpilicueta. The former Marseille tumbles, gets the better of Weah, late, and catapults the ball with his knee into the net (1-2).
Azpi gets on the end of Mase’s cross and we lead on the night!
???? 1-2 ???? [71’] #LilChe https://t.co/W3QuygwuMA
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 16, 2022
03/16/22 – 22:26 – Alonso’s excellent cover
In midfield, André recovers the ball and directs immediately forward with a cross to the right side and Bamba but Alonso passes in front of the Lille and resists him before obtaining a fault.
03/16/22 – 10:25 p.m. – Lille has been waiting for this for 12 years
Lille has not beaten an English club in the European Cup since receiving Liverpool on March 11, 2010. In the round of 16 first leg of the Europa League, Hazard surprised the Reds at the end of the match (1-0). The Belgian and his teammates had nevertheless been eliminated, sinking on the return (0-3).
03/16/22 – 10:22 p.m. – Xeka on the post
Lille tries to revive with Weah on the left in percussion. It is finally to the opposite that the light comes. After dezoning, Yilmaz rolls a perfect cross into the area that Xeka comes to cut. His head is a little too uncrossed and comes to die on Mendy’s post. It remains at 1-1 between Lille and Chelsea shortly after the hour mark.
The round of 16 return between Lille and Chelsea will take place from 9 p.m., near the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille.
The quarter-final between Chelsea and Lille will be broadcast live on Canal+Sport, which has the first choice on each day of the Champions League and RMC Sports 1.
The match between José Fonte’s Lille and Edouard Mendy’s Chelsea will be available for streaming on the MyCanal platform.
BetClic: Lille: 4.25 / Draw: 3.45 / Chelsea: 1.90
Bwin: Lille: 4.00 / Draw: 3.30 / Chelsea: 1.83
Winamax: Lille: 4.40 / Draw: 3.50 / Chelsea: 1.93
Lille: Jardim – Zeki Celik, Fonte, Botman, Djalo – Bamba, André, Xeka, Gudmunsson – Yilmaz, David.
Chelsea: Mendy – Christensen, Thiago Silva, Rüdiger – Azpilicueta, Kanté, Kovacic, Alonso – Ziyech, Havertz, Pulisic.