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Chelsea beat Lille to reach Champions League quarter-finals
Chelsea progress through to the Champions League quarter-finals after recording a 2-1 win over Lille, prevailing by a 4-1 scoreline on aggregate.
Mar 16, 21:56
Thomas Tuchel: 'I used wrong tactics in Chelsea's win over Lille'
Head coach Thomas Tuchel says that Chelsea progressed past Lille in the Champions League despite claiming that he used the wrong tactics for the second leg.
Mar 16, 22:40
Thomas Tuchel sets new Champions League record in Lille win
Thomas Tuchel sets a new Champions League record as Chelsea progress to the quarter-finals with a 4-1 aggregate victory over French champions Lille.
Mar 17, 09:04
The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash between Lille and Chelsea.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Champions League clash between Lille and Chelsea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up for Wednesday's Champions League last-16 second leg with Lille.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Champions League last-16 second leg with Lille on Wednesday.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Lille 2-2 Rennes
Saturday, May 21 at 8pm in Ligue 1
Saturday, May 21 at 8pm in Ligue 1
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 9 | Nantes | 38 | 7 | 55 |
| 10 | Lille | 38 | 0 | 55 |
| 11 | Brest | 38 | -8 | 48 |
Last Game: Chelsea 2-1 Watford
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 68 | 92 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 43 | 74 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 29 | 71 |
We said: Lille 0-1 Chelsea (Chelsea win 3-0 on aggregate)
Chelsea have done an excellent job of ignoring the outside talk and circumstances surrounding the club's ownership while matches are there to be won, but they will face a hard time trying to break down Gourvennec's stubborn rearguard. However, Lille have no other formula than all-out attack as they seek to pull off a remarkable comeback, but such an approach will leave them vulnerable to Tuchel's clinical crop as the Blues stroll into the last eight. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 50.76%. A draw had a probability of 28.6% and a win for Lille had a probability of 20.59%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-1 with a probability of 17.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.23%) and 1-2 (8.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (12.93%), while for a Lille win it was 1-0 (9.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Lille | Draw | Chelsea |
| 20.59% | 28.64% | 50.76% |
| Both teams to score 37.83% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
