English club Chelsea (the defending champion) won an easy victory over its French guest, Lille, 2-0, and approached qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and Villarreal of Spain imposed a 1-1 draw at its guest, Juventus.
As part of the Champions League first leg matches, Chelsea welcomed Lille FC at Stamford Bridge in London.
The English team succeeded in outperforming its French rival, waiting for the return match between them at Lille, which is scheduled for next March 16.
🥅⚽️ London takes precedence with Kai Haverts header, taking advantage of a perfect lift from Moroccan Hakim Ziyech #European_Champions_League |
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Chelsea took the lead in the eighth minute through German Kai Havertz, before American Christian Polisic added the second goal in the 63rd minute.
Juventus stumbled
At La Ceramica, Villarreal hosted Juventus in a match that saw the Spanish club return to the Champions League knockout stages after a long absence.
A fiery start for Juventus against Villarreal... Vlahovic puts the Bianconeri in the lead from the first minute!
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Only 32 seconds after the start of the match, Juventus advanced with a goal through Serbian striker Dusan Vlavic, but Daniel Parejo equalized for Villarreal in the 66th minute.
The two teams will meet in the return match at Juventus Stadium on March 16th.