In the first leg of the European Football Champions League round of 16, Chelsea, the 'Defending Champion', took the advantage of advancing to the quarterfinals by defeating Lille.
Chelsea won 2-0 at home against Lille at Stamford Bridge, London, England, in their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg match, 2-0 by Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic in the first half. I did.
With this, Chelsea will be able to continue their challenge of winning the tournament for the second time in a row by reaching the quarterfinals even if they lose by one goal in the second leg of the away game to be held on the 17th of next month.
Chelsea took the lead early in the morning with a goal from Havertz, who was the front-line striker.
Havertz, who could not make use of the previous two scoring opportunities, broke the balance by headering a cross from Hakim Ziyech in front of the goal from a left corner kick in the 8th minute of the first half.
Chelsea swept their hearts out in the 11th minute as they nearly scored an own goal from Antonio Rudiger while trying to kick off a cross from their opponent Renato Sanchez.
After that, Lille counterattacked, but it went to nothing, with Jonas David's shot flying over the goal.
Lille led Chelsea 9-4 in shooting in the first half, but fell 1-3 in shots on target.
Chelsea faced an injury variable in the second half.
Midfielders Mateo Kovacic and Ziyech were injured in a row, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek was replaced in the 6th minute in the second half and Saul Niguez in the 15th minute in the second half.
Chelsea, who continued their shaky lead, succeeded in inclining the game more in the 18th minute of the second half.
In the counter-attacking situation, N'Golo Kante drove the ball and gave it to Pulisic, who was rushing to the left of the penalty area, and Pulisic finished with his right foot to put a wedge.
After that, Lille used a substitute card and tried to make up for even one goal, but Chelsea did not open the goal.
Juventus also drew 1-1 against Villarreal in the away match against Dushan Vlahovic's 'lightning goal'.
Juventus took the lead 31 seconds after the kick-off whistle was blown by Vlahovic's goal.
Danilo raised a long ball near the half line, and Vlahović competed with two opposing defenders, trapping it from the right inside the penalty area to his chest, and then cleared the goal with a right footed shot.
In the winter transfer window last month, Juventus agreed to pay up to 80 million euros (about 180 billion won), including a transfer fee of 70 million euros and a performance bonus of 10 million euros, to Fiorentina. It was his league debut.
However, Juventus could not keep the lead.
In the 21st minute of the second half, Villarreal Etienne Cafu's cross from the left flank went straight into the goal area, and Dani Parejo opened it up with a left-footed non-stop shot.
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