Chelsea 2-0 Lille: Champions League title holders take command of last-16 tie with first-leg win

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Kai Havertz heads in the opening goal against Lille

Chelsea took control of their Champions League last-16 tie against Lille with a comfortable victory at Stamford Bridge.

Kai Havertz headed in Hakim Ziyech's corner after eight minutes and Christian Pulisic was the beneficiary of a superb run and pass from N'Golo Kante in the 63rd minute as the Blues secured a crucial first-leg advantage.

Out-of-sorts striker Romelu Lukaku was only a substitute, with Havertz the main attacking threat - and the German almost scoring twice before his early strike.

The only negatives on a good night for Chelsea and manager Thomas Tuchel were injuries to Ziyech and midfielder Mateo Kovacic ahead of Sunday's EFL Cup final against Liverpool at Wembley.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Chelsea

Formation 3-4-3

16Mendy
4Christensen
6Thiago Silva
2Rüdiger
28Azpilicueta
7Kanté
8KovacicSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 51'minutesBooked at 83mins
3AlonsoSubstituted forSarrat 80'minutes
22ZiyechSubstituted forSaúlat 60'minutes
29Havertz
10PulisicSubstituted forWernerat 80'minutes

Substitutes

1Arrizabalaga
5Jorginho
9Lukaku
11Werner
12Loftus-Cheek
13Bettinelli
14Chalobah
17Saúl
19Mount
23Kenedy
31Sarr
68Vale

Lille

Formation 4-2-3-1

30Jardim
2Zeki Çelik
6José Fonte
4Botman
3Embaló DjalóSubstituted forGudmundssonat 76'minutes
8da Silva Rocha
21André
18Renato SanchesSubstituted forBen Arfaat 81'minutesBooked at 87mins
24Mvom OnanaSubstituted forYilmazat 65'minutes
7Bamba
9DavidSubstituted forZhegrovaat 81'minutes

Substitutes

1Grbic
5Gudmundsson
11Ben Arfa
17Yilmaz
19Lihadji
20Abreu de Almeida Gomes
22Weah
23Zhegrova
29Bradaric
40Raux

Referee:Jesús Gil Manzano

Live Text

Match ends, Chelsea 2, Lille 0.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Lille 0.
Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Edon Zhegrova (Lille).
Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Lille. Conceded by Kai Havertz.
Hand ball by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
Attempt missed. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).
Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille).
Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Lille. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.
Attempt blocked. Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Lille. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).