Chelsea – Lille : Preview & Prediction
A week after PSG’s success against Real Madrid (1-0), a second French club is entering the knockout stages of the Champions League. This is LOSC, which finished top of Pool G. Jocelyn Gourvennec’s team made a very strong impression during this first round. Despite only two small points taken at the end of the first leg, the Mastiffs then recovered well. They chained three wins in the second leg to finish ahead of RB Salzburg, Sevilla FC and VfL Wolfsburg. However, LOSC did not have much luck in the draw. He will find Chelsea, during this double confrontation. And Lille is far from being in great confidence before this round of 16 first leg. He is only in eleventh place in Ligue 1, and remains a worrying draw against FC Metz (0-0), after a very poor performance. A very complicated situation before moving to Stamford Bridge.
Especially since Chelsea remains the title holder of this Champions League. Admittedly, the Blues only finished second in their group, behind Juventus. However, there is nothing to worry about for Thomas Tuchel’s men. Having just won the Club World Cup, the London team expects to continue in the queen of European competitions. Remaining on two consecutive successes in the league, the current third in the Premier League will aim for nothing but a victory in this first round. Before an away return match, Chelsea must take an option by winning in front of their home crowd. And when you see the dynamics of the two teams, it’s hard not to imagine Thiago Silva’s teammates coming out with a precious victory on Tuesday.
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The current form of the teams
Chelsea: V-V-V-V-V
Lille: N-V-D-D-V
For this round of 16 first leg of the Champions League, the Chelsea Blues are largely favorites. In a good period with 5 consecutive victories and undefeated for 6 games, they have just won the Club World Cup. The London club will live an intense week, with this C1 match followed by the League Cup final against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon. The French champion, for his part, is having a rather average season in the league. Not even in the first part of the table but still quite close to the qualifying places for the C3 or the C4, Lille will have to gain in regularity to really exist at the end of the championship. But the players managed to sublimate themselves during the last 3 group matches of this European Cup, and will have to do the same during the two matches against the defending champion!
Reigning champions Chelsea finished second in Pool H behind Juventus.
Chelsea remain on 2 successes in a row, in the league, and 5 TTC.
LOSC finished top of Pool G, ahead of RB Salzburg and Sevilla FC in particular.
LOSC is only in eleventh place in Ligue 1, and has just been held in check by FC Metz (0-0).
LOSC had already faced Chelsea in the group stage of C1 2019/20 and lost twice.
The title holder of the Champions League starts in these round of 16. After finishing in second place in their group, Chelsea must start this double confrontation at home. The Blues will do everything to put themselves in the best possible conditions during this first leg against LOSC. If you want another type of prediction, we advise you to try “both teams to score”, as in the last two confrontations and which should be offered at very good odds. Otherwise, why not try the high odds Lukaku goalscorer?
Chelsea – Lille : Betting Tips
Chelsea – Win & Over 2.5 Goals Odds: 2.25
