Chelsea did their part with 0: 2 against Lille in the first game of the last eight of the Champions League final, but tonight’s meeting (Tuesday) may have implications for the League Cup final against Liverpool on Sunday. Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic was forced to leave in the 50th minute due to injury and 10 minutes later the European champion also lost Hakim Zeish, who scored in the last three league rounds and grabbed the injured ankle. In England it has already been reported that the two are in doubt to battle for the title at Wembley in five days.
Romulo Lukaku is not a partner at all and about him Thomas Tuchel said even before the game: “I felt he was a bit tired. He looked a bit exhausted lately and you have to take into account that he played a lot.”
The numbers
* Chelsea are the first English team in history to have achieved five consecutive victories with a clean sheet in the Champions League / Cup.
* Chelsea have been unbeaten in their last 16 home games in all competitions: 11 wins and five draws.
* Kai Habertz’s goal was Chelsea’s fourth of the season from a corner kick – more than any other team in the Champions League.
* Christian Polisic scored for the first time at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League. His previous three goals were out.
* Angulo Canta have conceded three goals in the last six games in which he has opened in all competitions.
* Thiago Silva snatched 12 balls tonight and set a personal record in the Champions League, at the age of 37 and in his 94th game at the factory.
* Since the start of last season, Chelsea have maintained a clean sheet in 14 Champions League games. Here, too, more than any other group in this period.
* In general, Edouard Mandy with the highest non-absorption average of games in the history of the Champions League (among goalkeepers who started in five games or more). He opened 18 times and kept a clean sheet in 14 games – 78 percent success.
The reactions
Thomas TuchelChelsea coach: “It’s a good result. There are no away goals, so it’s not as good as before, but we still did our part in the first half against a strong and very disciplined team. We were stable, we did not allow them to get into situations and that was the key. A very good start. We had a bit of a hard time scoring goals, we could have scored the third. It was always possible, but today the focus was on the effort. We kept pressing high and playing intensely. “I need some rest. I’m sorry I did not replace Kovacic already at the break.
connection Angulo Canta He concluded: “It was not an easy game. We started well and got into situations even before the first goal. Lil reacted properly and managed to stress us out a bit, but the second goal in the second half reassured us. I hope we can complete the work in return. We have a lot of games, but no “You can complain. It is a privilege to participate in many frameworks. We have a long bench and everyone contributes their share for the group.”
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Jose PuntaThe Portuguese captain of Lille: “At this level you have to be more aggressive, more dangerous, more efficient when it comes to situations. Chelsea did not miss its opportunities, that’s how it is at this level. But in terms of performance, we showed we can give a fight. “To make a better result at home. Chelsea are the world champions, it is not easy to play against them, but it is possible to surprise. Too bad for the second goal.”
The striker Jonathan David He added: “We have lacked quality in the last third. It is not something typical of us, but in recent games it has been repeated. We need to improve this matter.”