Chelsea vs Lille: Abraham scores in Blues 2-1 win to reach Champions League knockout stage
- Chelsea vs Lille's Champions League clash ended in favour of the Blues
- Tammy Abraham and Cesar Azpilicueta scored the two goals that helped the Premier League side reach the next stage of the competition
- Valencia are the second team in Group H that qualified to the next round after beating Ajax in the other game
Chelsea progress to Champions League knockout stage after beating stubborn Lille 2-1 at the Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.
The match saw German defender Antonio Ruediger return to the club's starting line up for the first time since April as he partnered Kurt Zouma in the heart of defence.
England-born of Nigerian descent Tammy Abraham put the Blues in front after connecting with Willian's square pass from the right flank in the 19th minute.
The west London club enjoyed a nice build-up from their half before they went ahead to break the deadlock in the first twenty minutes of the encounter.
Cesar Azpilicueta doubled the hosts' lead with just ten minutes to wrap up the first half of the encounter.
The 30-year-old Spaniard rose up above his opponents to head home Emerson's corner, again, from the right flank to put the home team in a comfortable position.
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Coach Frank Lampard's men continued mounting pressure on the visitors as they needed nothing but a win to ensure they reach the next stage of the competition.
In the end, the victory helped them finish second in Group H, though on the same point with Valencia, the Spanish team has better head to head record over the Blues.
Meanwhile, Nigerian star Victor Osimhen was an unused substitute all through the game as Christophe Galtier's men have already crashed out of the championship before the match.
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The 20-year-old netted twice in five group stage matches but his efforts were not enough to help the Ligue 1 side progress to the round of 16.
Lille will now shift focus to their French League title race as they currently sit third on the log - 11 points behind PSG.
Legit.ng earlier reported that Salzburg vs Liverpool ended in another vital 2-0 victory for the Premier League giants as they continue their daring dominance on the European stage.
Jurgen Klopp's men were unstoppable in the tough Champions League encounter on Tuesday night, December 10, in Austria all thanks to Mohammed Salah and Naby Keita's show of brilliance.
Liverpool came into the game head-high with impressive 10 points from five UCL games so far but were given a torrid welcome by the resilient host sides.
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