Chelsea Vs Lille: Head To Head, History, Facts On Champions League Last 16 Tie

Champions League holders, Chelsea host Lille in the round of sixteen tie on Tuesday night.

Chelsea will be hoping to follow Premier League sides, Manchester City and Liverpool in securing first-leg leads.

While Manchester City defeated Sporting Lisbon 5-0 in the first leg of the last 18 tie, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side beat Inter Milan 2-0..

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Facts:

The Blues and French Champions Lille have met in just one European campaign previously and that was in 2019-20 UEFA Champions League.

Chelsea, under Frank Lampard, won both group stage matches by the same 2-1 scoreline.

Chelsea have only lost one of their previous 10 home European matches against French clubs, being a 1-2 defeat to PSG in March 2016.

French title holders, Lille are making it to the Champions League round of sixteen only for the second time. First was a two-legged defeat to Manchester United back in 2006-07, when they were beaten 1-0 both home and away by the Red Devils under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Head to head (h2h) history and results:

Chelsea have two out of two of their last meetings

Draws : 0

Lille wins: 0

Last meeting: Chelsea 2-1 Lille (December 10, 2019)