Match Report
LOSC Lille went into the game 1st in the table on 11 points; Chelsea sat 2nd on 13 — a 2-point gap. On recent form LOSC Lille sat only 7th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: LOSC Lille 1.17 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Chelsea 2.17 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.55.
Chelsea had won four straight.
Stade Pierre-Mauroy staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,186. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
LOSC Lille: Burak Yilmaz (38') · Chelsea: Christian Pulisic (45'), César Azpilicueta (71')
Key stats
Possession: LOSC Lille 47% · Chelsea 53% · Total shots: 8-8 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 4-1