LOSC Lille will welcome Chelsea at the Stade Pierre Mauroy on Wednesday night as they look to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg of the UEFA Champions League last 16 tie. The French outfit were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Saint-Étienne last weekend. In contrast, the Blues earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Newcastle United which will keep them in high spirits ahead of this game.
Lille vs Chelsea: Talking Tactics
Jocelyn Gourvennec will set his team up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and could ask his players to keep the moving well in midfield so that they can engineer some clear-cut chances in the final third.
Thomas Tuchel will opt for a 3-4-2-1 formation and might instruct his men to soak in all the pressure while trying to expose the opposition’s defensive weaknesses on the counter.
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LOSC Lille
Renato Sanches will be sidelined for this game due to a serious thigh injury but Benjamin Andre should recover in time for this midweek European clash. Otherwise, Gourvennec has no fresh injury concerns to cope with ahead of this game.
LOSC Lille Predicted XI
Jardim; Celik, Fonte, Botman, Djalo; Bamba, Andre, Xeka, Gudmundsson; David, Yilmaz
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Chelsea
Tuchel will be sweating on the fitness of Cesar Azpilicueta who is still recovering from an illness. Callum Hudson-Odoi could also be out of action because of an Achilles issue.
Chelsea Predicted XI
Mendy; Silva, Christensen, Rudiger; Azpilicueta, Kante, Kovacic, Alonso; Ziyech, Havertz, Pulisic
Key Men
LOSC Lille
Leonardo Jardim can expect a busy night as the Chelsea attackers would look to test him at every chance they get. Therefore, the Lille keeper needs to be at his best if his side are to have any chance of success in this match.
Burak Yilmaz and Jonathan David will have to carry most of the goal-scoring workload for the French giants in the final third.
Chelsea
Kai Havertz has been enjoying a rich vein of form of late, so he will be Tuchel’s best hope for a goal in midweek.
Both N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic will be expected to dominate the midfield battle at the centre of the park.
Lille vs Chelsea: Streaming Links
| Country | Broadcaster |
| United Kingdom | BT Sport, BBC Radio 5 |
| USA | TUDN USA / Paramount+ |
| India | Jio TV, Sony Liv, Sony Ten 2 |
| Canada | DAZN |
| Spain | Movistar+ |
| Italy | Sky Sport 251, 4k, NOW TV |
| Germany | DAZN |
| Australia | Stan Sport |
| New Zealand | Spark Sport |
