Willian and Tammy Abraham scored as Chelsea registered their first Champions League win this season, edging Lille in France.
Match Report
Willian marked his 300th appearance for Chelsea with the winner as Frank Lampard's side dug deep to beat Lille 2-1 and get off the mark in the Champions League.
The Brazilian had a mostly quiet game but produced a rare moment of quality in the second half, cracking a powerful volley beyond Mike Maignan in the 77th minute to secure three points.
Tammy Abraham had earlier marked his 22nd birthday with his first Champions League goal, but Victor Osimhen headed Lille level by half-time.
The first half had been vibrant, but the level of both sides dipped in the second 45 minutes. Chelsea were happy to take the spoils by any means, however, having lost their opening Group H match to Valencia at Stamford Bridge.
Group Standing
Match Events
17' CHANCE! Mount's shot wide out
Chelsea get the ball back into the box quickly, Fonte can't head it completely away and Mount's follow-up is high and wide.
22' GOAL! Lille 0-1 Chelsea (Abraham)
Tomori curls an excellent ball into the box over the top of all the Lille defenders. Abraham coolly takes it down and finishes past Maignan.
33' GOAL! Lille 1-1 Chelsea (Osimhen)
Oshimhen rises high at the far post above Tomori and Zouma from Bamba's corner and nods the ball into the net!
45' OFF THE POST! Jorginho nearly scores
Jorginho curls a shot towards goal which looks like it's about to dip in but just ricochets off the far post.
51' CLOSE! Andre's header parried by Kepa
Lille come close from another corner! Bamba takes and Andre cleverly flicks a header back towards goal. Kepa dives to his right and manages to keep it out with his fingertips.
77' GOAL! Lille 1-2 Chelsea (Willian)
What a volley! William thumps a volley into the ground at the far post and over the despairing Maignan into the net.
ShareefIdowu
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Abraham and oshimen just finished fighting for Nigeria no 9
Precycute10
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Chelsea and Barcelona have been winning and drawing games with the same scoreline and lost once the same time but a different score line And now they both won 2 - 1
ShubhamRK48
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Before the match Willian probably binge watched Jackie Chan's movies 😂.. That volley💯🔥🔥
Dwise
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William is becoming a Hazard at Chelsea... Hazard is becoming a William at Madrid[Crylaugh]
Chris11
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Gif here. Like me: http://bit.ly/2nV2fL2
basketballer
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OFFICIAL : Today, The African Lion (Abraham) And the Brazilian Lion (Willian) Saved the English Lion (Chelsea) 😉
Locclopry
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Now i can say Happy birthday to you Abraham
lented
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Abraham scored on 22 minutes on his 22nd birthday ...what a legend he is
Akechandy
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Moses left Chelsea and Abraham came to accomplish the journey of leading them to the promise land
Princespark6
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Congrats Boys, let's go home tomorrow morning and Prepare against Southampton on this weekend and practice how to mark out opponents from heading in against us from Corner kicks, we lost through coner against Liverpool and also conceded from Lile through that too. Lampard has a work to do at the Defense. Tomorri really tried and Hudson Odoi has made us forget Hazard through his finishing cutting 💇
kware001
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Pochetino after realizing that he is the only one defeated among England team this week [Crylaugh]
ghostrider7762
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Birthday boy scores✌✌🔥🔥
Evamoore
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gradually we are going are going up in all competitions unlike man united who kept falling down down down!!!
cenasucks
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Things Chelsea need to sort out 1.Kante playing too long under sarri forgot defending(what he is best at) 2.Needs to sort out defence and set piece tactics cos they have none. 3.Only 1 person had a better pre season than pulisic which is barley don't know y Frank thinks he is not ready. 4.Kepa better than courtois but not world class need better training drills. 5 Totally shutting down when they are scarred leaders needs to step up