For long spells it seemed that this was going to be another tale of frustration for Chelsea, another night when Frank Lampard’s young players would be undermined by their habit of following every step in the right direction with a costly stumble. They had thrown away another lead, fashioned by Tammy Abraham’s eighth goal of the season, and were being pushed to the limit by Lille.
Yet the mood changed entirely when Willian’s deflected effort fizzed into the net with 13 minutes left. Chelsea had not been threatening to score a second goal but they were on their way to their third consecutive win under Lampard and had bounced back in style after losing their opening Champions League match, lifting them level with second-placed Valencia in Group H.
Written by Jacob Steinberg at Stade Pierre Mauroy
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/02/lille-chelsea-champions-league-match-report under the title “Willian’s bouncer takes Chelsea past Lille after Abraham’s birthday goal”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
