Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Chelsea
Match Time & Date:
10/12/2019
03:00 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Lille
Thanks to a 2-2 draw with Valencia at Estadio de Mestalla Chelsea moved one step closer to booking their place in the Champions League knockout stages. Seeing that a win over rock-bottom Lille will see the Blues make it to the last 16 of the elite competition, we are positive that the hosts are going to go all guns blazing at les Dogues in their last group game. Tammy Abraham, who has overcome his injury, is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders.
The Ligue 1 side, on the other hand, have collected only one point from possible 15 in Group G, and it is no surprise they are seen as underdogs in Tuesday’s clash at Stamford Bridge. When the two sides faced each other in France earlier in the process Chelsea recorded a 2-1 win over Lille, and we predict that the Blues are going to give fans yet another reason for celebration.
Highlighted Player (Willian):
Willian is a Brazilian football player who was born on 9 August, 1988 in Ribeirao Pires. After playing for Corinthians in the 2006/2007 season, in 2007 he joined Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk. The pacey winger won four Ukrainian Premier League trophies with the Miners, while clinching the UEFA Cup title in 2009 as well.
During his spell with Shakhtar, Willian was on Chelsea’s radar and in 2013 the chiefs of the Premier League club agreed a deal to sign the Brazilian ace for a fee of £30 million. Willian won the Premier League trophy with Chelsea in the 2014/2015 season and the following season he was named Chelsea Player of the year.
The 30-year-old winger has 38 caps for Brazil and he has netted six goals for the national team. Speaking of his personal life, Willian is married to Vanessa Martins, who gave birth to their twin daughters Valentina and Manuella.
Highlighted Team (Lille):
Lille have been playing an important role in French football ever since they were founded in 1944. Les Dogues won their first domestic trophy in the 1945/1946 season.
Lille did well to win their second Ligue 1 title in 1954 and 57 years later they lifted their last domestic title. Les Douges finished the 2010/2011 season in top position in the standings, eight points clear of second-placed Olympique Marseille and it has to be noted that Lille attacker Moussa Sow won the Golden Boot (25 goals).
Lille are one of the two teams that managed to win three consecutive Coupe de France trophies (1946, 1947, 1948), but they have yet to clinch the Coupe de la Ligue title. Les Dogues faced PSG in the 2015/2016 Coupe de la Ligue trophy, but les Parisiens proved to be a big catch for Frederic Antonetti’s team in the title game.
Lille play their home matches at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and the capacity of the stadium is 50.186. The venue was opened in August, 2017 and the construction cost €282 million.
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