Chelsea 2-0 Lille: Champions League title holders take command of last-16 tie with first-leg win

Kai Havertz, who headed in Chelsea's opener, spearheaded the Blues attack with Romelu Lukaku on the bench

Chelsea took control of their Champions League last-16 tie against Lille with a comfortable victory at Stamford Bridge.

Kai Havertz headed in Hakim Ziyech's corner after eight minutes and Christian Pulisic was the beneficiary of a superb run and pass from N'Golo Kante in the 63rd minute as the Blues secured a crucial first-leg advantage.

Out-of-sorts striker Romelu Lukaku was only a substitute, with Havertz the main attacking threat - and the German almost scoring twice before his early strike.

The only negatives on a good night for Chelsea and manager Thomas Tuchel were injuries to Ziyech and midfielder Mateo Kovacic ahead of Sunday's EFL Cup final against Liverpool at Wembley.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Chelsea

Formation 3-4-3

16Mendy

4Christensen6Thiago Silva2Rüdiger

28Azpilicueta7Kanté8Kovacic3Alonso

22Ziyech29Havertz10Pulisic

16Mendy4Christensen6Thiago Silva2Rüdiger28Azpilicueta7Kanté8KovacicSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 51'minutesBooked at 83mins3AlonsoSubstituted forSarrat 80'minutes22ZiyechSubstituted forSaúlat 60'minutes29Havertz10PulisicSubstituted forWernerat 80'minutes

Substitutes

1Arrizabalaga5Jorginho9Lukaku11Werner12Loftus-Cheek13Bettinelli14Chalobah17Saúl19Mount23Kenedy31Sarr68Vale

Lille

Formation 4-2-3-1

30Jardim

2Zeki Çelik6José Fonte4Botman3Embaló Djaló

8da Silva Rocha21André

18Renato Sanches24Mvom Onana7Bamba

9David

30Jardim2Zeki Çelik6José Fonte4Botman3Embaló DjalóSubstituted forGudmundssonat 76'minutes8da Silva Rocha21André18Renato SanchesSubstituted forBen Arfaat 81'minutesBooked at 87mins24Mvom OnanaSubstituted forYilmazat 65'minutes7Bamba9DavidSubstituted forZhegrovaat 81'minutes

Substitutes

1Grbic5Gudmundsson11Ben Arfa17Yilmaz19Lihadji20Abreu de Almeida Gomes22Weah23Zhegrova29Bradaric40RauxReferee:Jesús Gil Manzano

Live Text

Match ends, Chelsea 2, Lille 0.

Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Lille 0.

Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Edon Zhegrova (Lille).

Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.

Corner, Lille. Conceded by Kai Havertz.

Hand ball by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).

Attempt missed. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross following a set piece situation.

Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).

Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.

Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille).

Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Corner, Lille. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.

Attempt blocked. Hatem Ben Arfa (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Corner, Lille. Conceded by Thiago Silva.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).