The last quarter-finalists of the Champions League will be decided on Wednesday. One of those teams will be the winner of the Lille v Chelsea game. The first encounter between the two sides took place three weeks ago in London and resulted in a 2-0 win for the home side. In that match, Lille had a chance to score at least one goal, but suffered a well-deserved defeat. It does not look good for Lille, primarily because of the Champions League statistics showing that, since the 2018/2019 season, no club has managed to qualify for the next round after losing the first game by two goals.

Chelsea approach the return leg of the 1/8 finals with serious problems in the club's management, but a fairly stable situation on the pitch. The sanctions on the club president have not had a negative impact on the Blues' game. The Chelsea players have won four consecutive games in March. The series began with an FA Cup match in Luton and continued with three victories in the Premier League, where Burnley, Norwich and Newcastle were beaten alternately. In other words, the Chelsea players should have no problem with confidence in their own abilities.

Lille, on the other hand, are in mixed feelings. On the one hand, the defeat by Chelsea in the first leg was the only defeat for the team in the last six weeks. In the remaining five meetings, "Les Dogues" have won three times and drawn twice without conceding a goal. Lille, on the other hand, have lost their last four games against English clubs (three times to Chelsea and once to Everton) and have failed to score once in the last four meetings with Tuchel's side.

The main task for Lille is of course to score at least two goals. However, even in the French league, the team is struggling to do so. Lille has an average of 1.3 goals per game in the last 28 rounds. Often, in European Cup games until the late stages of the play-offs, the Blues are favourites and dominate their opponents. Let's bet that the English team can overcome the French champions and score first.