Lille 1 - 2 Chelsea - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

Lille 1 - 2 Chelsea

Burak Yilmaz (pen) 38' 45+3' Pulisic, ast by Jorginho
71' Azpilicueta, ast by Mount

1 Shots on Target 4
7 Shots off Target 4
4 Corners 1
15 Fouls 20
6 Offsides 1
2 Saves 0
2 Yellow Cards 1
44% Possession 56%









Cards
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Gabriel Gudmundsson 42' 34' Trevoh Chalobah
Jose Fonte 90+4'





球場: Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
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開賽: 20:00 Wed, 16 Mar 2022
主裁: Davide Massa




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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/03/17/
the-debrief--tuchel-s-subtle-tactical-switch-guides-us-into-the-

The Debrief: Tuchel's subtle tactical switch guides us into the Champions
League quarter-finals

17 Mar 2022


Chelsea booked our place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-1
win at Lille in the second leg of our last-16 tie and the statistics
underline how Thomas Tuchel adjusted his plan at half-time to ensure our
victory.


https://i.imgur.com/Y5ZiSIk.png


The Blues had to come from behind at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy after Lille
went ahead through Burak Yilmaz's penalty, although we never relinquished
our aggregate lead thanks to the 2-0 first-leg victory at Stamford Bridge.


We didn't need to rely on that previous result to progress, though, as
Christian Pulisic equalised with a composed finish on the brink of
half-time and an improved second-half performance, after tactical changes
at the break, resulted in Cesar Azpilicueta's winning goal, making it 2-1
to Chelsea on the night and 4-1 on aggregate.


== The man with a plan, or two ==


This was a significant game for Thomas Tuchel, both in terms of seeing his
team continue to succeed in difficult circumstances on and off the pitch,
as well as statistically speaking.


It was his 50th Champions League match as a manager and saw him secure the
best record of anyone after that number of fixtures, with his 32nd victory
in those 50 games beating Zinedine Zidane's previous record by one. It was
also his 50th win as Chelsea head coach in all competitions, in his 78th
match with the club, giving him a 64 per cent win ratio, having drawn 19
and lost just nine.


He played a major hand in this victory in France too. At kick-off he opted
to shift the team's shape slightly by going for a back three and a trio in
central midfield, with N'Golo Kante, Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic all
starting.


That extra man resulted in the Blues denying Lille access to the centre of
the pitch and controlling midfield in the first half, sometimes by any
means necessary, with Kante being punished for seven fouls, the only
person to commit more than three. Our equalising goal provides an example
of the control we exerted at times in the opening 45 minutes, as the
build-up to Pulisic's strike was a spell of possesion lasting one minute
and 15 seconds, featuring 24 passes with every outfield player involved at
least once.


https://i.imgur.com/sR2uYPB.jpg


However, with Lille themselves going for a 4-4-2 and introducing a big
target man in Yilmaz since the first leg, the home side had their own
plan, which involved getting the ball wide and delivering crosses into the
box. That was clear from the fact they attempted 18 crosses in the game,
compared to Chelsea's eight, and that five of our 11 total blocks came
from wing-backs Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso.


The threat of those deliveries was clear as they aimed at either Yilmaz or
midfielders Xeka and Benjamin Andre, who were arriving late in the box to
use their height. Those two both won four aerial duels, the joint highest
of any player.


== Adapting to the threat ==


Tuchel isn't the type of coach to sit by and let that situation continue,
acting quickly to bring on Mason Mount for Kovacic at half-time and revert
to a 3-4-3 formation. It wasn't a drastic shift in approach, though, with
Mount playing a similar role to Kovacic, trying to provide the attacking
impetus with bursts forward on the ball and spending a lot of his time
taking up wide positions on the left.


https://i.imgur.com/027Kf2y.jpg
Kovacic's touch map in the first half against Lille


That can be seen from the similar statistics posted by Kovacic and Mount
in their 45 minutes of action each. Kovacic had the joint-highest number
of dribbles for Chelsea – four, along with Kante – while Mount was just
behind him on three.


In fact, it seemed there as a strong desire from all our midfielders to
look for opportunities to run with the ball to open up space, as even
Jorginho, usually the definition of a pass-and-move footballer, registered
three successful dribbles past an opponent.


https://i.imgur.com/T5BOdYO.jpg
Mount's touch map after coming on at half-time


However, the difference in the second half was that Mount was operating
higher up the pitch, especially off the ball, as we attempted to win
possession earlier and use the extra width provided in those areas by a
front three to prevent Lille from building attacks down the wings from
their full-backs. As a result, and despite playing just half the game,
only Jorginho made more than Mount's three tackles for the Blues.


== Fine margins ==


This was one of those high-intensity Champions League ties when the
smallest of margins suddenly became crucial to the outcome, requiring
plenty of concentration from the players in addition to their physical
exertions.


https://i.imgur.com/n0ZuAoq.jpg


That made for a frustrating game for both goalkeepers, Edouard Mendy and
Leo Jardim, as there was little either of them could do about any of the
three goals on the night. With neither side prepared to back down, the
match was short on chances, but when they did arrive the strikers were
clinical. At half-time the teams had managed one shot on target each, but
converted them both to make the score 1-1.


In a further sign of how well Tuchel's changes at the break worked, that
was the only shot on target Lille managed in the whole 90 minutes.


https://i.imgur.com/0iSyoL9.jpg


In a turnaround from the home team's attempt to exploit the flanks, 46 per
cent of Chelsea's attacks ended up coming down our left wing, where
Alonso - making his 200th appearance for the club - had four of our eight
shots, although that statistic is slightly misleading as three of those
came via set-pieces.

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