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Kante again and again
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Whether with the Blues or the Blues, N'Golo Kanté continues to collect praise.
And once again this Tuesday, the French international made a very strong impression.
In a more attacking role than in selection, the 30-year-old reigned in midfield.
In addition to his activity in recovering the ball, his reversals of play on the wings or his accelerations hurt the people of Lille very badly.
Like his raid and his decisive pass on Pulisic's goal.
Tireless, and so precious.
The solidity of Thiago Silva
Another knowledge of French football delivered a big game in the London ranks.
Patron of an impassable defense, Thiago Silva was vigilant throughout the meeting.
The former captain of PSG made his qualities of anticipation and placement speak to muzzle David and annihilate certain offensives of Losc.
Renato Sanchez, the thinning of Lille
Within a generally limited Losc, Renato Sanches clearly floated.
The Portuguese international, exiled on the left side, tried a lot.
His technical quality allowed him to make differences, but his teammates did not offer him enough solutions.
On the kneecaps at the end of the match, he responded present in his defensive withdrawal.
Flops
The catastrophic start of Lille
Losc paid dearly for its ignition delay.
Suffocated by the fury of the Blues at the very start of the match, the northern club cracked in the eighth minute of play. Kai Havertz, after already two first chances (2nd, 7th), finally penalized Lille's shortcomings by opening the scoring from a corner , free of any markings.
The glaring apathy of the defense on this goal is clearly unacceptable at this level of the competition.
Mastiffs too messy
Overwhelmed at the start of the match, Lille quickly rectified the situation and rebalanced the debates.
But Jocelyn Gourvennec's men were never able to revive.
Much too messy in their offensives, the Mastiffs were unable to combine to surprise the London defense and only scored two small strikes, out of fifteen attempts.
Edouard Mendy had a very quiet evening in his cage.
On the return, Lille will have to show a completely different face to hope to create the feat.
Chelsea win, but lose two players
Winner without forcing, Chelsea nevertheless lost feathers since two of its players had to leave on injury.
Very present in front of the defense, Mateo Kovavic was cut off in his tracks by back pain (51st).
And almost immediately after, Hakim Ziyech also left the lawn of Stamford Bridge prematurely, visibly hit in the thigh (60th).
The two players are automatically very uncertain for the next deadline of the Blues, namely the final of the League Cup scheduled for Sunday against Liverpool.