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– Christian Pulisic scored as Chelsea claimed a 2-1 victory away to Lille on Wednesday to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals.
– Lille opened the scoring through a Burak Yilmaz penalty on 38 minutes to cut their aggregate deficit to 2-1, but Pulisic provided a cool finish on the stroke of half-time to restore Chelsea’s two-goal cushion.
– Defender Cesar Azpilicueta scored a winner on 71 minutes as he slotted home a back post cross from Mason Mount, helping Thomas Tuchel’s side run out to a 4-1 victory on aggregate.
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– Chelsea played the tie amid the club’s potential sale. UEFA had to seek clarification from the European Union that the fixture could go ahead after they followed the U.K. in sanctioning Abramovich on Tuesday.
