On the brink of the corporate abyss, Chelsea do not forget that they are the holders of the Champions League and beat the round of 16 with a double victory over the French of Lille. Beaten 2-0 in the first leg, the French attempted the comeback that seemed possible after the penalty scored by Burak Yilmaz at 38’0, but before the interval Pulisic managed to equalize and in the second half Azpilicueta signed the 2-1 at 36 ‘, closing the challenge. Thus, instead of the French champions, to continue the journey is the worried but proud team led by Tuchel, who on the eve did not want to give alibis to his followers, despite the case following the freezing of the assets of President Abramovich, involved in the sanctions against Russian oligarchs.
Chelsea have been allowed to continue operating by the London government only under a special license but cannot sell tickets either. Just today, it emerged that the Ricketts family, owner of the Chicago Cubs, US baseball team, is trying to put together a consortium to buy the club, while another offer is coming from another group in which it is involved. World Athletic President Sebastian Coe.
Be that as it may, Chelsea held their heads high and managed to do their duty on the pitch, waiting to have some good news on the club’s future. On Friday, in the quarterfinal draw, there will be three Premier League teams in the polls: the same Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool. None will have Italy, with Juventus out tonight and Inter eliminated a week ago, and not even France after the exits of the very favorite PSG and Lille. There are three Spaniards: Real and Atletico Madrid and Villarreal who knocked out Juve. The other two contenders for the title are Bayern Munich and Porto.
Source: Ansa
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