Chelsea plans to expand their five-game achieving run in all tournaments when they host Lille at Stamford Bridge in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
Lille finds themselves going down now at the mid-table 23 points behind first-place Paris Saint-Germain.
However, their form shows that title defense stopped a long time ago.
Chelsea head into the game on the back of a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace, with Hakim Ziyech scoring an 89th-minute winning goal at Selhurst Park.
Subsequent success at the FIFA Club World Cup, the Blues have not lost the previous five games across all tournaments.
The blues have been netting over 1.5 goals on average on three occasions during that period.
When pundits gaze at the larger picture, Chelsea has lost just one of their past 18 clashes. That is not good news for Lille.
The English side reserved their seat in the last 16 of the Champions League by missing just one of their six group games.
They completed in the group stage second in Group H just two points behind Juventus.
Lille finished at the top of Group G after picking up three wins, two draws and one loss during the group stage.
However, Lille’s local league achievements have not been as good as their Champions League exhibits this season.
The defending Ligue 1 champions have only survived to win 9 of their 25 local league games this season, documenting nine draws and seven setbacks along the way.
TV Channels to air the Chelsea VS Lille
- BT Sport 2 and BT Sport Ultimate
- Supersport Premier League
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