Lille v Chelsea player ratings: Yilmaz 8, David 6; Pulisic 7, Jorginho 6

Champions League holders through to quarter-finals after winning 2-1 in France for a 4-1 aggregate victory

LILLE RATINGS: Leo Jardim – 6 The Brazilian has kept three clean sheets since conceding two in Lille’s last outing vs Chelsea and despite being untested for much of the game, he couldn’t stop either goal. Put in a superb save to deny Alonso in the final minutes. Reuters

Zeki Celik – 6 The full-back seemed to cause problems for Alonso when he linked up with Samba on the wing before being forced off with a groin injury in the second half. AFP

Jose Fonte – 6 The 38-year-old stood strong as two of his backline surrendered to injury, limiting Chelsea’s opportunities. Booked for a foul on Lukaku in stoppage time. EPA

Sven Botman – 6 The Dutchman put in an early challenge on Havertz to deny the German from dancing into the box but was later forced off, having struggled to push on after picking up an injury early into the second half. AP

Tiago Djalo – 7 The left-back played some lovely football on the wing, unafraid to move with the ball or work hard off the ball. Switched wings to cover Celik, and made things hard work for Alonso. Reuters

Jonathan Bamba – 7 Sent in a terrific ball for Yilmaz to head just wide of goal after some beautiful footwork by the winger to trick Alonso on the wing. EPA

Benjamin Andre – 6 Pressured Jorginho in the early stages to win the ball and send Yilmaz goalwards in Lille’s first opportunity of the game. Getty

Xeka – 6 The Portuguese midfielder had one of the best opportunities to help his side retake the lead, but he saw his header strike the woodwork in the second half. EPA

Gabriel Gudmundsson – 6 The Swede had some encouraging moments on the wing and looked to be a main outlet, though he gave away a free-kick on the edge of the box for pulling Havertz’s shirt. Booked. AP

Burak Yilmaz – 8 The 36-year-old could have had Lille’s first effort on goal before his powerful strike from distance was deflected by Silva, before seeing his free-kick fire high moments later. Gave new hope to the home faithful by slamming home his spot-kick into the top corner before half-time and seeing his glancing header go just wide after the break. AFP

Jonathan David – 6 The Lille goalscoring talent forced a foul from Christensen in the early stages to win a free-kick in an excellent position in the early stages, but was unable to get back to goalscoring heroics. AFP

SUBS: Amadou Onana (Botman 58’) – 6 The young defender had his key moment of the game when he stopped a cross destined for a tap in by Lukaku in the closing stages of the game. Reuters

Timothy Weah (Celik 58’) – 5, Coming on for the injured Celik, Weah was unaware of Azpilicueta’s run into the box to tuck home Mount cross. AFP

Hatem Ben Arfa (David 77’) – N/R, The former Newcastle man was brought on as Lille looked for a last glimmer of hope to remain in the Champions League. Reuters

Angel Gomes (Bamba 78’) – N/R, Part of a triple change, Gomes was unable to make much impact. AFP

Domagoj Bradaric (Gudmundsson 78’) – N/R, Couldn’t make much of an impact to bring Lille back into the game. Getty Images

CHELSEA RATINGS: Edouard Mendy – 6 The Senegalese goalkeeper had no chance of keeping out Yilmaz’s penalty but was largely untroubled. EPA

Andreas Christensen – 6 The 25-year-old seemed to be a target for Lille, giving away a free-kick on David before he was forced off the pitch in the 33rd minute after picking up an injury. Reuters

Thiago Silva – 7 The 37-year-old was forced into early action to keep out Yilmaz’s early strike as he deflected the Lille striker’s effort wide.

Cesar Azpilicueta – 7 The Blues’ loyal servant sealed Chelsea’s place in the quarter finals when he came charging into the box, going the wrong side of Weah to find the net with his knee. AFP

N’Golo Kante – 6 Tried to link up with Alonso on several occasions, including in the closing stages, and was busy in the midfield battle but couldn’t get things going. AP

Jorginho – 6 The Italian was dispossessed several times in the opening half of the game, seeing Lille break on the counter before his first half was made worse by seeing VAR rule against him when the ball hit his arm in the box. Repaired some damage by sending Pulisic through on goal to level the game. Reuters

Mateo Kovacic – 7 The Croatian had some lovely moments on the ball in the first half, skipping past challenges by Lille with ease to get into the box. Surprisingly sacrificed at half-time. AFP

Marcos Alonso – 6 On his 300th appearance for the club, the Spaniard struggled at times to deal with the threat of Celikand Bamba on the wing. He fired over the crossbar in the last action of the game. Reuters

Christian Pulisic – 7 The American scored in consecutive Champions League games, finding space in Lille’s defence to meet Jorginho’s perfectly weighted pass to bounce off the far post into Leo Jardim’s goal. Getty

Kai Havertz – 7 Continuing his stint as Chelsea’s frontman, Havertz was unable to score his fifth goal in successive games but proved to be just as effective in helping the team and causing problems for Lille. EPA

SUBS: Trevoh Chalobah (Christensen 33’) – 6 Chalobah came on as an early change for Chelsea and gave away a dangerous free-kick immediately on the edge of the box. Also booked in same incident. AP

Mason Mount (Kovacic 46’) – 7 A tactical change at half-time by Thomas Tuchel to support Alonso cope with Celik and Bamba, which he did well before sending in a dangerous cross for Azpilicueta to find the net. AFP

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Jorginho 74’) – N/R, A double change as Chelsea looked to seal a place in the quarter finals. AFP

Romelu Lukaku (for Pulisic 74’) – N/R, Tried to get into the right positions on his introduction but was left frustrated by the eventual crosses into the box. AFP

Hakim Ziyech (Havertz 83’) – N/R, A late change to rest the legs of Havertz and lessen the risk of injury. AFP

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel paid tribute to the "competitive spirit" of everyone associated with the club after reigning the Champions League holders set aside the current turmoil to reach the quarter-finals on Wednesday.

The London club, operating on a special licence from the British government that has limited their spending and impacted their operations after sanctions against their Russian owner Roman Abramovich, won 2-1 at Lille to secure a 4-1 aggregate victory.

"We are all competitors and I always experienced, from day one, a very competitive spirit and club. I think it's so clear what Chelsea demands from every employee and player. So play your role and play to the limit," said Tuchel, who led Chelsea to the European title in his first season in charge.

"Everybody plays a huge part at the moment. Everyone around the team, the whole 80 people who work at Cobham. We are competitive and are competitive no matter what."

Chelsea showed as much at the Pierre Mauroy stadium with a ruthless performance after Christian Pulisic and Cesar Azpilicueta scored either side of the interval to make the most of their opponents' lapses in concentration.

Lille had taken the lead through a 38th-minute Burak Yilmaz penalty to keep the contest alive after Chelsea won the first leg at Stamford Bridge 2-0. However, the Pulisic and Azpilicueta goals effectively killed off the tie.

Regardless of the result, Tuchel said the context would not provide him with excuses as his team are focused on their pitch performance.

"There's always a thin line as to why things are difficult and excuses. We have responsibility and we take that. Once you work for Chelsea, this is what you do," he said. "Once you work for Chelsea, you work at the limit and it's what you do on a daily basis."

Looking ahead to the quarter-finals, the German said Chelsea would again be tough to beat.

"I want us to be the team nobody wants to play. That's the role we want to see ourselves in this last eight," he said.

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