Champions League
Chelsea, the first English team to keep a clean sheet in five consecutive Champions League games
The 2-0 win over Lille gave Chelsea a superb record, who have now become the only English side to have five consecutive clean sheets in their Champions League home games.
Thomas Tuchel has, since taking the helm in early 2021, turned Chelsea into a side who concede goals with… demand and that was exactly the case on Tuesday night (22/2) in their first round of 16 match against Lille 16 of the Champions League .
The European and world champion conceded two goals, one with Haverts in the 8th minute and a second with Pulisic in the 63rd minute, while at the same time not allowing the visitors to seriously threaten Edouard Medy’s home (he didn’t concede a goal ). in 6 of the 8 knockout games in the Champions League he has participated with Chelsea), giving them a huge qualifying advantage for the quarter-finals, which they win 2-0.
Indeed, the Blues made history with that victory after becoming the first English team to have five consecutive home wins in Europe’s premier inter-club competition without suffering a single injury at home.
The five consecutive games he has won without conceding:
05/05/21: Chelsea 2-0 Real Madrid
14/09/21: Chelsea 1-0 Zenit
20/10/21: Chelsea 4-0 Malmo
23/11/21: Chelsea 4-0 Juventus
22/02/22: Chelsea 2-0 Lille
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