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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Marc Mayo

Lille 1-2 Chelsea (1-4 agg): Champions League comeback quashed by Blues’ suckerpunches

Chelsea came from behind to secure a 2-1 win at Lille in the Champions League, qualifying for the quarter-finals with an ultimately-comfortable aggregate victory.

The notion of this turning into a classic European clash under the lights was boosted by the vocal home fans, who eschewed the anti-Uefa booing of some of their contemporaries to join in with belting out the competition’s anthem before kick-off.

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