Michael Owen has claimed that it would be 'typical' for Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea team to sit back and nick a goal on the break against Lille in the Champions League.
The Blues come into the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie against Jocelyn Gourvennec's side looking to hammer home their 2-0 advantage from the first leg. Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic had given Tuchel's side the lead in the Stamford Bridge leg nearly two weeks ago and a lot has changed since then with the club a lot more destabilised due to what has happened in the meantime. The governments and the EU's decision to sanction owner and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has meant that the players have been playing with a lot of uncertainty surrounding the club regarding ownership issues and day to day running of the Blues.
There are even some suggestions that the west Londoners could have their travel plans thrown into doubt but thankfully, the Lille bookings for transport and accommodation were made before the government's intervention. Unfortunately, this will not be the case for the Middlesbrough game with travel arrangements still being discussed with a gruelling coach trip up north on the cards currently.
