Lille vs Chelsea
Champions League 2019/20 season
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Date: Wednesday 2nd October, 2019
Kick-off time: 8pm BST
Frank Lampard heads to Lille knowing even this early in Chelsea's Champions League campaign, nothing less than a win will do.
The Blues are back among Europe's elite, but kicked off Group H with a 1-0 home defeat to Valencia.
That result leaves Chelsea three points behind both the Spaniards and Ajax heading into the second round of fixtures, and Lampard needs points on the board before the double-header against the Dutch champions.
Lille's 3-0 loss to Ajax makes them favourites to finish bottom of the group, and Chelsea need points against the potential whipping boys before Valencia and Ajax take charge.
Prediction: Lille 0-2 Chelsea
The Blues may have lost their opening group game, but Lampard will hope that setback against Valencia will give his players a little focus on the task at hand.
Expect a tight affair with Chelsea to seal an away win.
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Match odds
- Lille to win: 14/5
- Draw: 13/5
- Chelsea to win: 11/10
TV channel and live stream information
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2 and can be streamed live online via the BT app and website.
You can follow all the action and analysis on Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Head to head (h2h) results and history
The two sides have yet to meet in an official Uefa competition.
