⚽️ 2021-22 UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Previews, Stats, Results and Live Updates

Lille have been eliminated from each of their previous three European knockout ties when losing the first leg, the 2004/05 UEFA Cup Last 16, the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League Round of 16, and the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League Round of 32. The last Champions League side to progress against the holders after failing to score in the opening leg was Arsenal (vs AC Milan) back in 2007/08, though the first leg did end level.

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Thomas Tuchel is set to take charge of his 50th UEFA Champions League game. He has won 31 of his 49 so far, with a victory here setting a new record for most wins by a manager upon reaching a half-century of games in the competition (currently Zinedine Zidane, 31).

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Atletico couldn’t resist :zipper_mouth_face:

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Paul Scholes thinks Man United wins if Simeone was their manager.

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Lille XI: Jardim, Celik, Fonte, Botman, Djalo, Bamba, Andre, Xeka, Gudmundsson, Yilmaz, David.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Christensen, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Alonso, Pulisic, Havertz.

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Juventus XI: Szczesny, De Sciglio, Danilo, De Ligt, Rugani, Arthur, Cuadrado, Rabiot, Loactelli, Vlahović, Morata.

Villarreal XI: Rulli, Aurier, Albiol, Pau, Estupinan, Capoue, Trigueros, Parejo, Lo Celso, Pino, Danjuma.

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And just like that, Christian Pulisic restores Chelsea’s 2-goal aggregate lead :collision:

It took just 5 minutes :sweat_smile:

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:pause_button: HALF-TIME :pause_button:

:soccer_ball: Burak Yılmaz puts LOSC ahead; Pulišić levels moments before the break
:open_mouth: Vlahović hits woodwork; Rulli stops close-range Morata header

:thinking: What will happen in the second half?

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Only three players have scored against Édouard Mendy in the UCL knockout stages:

◎ Mehdi Taremi
◎ Karim Benzema
◉ Burak Yılmaz

Game on in Lille.

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Christian Pulisic in 2020/21:

◎ 43 appearances
◉ 6 goals

Christian Pulisic in 2021/22:

◎ 27 appearances
◉ 6 goals

Now to match his 11 from 2019/20. :chart_with_upwards_trend:

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Christian Pulisic scored Chelsea’s second goal against Lille in the first leg.

Tonight, he’s netted a first-half injury time leveller for the Blues.

A thorn in Lille’s side :large_blue_circle:

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Christian Pulisic has now scored the same amount of UCL goals as Eden Hazard :eyes:

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4 of Christian Pulisic’s 7 goals in the Champions League have come in the knockout stages.

He loves the big occasion :united_states:

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VILLARREAL BEAT JUVENTUS 3-0 IN TURIN TO KNOCK THEM OUT OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE :scream:

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OFFICIAL: Villarreal and Chelsea have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

̶J̶u̶v̶e̶n̶t̶u̶s̶ 0-3 Villarreal [1-4]
̶L̶i̶l̶l̶e̶ 1-2 Chelsea [1-4]


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This is the first time in 19 years that two nations have 3+ teams in the UCL quarter-finals:

𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟮/𝟬𝟯
:italy: Inter, Milan, Juventus
:spain: Barcelona, Real, Valencia

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭/𝟮𝟮
:england: Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City
:spain: Atleti, Real, Villarreal

PL :handshake: LaLiga


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Only three managers in Champions League history have 30+ wins from their first 50 UCL games in charge:

:black_small_square: 32 - Thomas Tuchel
:black_small_square: 31 - Zinedine Zidane
:black_small_square: 30 - Pep Guardiola

Tommy T takes top spot. :raising_hands:

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Unai Emery has won the UEL more times than any other manager in the competition’s history.

This season, he’s qualified for the UCL quarter-finals for the first time in his career.

Making the step up. :muscle:

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10 - Jürgen Klopp (10 wins in 18 games) is the second Liverpool manager to win 10+ games against Arsenal in all competitions after Bill Shankly (11 wins in 28 games). Pantheon.

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Thomas Tuchel’s 32 wins in his first 50 Champions League games sets a new tournament record :blue_heart:

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