Chelsea have been handed the draw against Ligue 1 outfit Lille in the Last-16 of the Champions League following Monday’s event, confirm reports from football.london.
The Blues finished second in Group H of the competition following a 3-3 thriller of a draw with Russian outfit Zenit earlier this week in the midweek group game.
Being drawn against the French side Lille would come as a relief to the Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and his players with the Lille not enjoying the best of form this campaign as they sit 11th in the league table and trail Paris Saint-Germain by 20 points.
However, there has been a statement released by UEFA that a new draw will take place after a grave mistake by the European body during today’s Champions League Round of 16 draw, according to the latest talk.
Chelsea’s domestic rivals Manchester United were pitted against La Liga club Villarreal despite the two teams having squared up in the group stage with United later drawn against Paris Saint-Germain as calls for a redraw gaining ground.
