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Thomas Tuchel's side advances to the next round by seeing off Lille

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has set a new Champions League record with his side's 2-1 most recent last 16 second-leg win over Lille on Wednesday night. The Blues showed up at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy flaunting a 2-0 lead from the reverse fixture in the first leg however went behind through Burak Yilmaz's penalty after Jorginho's handball.

However, Christian Pulisic and Cesar Azpilicueta turned the tie for the defending champions, who advanced to the quarter-finals 4-1 on the total. With the win, Tuchel has now guaranteed 32 successes from 50 Champions League games as a supervisor - the best record in 50 years of matches in the top-flight competition. In comparison, only Zinedine Zidane and Pep Guardiola have likewise got something like 30 and 31 successes from their initial 50 Champions League games as a director.

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