Chelsea vs Lille LIVE: Champions League result and final score as Pulisic and Havertz goals give Blues lead

48 mins: Benjamin Andre works the ball into the box from the right but Antonio Rudiger knocks it away. Lille recover the ball and send a deep cross into Jonathan Bamba on the left side of the area. He twists and turns his way around Andreas Christensen before flicking the ball over to Renato Sanches. He meets the ball in the air, heads it into the deck and watches as his effort bounces over the crossbar.

Kick off: Chelsea restart the match and slide the ball into Christian Pulisic. He drives through the middle and brings the ball to the front edge of the box. There’s a shove on the Chelsea forward but he manages to pass the ball across to Hakim Ziyech on the right side of the box. He shoots with his left foot but Sven Botman gets in front of the effort and makes a crucial block for Lille.

To sign up to our free sport newsletters for regular updates straight to your inbox.

Whether you would like a weekly rundown direct from our chief football writer Miguel Delaney or you want weekly sport digest from our sport editor Ben Burrows you can sign up by clicking here and scrolling to the sport section.

Uefa is holding talks about moving the 2022 Champions League final from St Petersburg, although it may wait to see how the knockout stages develop so any venue better suits travelling fans.

The movement of Russian troops into east Ukraine now makes it virtually certain the fixture will be moved, with the governing body having been monitoring the situation since last week.

Even before you get to the many political pressures and real-world consequences of two Uefa member countries being in conflict, there is likely to be the logistical issues of fans being banned by their countries from travelling to Russia.

Chelsea take a one goal lead into the break thanks to Kai Havertz’s headed effort. Can they go on to score again in the second half and put themselves in a strong position for the return leg?

45 mins: The whistle goes for half-time with Chelsea leading 1-0. They dominated the opening 10 minutes and could easily have scored two or three goals. They got one but Lille responded nicely.

They fought hard to win possession in midfield and have created a few half-chances themselves but nothing to really challeng Edouard Mendy in Chelsea’s goal.

44 mins: Hakim Ziyech brings the ball down the right side then injects a bit of pace to take it around Tiago Djalo. He runs the ball to the byline and darts into the box but is met with two defenders and drags the ball out of play.

41 mins: Bamba makes a run in behind Alonso on Chelsea’s left side. It’s the third or fourth time Bamba has found space in behind the Chelsea wingback but his ball into the penalty area is blocked and cleared by Thiago Silva.

38 mins: Chance! Lille work the ball up to Renato Sanches on the left wing. He brings the ball inside and has a dart from just outside the box. The effort looks to be curling towards the far top corner but there isn’t enough swerve on the strike and it finishes wide of goal.

35 mins: N’Golo Kante sends Chelsea flying forward with a pass ‘round the corner to Hakim Ziyech. Ziyech lays the ball back to Kante who drives into the Lille half and passes the ball up to Kai Havertz. He attempts to play in Marcos Alonso on the left side of the box but his pass comes too close to Zeki Celik who intercepts and clears his lines.