Thomas Tuchel releases Chelsea lineup that will give the needed 3 points against Lille

Chelsea take on Lille in their Champions league round of 16 first leg tie on Tuesday with the defending European champions looking to defend their UCL title especially after their recent club World cup win.

Chelsea struggled to a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the EPL over the weekend begging the question if Thomas Tuchel’s men will improve against the defending French champions.

Putting that into consideration, there is a starting lineup Thomas Tuchel and Chelsea can use to try and get the win against Lille in their UCL clash at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

Here it is:

STARTING LINEUP (4-2-3-1 Formation)

Goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy

Defenders : Cesar Azplicueta, Thiago Silva, Antonio Rudiger and Malang Sarr

Central Midfielders: Mateo Kovacic, Ngolo Kante

Right Winger: Hakim Ziyech

Left Winger : Christian Pulisic

Attacking Midfielder: Kai Havertz

Central striker: Timo Werner.

After saturday’s awful performance against Palace, Chelsea’s record signing, Romelu Lukaku should be on the bench and replaced by Timo Werner in the starting lineup. The Belgian can come on as a second half substitute.

Manager, Thomas Tuchel should use the above starting lineup and Chelsea will be almost guaranteed a first leg win against Lille.