Well, it’s time for a nice little break from all the drama. It’s time for some football! (At least I hope there won’t be too much drama.)

Chelsea carry a 2-0 lead from the first leg, which makes the first goal scored tonight especially important. There is no away-goals rule this year, so a straight up aggregate score will win the tie, with extra time and penalties tonight if necessary.

Tuchel has gone for wing-backs, but also an extra midfielder, to help lock things down.

Here we go!

Lille starting lineup (4-4-2):
Leo Jardim | Tiago Djaló, Botman, Fonte (c), Çelik | Gudmundsson, Xeka, André, Bamba | David, Yilmaz

Substitutes from: Grbic, Raux, Ben Arfa, Lihadji, Gomes, Weah, Zhegrova, Onana, Bradaric

Chelsea starting lineup (3-5-2):
Mendy | Rüdiger, Silva, Christensen | Alonso, Kovacic, Jorginho, Kanté, Azpilicueta (c) | Pulisic, Havertz

Substitutes from: Arrizabalaga, Bettinelli, Chalobah, Sarr, Kenedy, Mount, Vale, Ziyech, Loftus-Cheek, Lukaku, Werner

Date / Time: Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 20.00 GMT; 4pm EDT; 1:30am IST (next day)
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France
Referee: Davide Massa (on pitch); Massimiliano Irrati (VAR)

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Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!