Nigeria strikers Victor Osimhen and Tammy Abraham both on target as Frank Lampard gets maiden victory





Nigeria's youngsters Victor and Tammy both starred for their clubs respectively as both players face off for the first time

Frank lampard got his first UEFA Champions leaguevwin as manager thanks to goals from Tammy Abraham and Willian which helped Chelsea defeats Osimhen's Lille 1-2

Tammy Abraham opened the scoring for Chelsea, his eighth goal of the season, but Osimhen proved to be just as hot as his compatriot by netting the equalizer but William rose to decide the match in Chelsea’s favour late on as he was able to hit Hudson odio defence spliting pass withba Volley.

Frank Lampard switched to a 3-4-3 after his men’s 2-0 win over Brighton, making three changes. Zouma, Kante and James all came in, while Giroud recovered enough from illness to make the bench.

Lille boss Christophe Gaultier also made two changes from his side’s 1-1 draw away to Nice in Ligue 1 last weekend, with Celik and Ikone replacing Pied and Yazici. Former Chelsea man, Loic Remy could only make the bench.

Chelsea had the better chances of the game and it was no surprise In form Striker Abraham opened the scoring after putting the ball in the net through an excellent ball curled by Fikayo Tomori.

The lead was canceled out as Osimhen equalises eleven minutes later from a corner,  Lille earned a corner off Alonso and from Bamba’s fine delivery, Osimhen rose high at the far post above Tomori and Zouma to nod the ball past Kepa into the net.

However, Chelsea’s extra quality showed through soon when, with only a quarter of an hour left, Will an restored the Blues lead.
Substitute Hudson-Odoi made the goal as he left Celik for dust near the corner flag and floated a magnificent ball across for Willian. The Brazilian then thumped a volley into the ground at the far post and over the despairing Maignan into the net as Lampard pumpsed his fists in celebration.

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