Tuchel’s team kept a clean sheet against Lille and now has 5 games in a row at home doing the same, a record for an English team in
Chelsea has been reaping joys and titles since Thomas Tuchel took over the reins of the team in the middle of last season after the dismissal of Frank Lampard. Stamford Bridge has become an insurmountable fort in Europe and with yesterday’s victory against Lille by (2-0), the London team has gone 5 straight games at home without conceding a goal, an all-time record for English teams in the Champions League.
The ‘ blues’ began this good run against Madrid, in the second leg of the semifinals of the previous year’s edition , and during the three games of the group stage this season, Edouard Mendy has not had to pick up the ball from inside of the network. The first victim was Zenit (1-0), followed by Malmö who took a (4-0) and finally, Allegri’s Juventus , also left London with a severe corrective (4-0).
Thiago Silva, one of the key factors
At 37 years old, the Brazilian defender is experiencing a second youth under Tuchel. After 8 seasons in the Parc des Princes playing in Ligue 1, doubts were raised about the performance he could give in a league as demanding as the Premier League. Time has ended up proving Thiago Silva right and in this, his second season at Chelsea, he has consecrated himself along with Rudiger as one of the most solvent central duo in England. Silva has played 23 league games this season, having scored 3 goals and being the Londoners, the second least scored team in the Premier.