VIDEO: 'I'm very happy that he is my player' - Tuchel on Mendy

Chelsea travel to France to take on Lille in a Champions League second leg on Wednesday. Kick off is at 21:00 CET. 

Ahead of the game at the Stade Pierre Mauroy, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel spoke to the media and praised goalkeeper Edouard Mendy ahead of the game. Have a listen to his comments in the video above! The first leg in France ended in a 0-2 victory for Chelsea thanks to goals from Havertz and Pulisic.

The winners of the tie will be in the quarter-final draw which takes place on Friday 18th March at 12:00 CET. A reminder that the away goals rule no longer applies in the competition.