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Chelsea 'must be wary of an upset' warns Joe Cole after the Blues land French side Lille in the Champions League last-16 draw, as former midfielder claims Thomas Tuchel's side are going to face a 'tough one'

Chelsea will have to be alert to complacency according to former midfielder Joe Cole after drawing Lille in the last-16 of the Champions League.

Monday's chaotic draw in Nyon, Switzerland had seen Chelsea paired with the French side before the whole procedure was abandoned due to a 'technical problem' that had pitted teams into wrong sections.

Chelsea were set to be the big losers having drawn a comfortable looking tie, only for the second attempt at the draw to give them the exact same pairing.

Chelsea have been drawn against Lille in the last-16 of the Champions League
UEFA had to carry out the draw twice after an initial technical error in Nyon on Monday

Although Lille stunned Paris Saint-Germain to win the French league title last season, the Blues will see their opponents as the best possible team to face having avoided other big hitters including Real Madrid, Bayern Munich as well as Ajax.