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Chelsea squeeze into Champions League despite defeat at Villa

Chelsea's Ben Chilwell in action with Aston Villa's Jacob Ramsey [Reuters, Richard Heathcote]

Chelsea qualified for the Champions League despite losing 2-1 at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday as they pipped Leicester City to a top-four spot by one point.

Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea, who had Ben Chilwell on the scoresheet in reply to goals by Bertrand Traore and an Anwar El Ghazi penalty, had to rely on London rivals Tottenham Hotspur who beat Leicester 4-2 away.

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