Luiz comes back to haunt Chelsea!
CHELSEA 2 V 2 PSG | Stamford Bridge | 11.03.2015
An extra-time Thiago Silva header saw Paris Saint-Germain knock Chelsea out of the Champions League and book their place in the quarter-finals by virtue of the away goals rule after a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
The visitors had been facing an uphill task when star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was controversially sent off shortly after the half-hour mark, but they got off lightly when a foul on Diego Costa in the box went unpunished.
Edinson Cavani then hit the post for PSG before Gary Cahill looked to have settled an ill-tempered tie with an 81st-minute drive, though former Chelsea man David Luiz forced an additional 30 minutes with a bullet header five minutes later.
PSG had the momentum heading into extra time, but they were undone when Silva attempted to palm the ball clear in the box having mistimed his jump, giving Eden Hazard the chance to fire the hosts in front from the spot. He did not disappoint and put the Blues 2-1 in front.
But Silva had the last word – his looping header from a corner turned the match on its head to stun Stamford Bridge into silence, seeing PSG into the quarter-finals at the end of a frantic game.
