Advantage Paris as Blues waste chances!
PSG 2 V 1 CHELSEA | Parc Des Princes | 16.02.2016
Edinson Cavani’s second-half winner gave the French champions the advantage at the halfway stage of a well-contested last-16 tie.
Substitute Edinson Cavani fired the winning goal in the 78th minute after Chelsea’s defence had withstood heavy pressure for much of the game on Tuesday night.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s deflected free-kick had given PSG the lead in the first half, before Jon Obi Mikel equalised for Chelsea in stoppage time before the break.
PSG dominated the early stages, with Lucas Moura, Marco Verratti and Ibrahimovic all threatening Thibaut Courtois’ goal, but it was Chelsea who should have taken the lead midway through the first half as their performance level improved throughout the game.
The Blues were guilty of missing a host of decent chances, and in the end will have been disappointed not to leave Paris with a draw.
The tie is finally poised for tonights sixth clash and the best comeback boys in the business will be hoping to turn over the goal deficit to see themselves through to the 2016 Champions League quarter final.
