The ex-Manchester United man took a dig at Jose Mourinho and his side after they were knocked out by 10-man PSG on away goals at Stamford Bridge.
Scholes claimed that Chelsea’s inability to see of the French champions after going down to 10 men was evidence that the Blues cannot yet call themselves a “great team”.
Writing in his column for the The Independent, Scholes said: ‘In the build-up to the first leg against Paris Saint-Germain last month, Jose Mourinho said that his Chelsea side could already be considered “a great team”, a remark that struck me at the time as premature, to say the least.
‘Great teams do not play away in Europe and create just one goalscoring chance in the course of a game, as Chelsea did in Paris. And great teams certainly do not fail to beat opponents reduced to 10 men at home, as Chelsea did on Wednesday.
‘Even down to 10 men, PSG carried on creating chances, like the one in the second half that ended with Edinson Cavani hitting the post. That’s what the top teams do, even away from home.
‘Chelsea’s failure to create chances in Paris, and then again this week, shows how far they have to go to be considered among the very best in Europe.’
By Phil Wellbrook
