Paris Saint-Germain ended any hope of a Chelsea comeback with a robust 3–0 win at Stamford Bridge, sealing an 8–2 mixture victory to achieve the Champions League quarter-finals.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave PSG an early lead, earlier than Bradley Barcola added a superb second purpose to rapidly kill off Chelsea’s hopes of recovering from their first-leg loss.
Substitute Senny Mayulu then scored the third purpose within the second half, as Luis Enrique’s aspect comfortably moved into the final eight. They may now face both Liverpool or Galatasaray within the subsequent spherical.
PSG are nonetheless on the right track to defend their Champions League title, one 12 months after profitable it for the primary time. The large win additionally serves as revenge for his or her defeat to Chelsea in final 12 months’s Membership World Cup remaining and reveals they’re hitting high kind on the proper time.
“It’s superb. To attain three objectives away in opposition to Chelsea is sweet and the essential factor is that we proceed to play very effectively, so we’ve to maintain going like this,” Kvaratskhelia stated.
Chelsea, nonetheless, struggled all through the match and by no means regarded able to turning issues round after their heavy first-leg defeat in Paris.
“It was a tricky evening. We knew it might be troublesome, and the way in which we began didn’t assist us,” stated supervisor Liam Rosenior.
PSG took management early when Kvaratskhelia scored within the sixth minute after benefiting from a defensive mistake.
Barcola made it 2–0 shortly after with an excellent strike, leaving the tie virtually determined earlier than half-time.
The third purpose got here simply after the hour mark when Mayulu completed calmly after good work from Kvaratskhelia.
Chelsea’s poor evening acquired worse late on when Trevoh Chalobah went off injured, forcing the group to complete the sport with 10 males.
The defeat provides to a troublesome interval for Chelsea, who should now give attention to bettering their kind and combating for a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League.
OTHER RESULTS
Sporting Lisbon 5-0 Bodo Glimit (AET)
Arsenal 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Manchester Metropolis 1-2 Actual Madrid
