Chelsea, Champions League and PSG
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Title holders Paris Saint-Germain and record winners Real Madrid made no mistakes as they ended the Champions League campaigns of former winners Chelsea and Manchester City in the last 16 on Tuesday as the English duo failed to reverse big deficits.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was brilliant and decisive against Chelsea Franck Fife/ Paris Saint-Germain inflicted a humbling defeat on Chelsea, scoring eight goals across the two legs and leaving little doubt about the gulf in class between these two sides.
Paris Saint-Germain did not rest on their laurels in the Champions League last-16 second leg, brushing aside Chelsea to make the last eight.
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Luis Enrique hails the firepower of his PSG side
The Spaniard says the reigning European champions’ 8-2 aggregate win over Chelsea showed they can play in multiple ways.
Ousmane Dembélé stated that the decision regarding his new contract with Paris Saint-Germain was not his alone. The French forward also underlined the team’s ambition to try to win the second leg against Chelsea.
Paris Saint Germain forward Ousmane Dembele warned Chelsea the European champions would attack them at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday rather than sit back on their 5-2 lead. The Champions League holders are firm favourites to progress from the last 16 after putting the Blues to the sword in the closing stages of the first-leg clash at the Parc des Princes last week.