Paris Saint-Germain ended any hope of a Chelsea comeback with a robust 3–0 win at Stamford Bridge, sealing an 8–2 combination victory to succeed in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave PSG an early lead, earlier than Bradley Barcola added a wonderful second purpose to shortly 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 facet comfortably moved into the final eight. They may now face both Liverpool or Galatasaray within the subsequent spherical.
PSG are nonetheless on track to defend their Champions League title, one 12 months after profitable it for the primary time. The massive 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 prime type on the proper time.
“It’s wonderful. To attain three targets away in opposition to Chelsea is nice and the essential factor is that we proceed to play very nicely, so we’ve to maintain going like this,” Kvaratskhelia mentioned.
Chelsea, nevertheless, struggled all through the match and by no means seemed able to turning issues round after their heavy first-leg defeat in Paris.
“It was a troublesome night time. We knew it will be troublesome, and the best way we began didn’t assist us,” mentioned supervisor Liam Rosenior.
PSG took management early when Kvaratskhelia scored within the sixth minute after profiting from a defensive mistake.
Barcola made it 2–0 shortly after with a superb strike, leaving the tie nearly 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 night time received worse late on when Trevoh Chalobah went off injured, forcing the workforce to complete the sport with 10 males.
The defeat provides to a troublesome interval for Chelsea, who should now concentrate on enhancing their type 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
