Starting point of the evening: For the third time in a row met Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea in the all-in phase of the Champions League together. Two years ago, had the London enforced in the quarterfinal, last season came PSG continues in the second round. Every time decided away goals. A close match it was again now
result of the evening. 2: 1 (1: 1)
The first half: Chelsea gave the opponents the ball and wanted to absorb the pressure of the hosts with two deep lines of four. We’ve had it before. And it worked initially in Prinzenpark quite well: PSG has experienced in the first half hour especially long shots. Then, six minutes before the break, a kick: Zlatan Ibrahimovic shoots, John Obi Mikel deflected. 0:. 1 But in injury time of the first half: Chelsea corner, Ibrahimovic jumps passing under the ball. Mikel meets from close range. Now they were quits
The second half. Much more dramatic than the first. PSG made even more pressure, Chelsea could Parisians getting worse away from his own penalty area. But long held Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois fixed the draw. Then two changes: Óscar came at Chelsea and forgave minutes later a tremendous chance. PSG brought Edinson Cavani. The scored three minutes later the winner
returnees of the evening. Guus Hiddink has assumed the role of transition coach at Chelsea for the second time. The Dutchman is until the season end successor to José Mourinho. The defeat in Paris was the first under his direction in 13 official matches. But the situation is not bad. Can Hiddink even win the Champions League? It would be his second title in Europe’s most important competition after the success with PSV Eindhoven. That was in 1988. 28 years elapse between two CL titles: these are even 13 more than at Josef Heynckes, who triumphed with Real Madrid and 2013 with Bayern in 1998
Trainer favorite of the evening. John Obi Mikel. The Nigerian played at Chelsea in recent years more in the role of supplementing player. But under Hiddink he had almost all the games already experienced in its first use in the starting line – and never lost. Even now there was one of the first acts of the coach is to install Mikel back in the team. In Prince Park Mikel was the focus. He fouled Lucas Moura and thus indebted for the free kick to 1: 0th He was only in there because Mikel himself abfälschte the shot from Ibrahimovic. Minutes later Mikel self balancing. It was only his sixth goal in the 355th game for Chelsea
Missing Senior of the evening. John Terry has his club left end of the season, after 18 years as a professional at Chelsea. Perhaps the last Champions League away game could not live in the place of captain of the Blues. He had been injured at the weekend. In Terry’s absence Branislav Ivanovic took over the captaincy and Terry’s place in central defense. The Serb made a good game, but could not prevent the defeat
Not missing Professional of the evening. PSG had his full-back Serge Aurier suspended before the match. Because he has admitted to being a homophobic idiot. As signal importance. And athletic no problem: substitute Marquinhos played perfectly
ex-league player of the evening. By Terry failure was in Chelsea’s defense a chain reaction, the use of Baba Rahman stood at the end of a left-back. Former Fürth and Augsburger got to do it with none other than Ángel di María. Forward it looked good, as the Ghanaians curled a perfect cross to Diego Costa. He came to his head, it seemed secure 0: 1 – but Kevin Trapp in Pariser Tor deflected the ball with a magnificent reflex save the bar. After the break the German parried again strongly against the striker. For Baba, however not everything ran smoothly: His defensive play has been repeatedly criticized by the other players. However, this Parisian club was also really difficult to defend than the opponent, which once were representations at Fürth Ronhof.
View of the evening: In three weeks there is the second leg at Stamford Bridge. A 1: 0 would be enough Chelsea. Then once the away goals between the two teams would decide more.
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