Chelsea (1) v PSG (1) ko 7.45

GavRedKing

Chelsea have the slight edge going into tonights 2nd leg Round of 16 game with PSG.

At the QF stage last year Chelsea overturned a 2 goal deficit to go through, PSG will be hoping they win tonight and get some revenge foe that night.

Team news :

Chelsea
Chelsea’s only injury that is a certainty to miss the Wednesday evening match is John Obi Mike. The Nigerian midfielder could be at least 4 weeks away from any potential return. That will be more of a loss than expected as you could see Mourinho wanted Mikel to come on in typical fashion to play the game out with half an hour or so to go. Big news for Chelsea fans was that Nemanja Matic will be fit to face PSG on Wednesday.

PSG
In terms of injuries for PSG, Lauren Blanc hopes to have midfielder Yohan Cabaye back in the side after recovering from a thigh injury. However, Blanc will continue to be without Brazilian winger Lucas Moura and right-back Serge Aurier both of who were also injured for the first leg a few weeks ago.

Some stats:

Should PSG be triumphant it would be their 3rd consecutive appearance in the Champions League Quarter-Finals.

Chelsea will reach their 4th Quarter-Final in 5 years should they progress

Likely Chelsea team is

Courtois
Ivan Cahill JT Azp
Matic Ramires#
Willian Cesc Hazard
Costa

PSG

Sirigu
VDW Marquinhos Silva Maxwell
Veratti Luiz Matuidi
Lavedzzi Ibra Cavani

Can see Chelsea winning 2-1 probably AET.

hots

Wouldn't surprise me to Oscar/Cuadrado instead of Ramires. Don't think Zouma get's the nod tonight though. Can't wait!

Agent Coulson

Heard on the radio this morning that the PSG players are on €250k bouns a man to win the match.

dersawazzie

Zouma looks a great player, nice and calm for such a youngster but I wouldn't chance him tonight. I would love Oscar to play he has a goal threat about him that Rambo doesn't but on the other hand his energy willingness to run and get beyond players as well as track back give Rambo a big nod, just a shame about his overall finishing.

Looking at the team line outs you have put up makes me feel a little more confident.

the_monkey

Chelsea should win this one fairly easily

GavRedKing

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Heard on the radio this morning that the PSG players are on €250k bouns a man to win the match.

Its a progression bonus, if they get through the QF they get 500K, through the SF 750K and win it 1million.

Good incentive but I dont think many will be thinking of the money. *


* que mercenary jokes

Lukker-

GavRedKing wrote: »

Its a progression bonus, if they get through the QF they get 500K, through the SF 750K and win it 1million.

Good incentive but I dont think many will be thinking of the money. *


* que mercenary jokes

Crazy incentives.

They'd essentially spend the majority of the €50m they get for winning the tournament on bonuses.

I wonder are bonuses covered in FFP. Because winning the CL gives a team serious spending power but it looks like they'd have it spent before the transfer window even opens.

GavRedKing

Lukker- wrote: »

Crazy incentives.

They'd essentially spend the majority of the €50m they get for winning the tournament on bonuses.

I wonder are bonuses covered in FFP. Because winning the CL gives a team serious spending power but it looks like they'd have it spent before the transfer window even opens.

I think they have picked up money for getting to the last 16, going on the increase in bonuses theyve probably picked uo 125k for getting here, which isnt too bad as a few of them would be on that money anyway.

tastyt

Ibra is gonna do the business tonight. 2-1 psg

greendom

tastyt wrote: »

Ibra is gonna do the business tonight. 2-1 psg

he hasn't scored or even got an assist when he's played against any of Mourinho's teams.

tastyt

greendom wrote: »

he hasn't scored or even got an assist when he's played against any of Mourinho's teams.

Oh, you've just gone and done it now ",

greendom

tastyt wrote: »

Oh, you've just gone and done it now ",

hopefully

Nunu

Are those bonuses accumulative? €2.5M for winning it if so!

Panthro

Chelsea win...

Eeeeeeeesay!:D

GavRedKing

Nunu wrote: »

Are those bonuses accumulative? €2.5M for winning it if so!

Ya, per round, although they wont be getting none from tonight.

ShoulderChip

GavRedKing wrote: »

Ya, per round, although they wont be getting none from tonight.

On tube on my way now to meet my dad, he is **** with phones and has no data, if he finds his way to the pret a manager I showed him on street view last night and I find him then we will definitely win, that and the fact I have a seven out of seven win record for seeing Chelsea live. Come on the blues.

Chelsea not qualifying with draw and phantom penalty

GavRedKing

Chelsea team for PSG: Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Fabregas, Matic, Ramires, Willian, Hazard, Diego Costa.

GavRedKing

Sorry that was iefas team and its wrong.

Team is

Team to play PSG: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Matic; Ramires, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa. #CHEPSG

peteeeed

Courtois, Cahill , JT and matic all starting according to chelsea tv

GavRedKing

peteeeed wrote: »

Courtois, Cahill , JT and matic all starting according to chelsea tv

This is the team according to Chelseas twitter

Team to play PSG: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Matic; Ramires, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa. #CHEPSG

peteeeed

Chelsea subs for PSG: Cech, Zouma, Filipe Luis, Willian, Cuadrado, Remy, Drogba.

peteeeed

GavRedKing wrote: »

This is the team according to Chelseas twitter

Chelsea tv have fab in midfield , ramieres right wing

GavRedKing

Two things I dont like,

Cahill vs Ibra
Ramires on the right

Crann na Beatha

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Morzadec

Will be interesting to see how Mourinho approaches this.

A clean sheet sees them through and we know there is no better defensive master than Mourinho and Chelsea have a defence well-suited to parking the bus as has been exemplified.

On the other hand they are at home and will feel they have the beating of PSG.

PSG will need to survive the early stages where Chelsea will likely come at them and then find some way of breaking down the wall late on. It will be tough, because when it comes to hanging onto a lead there's possibly no better team out there at just shutting up shop, but PSG do have quality players to come with a goal from nothing.

The early stages will probably define what type of game this will be, but I predict a low scorer and maybe a 1-0 Chelsea win.

Looking forward to it anyway, these CL games balanced on just a goal are always fascinating to watch

dersawazzie

Waiting time is nearly over, cmon you mighty blues.

KTBFFH

GavRedKing

Raises plastic flag......cmon

Barr

Chelsea win 3-1

GavRedKing

Barr wrote: »

Chelsea win 3-1

Im not that confident but I think we'll do it in the end.

garra

Attack is best form of defence for Chelsea, they cant expect to keep Ibra out for the full 90 mins. The big head on Luiz, if he scores tonight, well, :cool:

Knex*

garra wrote: »

Attack is best form of defence for Chelsea, they cant expect to keep Ibra out for the full 90 mins. The big head on Luiz, if he scores tonight, well, :cool:

They did last week :P

garra

CFC 1:2 PSG, 90 MINS

garra

Knex. wrote: »

They did last week :P

Dare to Zlatan?

GavRedKing

Huge let off

Barr

Fook Cavani was through there

GavRedKing

Criminal amount of space in the box

Schwiiing

1-0 Chelsea win after surviving a late siege I bet.

Ardent

Second minute of the game and the first f**k up by Hamilton. Offside...oh wait it's a corner.

GavRedKing

Costa got Costa'd

LuckyGent88

Psg started really well. Game nice and open so hopefully plenty of goals for us neutrals.

GavRedKing

Hazard is like a ghost

Barr

Barr wrote: »

Chelsea win 3-1

JT , Cahill and Ivan to score :pac:

GavRedKing

Such a sloppy start from us

Barr

Rambo looks like he is playing on the right wing.

Mantis Toboggan

PSG are really comfortable in possession.

spock.

I think we'll scrape through on away goals. 0-0.

Utopia Parkway

I like the way George says Azarrr.

Barr

Luiz and Costa .. will be interesting to see how that develops

Rayne Wooney

Good game so far

Veratti is some player for his age

LuckyGent88

Could have been given as a penalty. Would have been soft but seen them given