Paris Saint Germain vs. Chelsea - KO 7.45pm TV3/BT Sports 1

GreNoLi

Champions League Round of 16, Game 1
Today, 19:45
Parc des Princes, Paris

Predicted Lineups:

GavRedKing

3-1 PSG, although I genuinely fear, with JT out, that it could be worse.

If we can keep the tie alive going back to the Bridge we've an outside chance but PSG are massive favourites here. Theyve only lost to Real Madrid, AFAIK, and in those games they were much the better side.

No Matic, Zouma or JT, cant see a positive result for Chelsea at all and for once I'm glad I'm in work and wont be able to see what could be a painful night.

Flint Fredstone

GavRedKing wrote: »

3-1 PSG, although I genuinely fear, with JT out, that it could be worse.

If we can keep the tie alive going back to the Bridge we've an outside chance but PSG are massive favourites here. Theyve only lost to Real Madrid, AFAIK, and in those games they were much the better side.

No Matic, Zouma or JT, cant see a positive result for Chelsea at all and for once I'm glad I'm in work and wont be able to see what could be a painful night.

I don't think it will be a hiding but do expect PSG to win.

hullaballoo

The army of racist thugs return to Paris yet again for a knock-out round of the UCL.


In previous years, Chelsea were either outright or marginal favourites in this fixture but their abysmal season together with a marked improvement in form from PSG mean this tie could be well and truly over tonight.

PSG’s home form: WWWWWWDWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWD

Chelsea's home form: :mad:

Prediction: PSG 3-1 Chelsea.

GavRedKing

Flint Fredstone wrote: »

I don't think it will be a hiding but do expect PSG to win.

A 2-1 wouldnt be too bad in the grand scheme of things, an away goal will give us some hope anyway and the way Costa is playing at the moment we do have a goal in us again but its the other end that really scares me. Ivanovics last act for us at CB was way back in 2014 when we got a clean sheet at Anfield.

Cahill and Ivanovic, off the top of my head havent started a game together at CB and theyve Rahman on the left flanking them too, I think it will be too big of a test for the defence to keep out PSG tonight.

If Guus can avoid defeat and get a score draw or better, I'd be delighted.

GavRedKing

Threads merged Hulla

Panthro

Prepare yourselves folks. There's a boring score draw a coming...

GavRedKing

hullaballoo wrote: »

The army of racist thugs return to Paris yet again for a knock-out round of the UCL.


In previous years, Chelsea were either outright or marginal favourites in this fixture but their abysmal season together with a marked improvement in form from PSG mean this tie could be well and truly over tonight.

PSG’s home form: WWWWWWDWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWD

Chelsea's home form: :mad:

Prediction: PSG 3-1 Chelsea.

They dont lose too many times at home in Europe, is it us in 2004 and Barca last year, the only teams to beat them?

Something like that...I think.

Lukker-

Veratti is injured afaik

Canadel

hullaballoo wrote: »

The army of racist thugs return to Paris yet again for a knock-out round of the UCL.

Any excuse to post this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILGrNzloMSU

kfallon

No Cavani OP? Is he suspended?

Lukker-

kfallon wrote: »

No Cavani OP? Is he suspended?

Just out of favour, they started him at the weekend vs Lille and he didn't take his chances.

At the moment Lucas and Di-Maria are preferred to him on the wing and bring a bit more balance but it wouldn't surprise me massively if he started instead of Lucas.

GavRedKing

Confirmed teams :

Chelsea team is


Courtois

Azp Cahill Ivan Rahman

Mikel Cesc

Pedro Willian Hazard

Costa


PSG team is

Trapp

Marquinhos Silva Luiz Maxwell

Verrati Motta Matudi

Di Maria Ibra Moura

hullaballoo

We're gonna get walloped.

Pudsy33

PSG's midfield of Verrati, Motta, and Matuidi is very strong. Mike and Cesc will have their work cut out. Still wouldn't surprise me to see Gus engineer a draw here.

Andersonisgod

That PSG bench is very strong too, Zouma is a miss here and Ivanovic has typically been very suspect at centre back. Chelsea's hope here is that maybe the players will be fired up to play in this competition and Costa's renewed form are the only shreds of hope but this is a strong PSG side who play a good brand of football and they should win this tie. I hope not but it's hope not expectation.

Hank Scorpio

See PSG winning this 3-0 , on paper with all the injuries that Chelsea team will need a minor miracle to get a result to bring back to Stamford bridge

breffni bogballer

Is the chelsea bus driver as good as the portugese one they use to have.hopefully 4-0 to PSG::P:P:P

GavRedKing

Hank Scorpio wrote: »

See PSG winning this 3-0 , on paper with all the injuries that Chelsea team will need a minor miracle to get a result to bring back to Stamford bridge

I'd take a 2-1 loss, gives us something to fight for at the Bridge, a 3-1 loss, while not impossible to overturn, thinking of 2012 vs Naploi and 2014 vs PSG, is not ideal and something that is very difficult to do.

If we lose by 2 goals or more without scoring, we're f**ked.

GreNoLi

2-2, Hazard to score and get motm, ligue 1 is a poor league compared to those of England, Spain etc..

Andersonisgod

GreNoLi wrote: »

2-2, Hazard to score and get motm, ligue 1 is a poor league compared to those of England, Spain etc..

The overall quality of the league is not up to par with those in England or Spain but the top teams in England are weak and PSG would rightly be regarded as favourites against any of them.

gosplan

GreNoLi wrote: »

2-2, Hazard to score and get motm, ligue 1 is a poor league compared to those of England, Spain etc..

If so that would bring Hazard's current form to 'average'.

the whole year inn

GreNoLi wrote: »

2-2, Hazard to score and get motm, ligue 1 is a poor league compared to those of England, Spain etc..

PSG are far from poor and there home record is fantastic.
2-0 PSG

Canadel

What's the story with Pastore for PSG? Di Maria keeping him out of the team?

GavRedKing

Canadel wrote: »

What's the story with Pastore for PSG? Di Maria keeping him out of the team?

Hes a good player but I'd prefer Cavanie, Moura or Di Maria so hes probably 4th choice to occupy one of the 2 support roles considering the dont really have a dedicated #10.

GavRedKing

I hope Hazard is used as a #10 for us tonight, Willian and Pedro are much more willing and capable of putting in defensive shifts on the flanks to the help the FBs, IMO.

GreNoLi

the whole year inn wrote: »

PSG are far from poor and there home record is fantastic.
2-0 PSG

Just referring to the overall quality of the teams psg face on a weekly basis, their a top team but are not really used to facing decent competition week in week out.

Lawro co commentator, ugh.

Barr

PSG have a great record at home, a draw would be a great result for Chelsea.

Andersonisgod

So this isn't going well....

Harry Palmr

PSG really should apply to join the Bundesliga (or the Prem - just drop the 4th bottom team one year! :pac:)

GreNoLi

Ibra's dominant.

Manutd_4life

Paris playing some sexy football

Crackle

Almost embarrassingly comfortable for psg so far. Long way to go though.

Harry Palmr

Lucas Moura nearly doing himself a mischief I think.

the whole year inn

PSG crushing it.

GreNoLi

Great play chelsea, some save.

Canadel

Watching Chelsea there you would think they are premier league champions.

Should be 1-0. Wonder save. Keeper looked stunned he kept it out.

That_Guy

Ridiculous save.

Harry Palmr

PSG overplaying in unwise places.

Mars Bar

That was such a brilliant save

That_Guy

Commentator on my particular broadcast just referred to Chelsea as "plucky".

You'd swear they had terrible players. :pac:

dmrules

Canadel wrote: »

Watching Chelsea there you would think they are premier league champions.

Should be 1-0. Wonder save. Keeper looked stunned he kept it out.

They are current premier league champions...

CSF

Chelsea the better team here. Not something I'd have expected to be typing.

GreNoLi

Some amount of Brazilians on the pitch.

That_Guy

Uptown Funk as goal music.... Come on now.

the whole year inn

Ibrah with a bit of luck.

GreNoLi

Weak Mikel.

Crackle

Poor all round from mikel. ****ing turned away from it too.

duploelabs

Fecking mikel turning away in the wall

theteal

Mikel wimped out there big time

Oranage2

Wall was poor there