Chelsea take on a familiar foe in Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Wednesday.
The Blues played PSG in the Club World Cup final last summer and won 3-0, proving that they can beat Luis Enrique’s side.
However, that was not the first time that Chelsea and PSG went up against each other.
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Chelsea and PSG level on wins, draws and losses
As per Transfermarkt, Chelsea and PSG have met on nine previous occasions ahead of next week’s meeting.
Chelsea won the last one, which was the Club World Cup final, but PSG won the two previous encounters before that.
In total, they have beaten Chelsea three times, while the Conference League holders have also defeated their upcoming opponents on three occasions. The other three games, of course, ended in draws.
It means that there is an opportunity for either team to go above the other in their head-to-head record.
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Chelsea vs PSG record
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With the form that Joao Pedro is in, there will be belief in the Chelsea camp that they can progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The striker scored once again on Saturday in the Blues’ 4-2 FA Cup win against Wrexham. After the match, Alan Shearer praised two of Pedro’s attributes.
It was Pedro’s 18th goal of the season, while the Brazilian has netted against PSG in the past, so he is someone they will definitely have to be mindful of.
First leg prediction
PSG are obviously really strong at home and have been resting, whereas Chelsea played a 120 minute cup tie against a physical Championship side in Wrexham.
Liam Rosenior made changes but still had to bring on the likes of Joao Pedro and Marc Cucurella, something that he would not have wanted to do.
Ultimately, PSG have such an advantage at the Parc des Princes and, unfortunately, seem very likely to pull off a 2-1 victory or a scoreline that is similar. But in the second leg at Stamford Bridge, anything can happen.
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