It’s a massive game and arguably, Liam Rosenior’s biggest so far. But Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole could not agree when predicting which team would win the tie – Chelsea or PSG.
The two sides could not come into the match in more contrasting fortunes. There is momentum at Stamford Bridge, Rosenior has guided his side to two key wins in the last two, and Joao Pedro is on fire.
PSG, however, come into the game with a lightweight midfield. Luis Enrique watched his side lose to Monaco at home last Friday – a Monaco side that included Denis Zakaria. PSG are in a difficult period.
Who are you starting on the left vs PSG?
They are far below the side that won last season’s Champions League and reached the Club World Cup final. Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole have predicted which side goes through, but they have disagreed.
Joe Cole backs Chelsea win, but Steven Gerrard thinks PSG prevail
Clinton Morrison backed a Chelsea win, and Frank Leboeuf thinks Chelsea will be dominant in the middle of the park, an area where PSG are currently struggling. Fabian Ruiz is injured and Joao Neves is a doubt.
FBL-FRA-LIGUE1-PSG-STRASBOURG
Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images
Predicting the results of the last 16 Champions League ties on TNT Sports’ TikTok, Gerrard and Cole were in disagreement over who goes through. Gerrard predicts PSG will get the job done, Cole fancies Chelsea.
However, Cole was the only one of the pundits to predict a Chelsea win. Gerrard, Joe Hart, Shay Given and Peter Crouch all think the French champions will have too much for Chelsea over the two-legged clash.
Liam Rosenior, Joao Pedro and PSG’s leaky defence
In PSG’s last 14 matches in all competitions, Enrique’s side have managed just five clean sheets. The loss of Gianluigi Donnarumma has resulted in a goalkeeping issue, with Lucas Chevalier already replaced.
Chelsea fans pick Jorgensen to start in goal v PSG – do you agree?
The results of our poll: Sanchez or Jorgensen?
They play with a high line, and that is likely to suit Chelsea’s in-form Pedro, who has produced the most runs behind a defence in Premier League football. Pedro has done it more than Erling Haaland has.
Then there is the manager himself, Rosenior. In three career matches as a manager against PSG, the former Hull boss has only lost once. Winning one and drawing one, Rosenior had PSG’s number.
Join Our Newsletter
Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox