uefa.com

Chelsea vs Paris preview

The UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie between Chelsea and Paris will be decided at Stamford Bridge.

Where to watch on TV

Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here.

What you need to know

Chelsea were left scratching their heads after matching Paris for the majority of the first leg, but a late three-goal blitz from the French champions, with two of the goals coming from substitute Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, leave the holders in a commanding position. Add that to the fact they eliminated three English clubs in the knockout phase last season on their way to lifting the trophy, and Luis Enrique's side will be confident of progressing.

The hosts have been in formidable form in Europe at Stamford Bridge though. The Blues have won ten of their last 11 home matches in UEFA competition, including all four this season, and have saved their best performances for the visits of the biggest names in the Champions League, beating Ajax 5-1 and Barcelona 3-0 in the league phase. A three-goal margin of victory is not beyond Liam Rosenior's charges if their get their tails up.

Champions League highlights: Paris 5-2 Chelsea

Possible line-ups

Chelsea: Sánchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Lavia, Caicedo; Palmer, Fernández, Pedro Neto; João Pedro

Paris: Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, João Neves; Kvaratskhelia, Dembélé, Barcola

Match facts

Form guide

Chelsea

Form: LLWWL (most recent first)

Latest: Chelsea 0-1 Newcastle, 14/03, English Premier League

Paris

Form: WLWDW

Latest: Paris 5-2 Chelsea, 11/03, UEFA Champions League

Views from the camps

Liam Rosenior, Chelsea coach: "If you look at the game in isolation and the scoreline, we were punished by very good players for our own mistakes. We have been undone in games by those moments [in the past]. We can't make mistakes tomorrow. We have to remember Paris are European champions for a reason but we know we can compete."

João Pedro, Chelsea forward: "I think this week was difficult for us. We know our strengths, we still believe because of what we showed in the Club World Cup when we won 3-0 [against Paris]. The group believe, the manager believes, the fans should believe as well."

Luis Enrique, Paris coach: "It's clear that we've only played the first game and there's still the second one to go. The second game is always different, because one team is set to go out of the competition and wants to change that. However, we are ready and used to playing these types of games. We want to perform in the best possible way."

Ousmane Dembélé, Paris forward: "Our mentality is always to win matches. We can't be in our own half and just hold on to a lead. We're going to attack and try to win. We know it will be difficult at times and we will have to suffer. But it's like last year when we won the Champions League, we had some difficult moments."

Reporter's view

Joseph Terry, match reporter

Chelsea will be ruing the final half an hour at the Parc des Princes last week, as they shipped three goals and turned a respectable draw away from home into the hardest of mountains to climb against the reigning European champions. The Blues do have form when it comes to second-leg comebacks in this competition (most recently against Dortmund in the last 16 three years ago), while no Parisian will ever forget the 2016/17 remontada they suffered at the hands of Barcelona. Given the trajectories of both teams, another comeback tomorrow would be a stunning result.

Read full news in source page