Paris Saint-Germain is facing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the second-leg of their Champions League Round of 16. In the first-leg, [the Parisians secured a dominant 5-2 victory](https://psgpost.com/psg-5-2-chelsea-paris-outclass-chelsea-in-round-of-16-first-leg-01kkf43v8bkg) at the Parc des Princes, giving them a three-goal advantage before tonight's clash.
Nonetheless, [the European Champions must avoid any type of complacency](https://psgpost.com/why-psg-must-guard-against-complacency-in-their-second-leg-against-chelsea-01kknzqcf6h9) if they are to qualify for the next round of the competition and keep their hope of a back-to-back going. For this game, only Fabian Ruiz and Quentin Ndjantou are out of the squad as they are close to return from their respective injuries.
After their dominant victory in the first-leg, Luis Enrique gave his confidence back to the same starting XI, with the exception of Désiré Doué who is replaced by Khvivha Kvaratskhelia in PSG front three. The Georgian scored a brace off the bench to give a bigger advantage to his team ahead of the second-leg of this tie.
**Paris Saint-Germain's starting XI:** Safonov_; Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Hakimi; Warren Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Joao Neves; Kvaratskhelia, Dembélé, Barcola._
**Chelsea's starting XI:** Sanchez_; Mamadou Sarr, Chalobah, Jorrel Hato, Cucurella; Andrey Santos, Caicedo, Fernandez, Palmer, Neto, Joao Pedro._
A perfect start for PSG! Khvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring for the European Champions after just six minutes, making the most of Mamadou Sarr's mistakes. The Georgian scored his third goal of the tie, making it seem impossible for Chelsea to overcome their deficit now.
Bradley Barcola made it 2-0 on the night with a superb effort from the edge of the box, leaving Sanchez powerless on the near perfect strike (14'). Barcola just scored his second goal of the campaign, making it 7-2 on aggregate.
At the half hour mark, Paris was in complete control of the game in what was a ruthless display of efficiency. The Blues seemed toothless against Luis Enrique's team, only bringing danger on Safonov through set pieces.
The rhythm of the game dropped significantly in the second half, with the result of the tie being settled. Later, substitute Senny Mayulu scored Paris' third goal of the night as Paris cruised to another comfortable European victory (61').
The hosts managed to create some chances in the last 25 minutes of the game as PSG took their foot off the gas. The European Champions will now advance to the quarterfinals and face either Galatasaray or Liverpool in the next round.
Up next, on March 21st Paris Saint-Germain will travel to the south of France to face 15th-placed OGC Nice at the Allianz Riviera on Matchday 27 of Ligue 1 McDonald's.