It was a tough night for Chelsea and our fans as we exited the Champions League at the Round of 16 stage following tonight's 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
The Blues faced an uphill battle following last week's 5-2 defeat in Paris and early goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Bradley Barcola meant progression always seemed unlikely tonight.
The reigning champions then added a third goal through Senny Mayulu just after the hour mark to make it 8-2 over the two legs.
The Blues made four changes from the side that lost 1-0 to Newcastle, as injuries ruled out Reece James and Malo Gusto, with Wes Fofana and Alejandro Garnacho also dropping out of the XI. In came Mamadou Sarr, Jorrel Hato, Andrey Santos and Pedro Neto.
It was Sarr who started at right-back and the opening goal came from a long ball down his side on six minutes as Kvaratskhelia showed good strength to hold off the defender and slot the ball into the bottom corner from around ten yards out.
Chelsea responded well as we continued to look to attack. Cole Palmer had a powerful strike blocked and there was a penalty appeal when Joao Pedro went down under pressure, and Enzo Fernandez also had a header blocked.
Pedro Neto was next to try his luck as the winger's well-struck effort was deflected wide but in the 14th minute, PSG made Chelsea's uphill battle even tougher when Barcola arrowed a half-volley into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area to make it 2-0 on the night and 7-2 on aggregate.
The Blues players didn't let their heads drop and continued to search for a way back into the contest, as Joao Pedro glanced a dangerous in-swinging cross into the box wide of the post.
PSG had the ball in the back of the net for a third time just after the half-hour mark when a neat one-two ended with Kvaratskhelia sliding the ball into the bottom corner, but Marc Cucurella had played the offside trap well and the goal was ruled out.
Chelsea thought they might have grabbed a goal back when Joao Pedro outmuscled the PSG defender following Sanchez's long pass forward but his shot from a tight angle was saved by visiting goalkeeper Matvei Safonov.
The Blues then went agonisingly close twice in a matter of minutes. Cole Palmer forced a save with a low shot from just outside the area and then Trevoh Chalobah forced another good save with a header.
There was a penalty appeal for the hosts when Joao Pedro was bundled over but it could have been even worse for Chelsea at the break had it not been for a fine save from Sanchez when one-on-one with Barcola.
Joao Pedro curled a shot wide from 20 yards and then his replacement Liam Delap had an effort from close range saved shortly after his arrival.
But Chelsea's night got even worse just after the hour mark when another fine strike from PSG, this time from Mayulu, saw the ball fly into the top corner from just outside the area once more.
The Blues kept pushing. Garnacho had two efforts saved, either side of Caicedo dragging an effort wide, and Delap also had an effort from distance saved.
But we were unable to beat Safonov and our night got even worse late on as Chalobah left the field on a stretcher.
What's next
The Blues' focus now turns to Saturday's trip to Everton in the Premier League, with kick-off at 5.30pm and the game will be televised on Sky Sports in the UK.
The teams
Chelsea: Sanchez; Sarr (Acheampong HT), Chalobah, Hato, Cucurella (Tosin 71); Caicedo, Andrey Santos; Palmer (Garnacho 59), Fernandez (c) (Lavia 59), Neto; Joao Pedro (Delap 59)
Subs not used: Merrick, Sharman-Lowe, Fofana, Kavuma-McQueen, Estevao Willian, Guiu, Mheuka
Paris Saint-Germain: Safonov, Hakimi, Mendes (Hernandez 66), Pacho, Marquinhos (c), Vitinha, Neves (Mayulu HT), Zaire-Emery, Kvaratskhelia (Lee 73), Barcola (Doue 59), Dembele (Ramos 66).
Subs not used: Marin, Chevalier, Zabarnyi, Beraldo, Dro, Mbaye, Doue.
Scorers: Kvaratskhelia 6, Barcola 14, Mayulu 62
Referee: Slavko VincicAttendance: TBC