PSG reached for the quarter-finals of the Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea play at 2: 1 in the first 1/8 Champions League clash. The match in Paris started at 20, 45 CET, the match referee Carlos Velasco Carbide from Spain.

Already in the 4th minute came the first threat to one of the two doors. Marco Verratti try to surprise Thibaut Courtois with a long shot, but the Belgian sentinel guests listened and managed to tip. A little later Lucas Moura also shot, but the shot went just wide.
In the first ten minutes of the game the players of manager Guus Hiddink hardly managed to cross the center line on the field because of the great press exerted by the hosts.
The next opportunity to strike is revealed to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who himself won a free kick near the penalty area Chelsea. Swede from shooting but over the crossbar. A little later striker hosts spend silly card for foul against John Obi Mikel in midfield.
23 minutes the players of Chelsea missed a unique opportunity to take the lead with their first serious attack on the door of the home. After the ball from left, David Luiz missed Diego Costa, who shoots with a header but Kevin Trapp managed to save a phenomenal way. Goalkeeper Parisians intervene acrobatic one-handed, by then the ball hit the crossbar and out for a corner.
The logical yet happened in the 39th minute. John Obi Mikel done inconsiderate free kick 21 meters from his own door, which won him a yellow card. He stood behind the ball Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who, although with luck, managed to find. The Swede hit the ball hard, the ball ricocheted off the wall and thus looked Thibaut Courtois, and went into the net.
Sinner for "blue" John Obi Mikel, however, make up for his mistake at the end of the first half. After a corner kick in the last minute of the first part, midfielder guests was dropped in the box himself leather ball and hit the ball hard from a few meters, leaving Trapp no ​​chance. This is not only the first goal for Mikel in the last 14 months.
PSG conceded first home goal in the Champions League this season.
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Second half started better for the visitors, England. Four minutes after the resumption of the game, Chelsea missed an excellent chance to make a complete reversal of the result and in turn lead. After a magnificent counterattack Willie brought Diego Costa eye to eye with Kevin Trapp, but the keeper again prevailed and managed to tip the foot.
The answer to the hosts came after 52 minutes when Angel Di Maria shot almost 25 meters and Courtois with last efforts wineries and prevent a certain goal. In the 68th minute Thibaut Courtois again had to save their then new technique shot of Argentine free kick.
Belgian guard But there was nothing to do in the 78th minute when the appeared as a substitute Edinson Cavani shot. The Uruguayan was set up with a brilliant pass from Di Maria on the right and without delay to shoot diagonally, sends the ball between the legs of Courtois.