PSG Knocks out Chelsea of Champions League

By AKRAM KHOJA

It took a header goal from Paris Saint Germaine’s defender, Thiago Silva, to knock Chelsea out of the Champions League on March 12 on Chelsea ground, Stamford Bridge, through a draw score of 2, six minutes before the end of the second extra time.

According to hereisthecity.com, the defeat sparked anger through Chelsea’s fans on social media calling their performance “poor” and “terrible”.

A heated game between the two teams started with Chelsea having difficulty scoring a goal due to the expertise of PSG defense and goal keeping. Luck was on Chelsea’s side, however when Eden Hazard broke the ceiling by scoring a penalty for the team in the first extra time.  

Chelsea’s manger, Jose Mourinho, told The Telegraph that he was disappointed in the team’s performance. “Our performance was not good enough, they were stronger than us. They coped better than us with the pressure of the game.”

The game got intense when a fight started between the player Zlatan Ibrahimović and Chelsea’s players after he treated Chelsea’s Oscar dos Santos, goal keeper, badly and Ibrahimović was given the red card and dismissed from the rest of the game.

However, that did not stop PSG from scoring another goal and taking the victory. 

Mark Fletcher, PSG manger, spoke to The Telegraph about his team’s victory, “I would like to toast PSG on their determination and moreover the plastic cockneys who gave me so much stick over City losing against Barca at home and losing to Liverpool. The word I think is called karma.”

Chelsea fans are hoping that the team will perform stronger and have a better strategy in place for their upcoming game for the English Premier League.