Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It's the UCL yet again and the other remaining English representative travel to France to play emerging European heavyweights, PARIS ST GERMAIN. Chelsea hope to follow in the footsteps of Manchester United who fought hard to secure a respectable 1-1 draw v the World's greatest team, Bayern Munich. Jose Mourinho has never lost a quarter-final tie in the Champions League. He doesn't intend to start now.
Les Parisien are flying high in the French League. With Le Championaat all but won, they have set their sights on going farther than last season's last eight appearance in the Champions League. Laurent Blanc is no slouch. Although his resume is nothing compared to Jose's. The Les Blues Legend has brought his own style and dimension into the team and it is reaping the right fruits. Swedish magician, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's 10 goals in the Champions League is 2nd only to CR7's 13 and that speaks volumes of what the giant attacking god has achieved individually this term. With 40 club goals to his name, this represents his best scoring season since he burst onto the scene. If anything is to happen tonight, Ibra has a big role to play.
For Chelsea, their season is winding down ever so fast and these games are coming in thick and quick. All the games from now till May are important and they cannot afford any slip-ups. Jose Mourinho is a man for the big occasion and he rarely fails to deliver. If it comes down to tactical nous, it is a foregone conclusion.
PROBABLE LINEUPS-
PSG:
Sirigu, VDW, Alex, T.Silva, Maxwell, Verratti, Matuidi, Motta, Lavezzi, Ibra, Cavani
CHELSEA
Cech, Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Ramires, Lampard, Oscar, Hazard, Torres, Willian
Paris St Germain will field their strongest line up tonight with the hope that they will at least carry an advantage to Stamford Bridge. The Ibra-EL MATADOR partnership will hope to cause a lot of problems for the Blues rearguard. It is the midfield trio of Verratti-Matuidi-Motta that have the most work to do. Considered one of the best trios in World football, they can do their credentials a whole lot of good if they dominate the centre tonight. They also have the best defender in the World so no problems there.
Chelsea will be without both Matic and Salah who are cup tied. Samuel Eto'o is also injured and will be replaced by Fernando Torres in the starting line up. The experience of Frank Lampard will be very vital and Terry-Cahill must be at their very best to keep Cavani-Ibra at bay throughout the game. It is left to be seen if the Chelsea players and management team are there to just take pictures with the Eiffel Tower or destroy their foes at the Parc de Princes.
Ohireime P Eboreime
@ohiskaka1990
