UCL: 5 stunning reasons PSG may sack Chelsea (photos)
As tension continues to brew at the Stamford Bridge for the must win game against Paris Saint Germaine (PSG), Chelsea must come all out in their match against the Ligue 1 giants if they hope to progress to the quarter final of this season’s Uefa Champions League (UCL), since the first leg ended PSG 2 – 1 Chelsea.
Although, the ‘Blues’ are beginning to do exceptionally well in the English Premier League (EPL), the vulnerable Chelsea defence succumbed to Stoke pressure five minutes from time to let Mame Biram Diouf cancel out Bertrand Traore’s goal which denied Guus Hiddink’s men maximum three points on Saturday March 5.
Here are 5 reasons Chelsea may fail to defeat PSG to crash out of the UCL
1. Terry’s injury blow: John Terry is set to miss his sixth consecutive match. Pretty impressive for a minor hamstring injury.
“It’s so frustrating missing any game but these big Champions League nights at the Bridge are unbelievable and it hurts as a player not to be involved,” Terry said.
Terry reels in pains after being injured
Although, Pedro should be back after missing two games with his “minor” hamstring injury, it is however not clear if he will be in a starting role.
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2. Misfiring Costa: Chelsea frontman Diego Costa has only scored one goal in his last 15 Champions League games, that was against Maccabi Tel Aviv last September 2015.
Diego Costa in action for Chelsea
The striker missed Chelsea’s home draw with Stoke because of a minor tendon injury.
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Although he is back with the team, Costa’s temperament will also be crucial in the game against PSG.
3. Goals advantage: Definitely, the ‘Blues’ will bank on John Mikel Obi’s spectacular away goal, as that may be the overall decided of this massive encounter.
Zlatan Ibrahimovis and Edinson Cavani
However, playing a PSG attack spearheaded by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with support from Angel Di Maria and Edinson Cavani, no doubt, more pressure would be on the EPL champions. However, Chelsea as well have all it takes. A goal for PSG in London will definitely rap-up the affair.
4. Porous Defense: Prior to this massive encounter, Guus Hiddink’s men have not been able to keep a clean-sheet.
Chelsea have conceded in their last seven games in all competitions.
Mame Diouf equalises for Stoke against Chelsea
In the UCL, the ‘Blues’ have conceded five goals this season while PSG have allowed just two goals in.
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5. Emerging confidence: As both teams will be looking forward to keeping their season going in Europe, Chelsea are in mid-table and all but out of the race for a top four place, while PSG have run away with the Ligue 1 title. This surely will be a big boost for the French champions.
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