
Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain’s last dance came in the blazing heat of New Jersey at last summer’s Club World Cup final, where Luis Enrique struck Joao Pedro in the face in a red-misted mass brawl between the teams at full-time, the Blues 3-0 winners and crowned world champions.
Reminded of this “needle” by a reporter on Tuesday evening, and the possibility of flared tempers renewing themselves, Liam Rosenior butted in and offered a correction. “Passion,” he insisted.