Chelsea face an uphill struggle in their fight to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals, with a three-goal deficit to overcome to reigning champions PSG.
Liam Rosenior’s side acquitted themselves well for large periods of the first leg of their last-16 tie before a late collapse saw them ship three goals in 16 minutes at the Parc des Princes.
In a week in which goalkeeping howlers were in the spotlight Filip Jorgensen, drafted in for Robert Sanchez, made a major error for PSG’s third, with two more goals in quick succession leaving the Blues with a mountain to climb at Stamford Bridge.
Since last week’s first leg Chelsea lost 1-0 to Newcastle - their first defeat to the Magpies at home in 14 years - and were engulfed in a bizarre debate over pre-match huddles, while PSG are well rested after Sunday’s Ligue 1 match against Nantes was postponed.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Chelsea vs PSG?
Chelsea host PSG in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday 17 March, with kick-off at 8pm GMT.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the UK can watch the game live on TNT Sports 2 and streaming service discovery+. You can purchase a TNT Sports subscription via discovery+ here, for only £30.99 per month.
Confirmed line-ups
Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Chalobah, Sarr, Hato, Cucurella; Santos, Caicedo, Palmer, Fernandez, Neto, Pedro
PSG XI: Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Joao Neves; Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Barcola
Team news
The big news for Chelsea is that Estevao makes the bench for the Blues, while Wesley Fofana has been dropped from the starting XI in place of Jorrel Hato. That is one of four changes that the Blues have made from the loss to Newcastle.
Elsewhere, the injured Reece James is replaced by Andrey Santos in midfield, while Malo Gusto drops out of defence and Mamadou Sarr comes in at centre-back. In attack, Pedro Neto comes in ahead of Alejandro Garnacho.
Just the one change for PSG, with last week’s game-changer Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replacing Bradley Barcola on the left wing.
