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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul Chronnell

Chelsea 2-2 PSG: how the players in French side’s away-goals win rated

Chelsea 2-2 PSG
Thiago Silva celebrates after scoring PSG's decisive goal against Chelsea, with John Terry left in the background. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Chelsea

Thibaut Courtois 6 Made some good saves late on and in extra-time, but could do little as one header fizzed past him and the other sailed over him and in

Branislav Ivanovic 6 His goal in Paris had given Chelsea the edge, but keeping a watchful eye on raids from Matuidi and Cavani on his flank kept him busy here

Gary Cahill 6 Mourinho gave him the nod over Zouma and while he was stretched at times, his goal to break the deadlock looked like it would be enough

John Terry 6 Like his team he struggled to last the pace against the visitors’ 10 men and his usual authority was missing on the vital PSG set pieces

César Azpilicueta 6 Has become such a reassuring presence at left-back that Ashley Cole is now forgotten, but could use some of his predecessor’s pace

Nemanja Matic 6 Fresh due to his domestic suspension, but struggled to keep up with the pace of the game and made way for Zouma in the latter stages

Cesc Fàbregas 6 Is he running out of gas in his first season back in England? Couldn’t cope with the energy of Matuidi, Verratti and Motta in the centre

Ramires 6 Is clearly a favourite of Mourinho for his industry but could not wrest control from PSG’s midfield, even against 10 men, and was booked

Oscar 5 Was possibly as culpable in the red card incident as Ibrahimovic, and after being booked was replaced by Willian at half-time

Eden Hazard 6 Bright and energetic early on – he looked to have the beating of Marquinhos, but could not exert his influence fully even with an extra man

Diego Costa 6 Not the shy, retiring type, is he? Early row with David Luiz carried on all game, should have had a penalty but he plays the game on the edge

Substitutes: Willian (for Oscar, h-t); Zouma (for Matic, 84); Drogba (for Ramires, 91) Not used Cech, Filipe Luís, Rémy, Cuadrado

PSG

Salvatore Sirigu 7 It was no great surprise when PSG eventually conceded from a set piece but the Italian held firm under pressure and some late high balls

Marquinhos 6 The youngest member of an all-Brazilian back four, and it showed at times as he struggled to keep tabs on Hazard and Costa

David Luiz 7 The Brazilian was desperate to impress on his return to Stamford Bridge and his powerful headed equaliser certainly did just that

Thiago Silva 8 The captain was distraught when he gave away a needless extra-time penalty, but atoned and then some with towering header to decide it

Maxwell 7 The experienced Brazilian kept a calm head while many of his team-mates didn’t and intelligent positioning helped PSG stay in the game

Blaise Matuidi 7 An irrepressible bundle of energy from box-to-box, he ran himself into the ground long before he was substituted late in normal time

Thiago Motta 7 Lucky to escape an early booking for a blatant bodycheck on Fàbregas and while he was booked in the end it was only after a fine battling display

Marco Verratti 7 The combative little Italian showed why he is a favourite at his club with a scrapping display, literally at times as he took the fight to Chelsea

Edinson Cavani 7 Perhaps should have given a penalty away for clumsy tackle on Costa, missed a superb chance when he hit the inside of a post but kept going

Zlatan Ibrahimovic 5 The myth has it that he never plays well against English clubs, but he didn’t get the chance here after his tackle on Oscar. Red card looked harsh

Javier Pastore 6 Preferred to Lavezzi but his role changed after the sending-off. Despite that he could have done better with a couple of half-chances to win it

Substitutes: Lavezzi (for Matuidi, 81); Rabiot (for Verratti, 82); Van der Weil (for Pastore,118) Not used Douchez, Camara, Bahebeck, Digne

Referee: B Kuipers (Neth)

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