- Chelsea's Champions League aspirations suffered a significant blow after a late collapse, triggered by a costly error from Filip Jorgensen, saw them succumb to a 5-2 defeat against Paris St Germain in the first leg of their last-16 tie.
- The visitors had twice recovered from a goal down, with Malo Gusto and Enzo Fernandez equalising after strikes from Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele.
- Their resilience crumbled in the 74th minute when Jorgensen's misplaced pass was cut out by Barcola, who set up Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to square for Vitinha to chip the stranded goalkeeper.
- Jorgensen's awful misjudgement proved a psychological blow from which Chelsea struggled to recover.
- Kvaratskhelia capitalised, curling in a brilliant fourth soon after, then tapping in a fifth in stoppage time as the holders twisted the knife.
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The costly error that turned PSG-Chelsea clash on its head
Chelsea
Filip Jorgensen
Bradley Barcola
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Enzo Fernandez
Malo Gusto
Ousmane Dembele
Paris St Germain
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