Match Report: Chelsea crumble late in Paris in 5-2 defeat after basic mistakes cost Blues

Chelsea were crushed 5-2 by PSG in a chastening evening in Paris which had looked very promising for 74 minutes.

The Blues suffered and early setback when Bradley Barcola fired in a super strike. But Liam Rosenior’s team showed impressive fortitude to gather themselves and hit back through Malo Gusto.

Just before half time, Ousmane Dembele scored, but after the break the Blues gathered themselves again and made it 2-2 through Enzo Fernandez.

This was the point at which they should have shut up shop. But instead a horror error from Filip Jorgensen gifted Vitinha a goal, and seemed to drain Chelsea’s belief. A late collapse saw them concede twice more, turning a solid result into a disaster in the space of 15 minutes.

MOTM – Enzo Fernandez

Analysis

This was another reminder of this teams’ flaws. They showed great stuff for large periods, but a terrible goalkeeping error cost them. Then a lack of leadership and know-how in the big moments turned a respectable 3-2 defeat into a 5-2 catastrophe.

Last season’s long battle to get into this competition was undone in just a few mad moments. Liam Rosenior and many of his key players leave this game with major question marks over them.

Teams

PSG
Matvey Safonov
Achraf Hakimi
Marquinhos
Willian Pacho
Nuno Mendes
Warren Zaire Emery
Vitinha
Joao Neves
Desire Doue
Ousmane Dembele
Bradley Barcola Substitutes
Lucas Chevalier
Renato Marin
Lopes Lucas Beraldo
Illia Zabarnyi
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (s 62′)
Matias Goncalo Ramos
Kang-In Lee (s 69′)
Lucas Hernandez (s 78′)
Senny Mayulu (s 77′)
Dro Fernandez
Ibrahim Mbaye Chelsea
Filip Jorgensen
Malo Gusto
Wesley Fofana
Trevoh Chalobah
Marc Cucurella
Reece James
Moises Caicedo
Cole Palmer
Enzo Fernandez
Pedro Neto
Joao Pedro Substitutes
Robert Sanchez
Max Merrick
Tosin Adarabioyo
Benoit Badiashile
Liam Delap (s 83′)
Andrey Santos
Mamadou Sarr
Jorrel Hato
Josh Acheampong
Marc Guiu
Romeo Lavia (s 83′)
Alejandro Garnacho (s 88′)

Stats

Statistic	Team A	Team B
Ball possession	58%	42%
Expected goals (xG)	0.90	1.57
Total shots	9	9
Shots on target	8	4
Big chances	2	4
Big chances missed	0	2
Accurate passes	518 (88%)	350 (84%)
Fouls committed	14	7
Corners	2	3

Quote of the game

“Players make mistake. Filip isn’t the first to make a mistake, that’s part of football.” – Liam Rosenior on his goalkeeper.