PSG showed Chelsea who the REAL World Champions are, as they came to Stamford Bridge and knocked the Blues out of the Champions League.
Luis Enrique’s side rocked up to West London with the gold ‘Intercontinental Cup Winners’ badge on their chests, while Rosenior’s men sported their World Champions badge.
Inside seven minutes though, this game was settled.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia shrugged off Mamadou Sarr to make it 6-2 on aggregate, before Bradley Barcola’s screamer doubled the visitor’s lead.
Senny Mayulu added a third in the second half, which was also dispatched into the top corner.
Rosenior rang in the subs, but to no avail for the Blues, who will need to seriously improve if they want to play in this competition next season.
This is how SunSport Chelsea Reporter Lloyd Canfield rated the players…
ROBERT SANCHEZ – 3
Truth be told, there wasn’t a lot he could do to stop Barcola’s screamer, but he maybe should’ve done better for PSG’s opener.
Made a good save to deny Barcola a second goal in a 1v1 situation, and had Chelsea had Jorgensen in goal, things could have been even worse.
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MAMADOU SARR – 2
Playing out of position at right-back in his first ever Champions League match was always going to be tough against Georgian prince Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
It was tough.
He was turned and shrugged off by the PSG winger in the opening seven minutes, who put the tie out of Chelsea’s reach with a fine finish.
Struggled to really get into the game at all after that, before being hooked at half-time for Josh Acheampong.
His night went from bad to worse, with even his status as an AFCON champion being overturned…
TREVOH CHALOBAH – 4
Stopping this PSG attack is virtually impossible when they’re on form.
Chalobah was a little slow to get out to Barcola, as he stroked the ball perfectly into the top left corner.
Didn’t make a single tackle in the game, but battled physically better than his teammates and his passing was good as he tried to progress the ball forward for his side.
Was sadly stretchered off with seven minutes to go, as the few fans left in the stadium chanted his name and clapped him off.
JORREL HATO – 4
Out of Chelsea’s defensive line, he was probably the best of a bad bunch.
His passing was to a good level, but the fact he looked the best of the lot was probably more down to a lack of action on his side of the pitch.
MARC CUCURELLA – 3
Was playing very high up the pitch with Chelsea needing to attack the game from the off, but was caught out by the rapid Hakimi on the overlap down the PSG right.
Truthfully, he was another that looked off the pace against a frighteningly good PSG front line, and he couldn’t make much happen going forward either.
MOISES CAICEDO – 3
Couldn’t get near Warren Zaire-Emery for the PSG second goal, and struggled in the pivot against the Parisians’ magic trio in the middle of the park.
Took on the role of captain when Enzo Fernandez was substituted, and tried to make things happen in a slightly more advanced role, but didn’t do that either.
ANDREY SANTOS – 3
He and Warren Zaire-Emery were two of the best young talents in France last season, but tonight only one of them looked to have built on that.
His passing was off the pace, and he was overrun in midfield.
COLE PALMER – 4
Tried his best to make things happen, as he did so well in the Club World Cup final, but again, it wasn’t his night.
Had a decent chance in the first half that was deflected and then well saved by Safanov, but aside from that, he really found it difficult to break PSG down.
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ENZO FERNANDEZ – 3
Chelsea’s captain on the night in the absence of Reece James, the Argentine was another player outshone by the excellence of PSG’s midfield three.
To be honest, PSG were so dominant that he was hardly noticeable.
This was the kind of game that you need your £100m+ players to step up, and for Chelsea, they didn’t.
PEDRO NETO – 2
Didn’t offer much at all.
Looked frightened at times of taking on Nuno Mendes, who had the better of his international teammate all game long, completing 3 of his 8 dribbles, with a 38% success rate.
Had more touches in the PSG box than any other Chelsea player, but not a single shot on target in another dismal showing.
JOAO PEDRO – 3
Worked hard up front for the Blues, but didn’t get much reward for his efforts.
A few half-chances forced Safanov into saves, but that was about it – ultimately, they will go down as big chances missed.
SUBS:
JOSH ACHEAMPONG (MAMADOU SARR, HT) – 5
Looked a bit more comfortable at right back than Sarr whom he replaced, and in fairness didn’t do much wrong in his position.
ROMEO LAVIA (ENZO FERNANDEZ, 60) – 5
Didn’t really add anything to the Chelsea midfield, but the game was so far gone by the time he came on it is hard to really blame him.
Chelsea seemed to have a little more control after his introduction, but with the state of the game that is to be expected.
LIAM DELAP (JOAO PEDRO, 60) – 6
In fairness to Delap, he actually tested the keeper a couple of times after coming on.
Had three shots on target, which was the joint highest of any Chelsea player, alongside Garnacho, and battled physically against the PSG defence, although to no eventual avail.
ALEJANDRO GARNACHO (COLE PALMER, 60) – 5
Came on and looked at least to make things happen for the Blues, though his substitution was BOOED as he replaced Cole Palmer.
To his credit, he probably did about as much as Palmer did.
TOSIN ADARABIOYO (MARC CUCURELLA, 71) – 5
Didn’t really have any effect on the game.
