Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st LegPSG's late surge overwhelms Chelsea in 1st leg
Paris Saint-Germain scored three goals in the final 20 minutes as the holders overwhelmed Chelsea 5-2 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 3': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 5': Attempt saved. João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner by Filip Jörgensen (Chelsea).
- 6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by João Neves.
- 6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vitinha.
- 8': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 10': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Chelsea 0. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by João Neves with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 14': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 15': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Filip Jörgensen (Chelsea). Assisted by Désiré Doué.
- 17': Foul by Willian Pacho (Paris Saint Germain).
- 17': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 18': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 20': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 23': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint Germain). Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.
- 24': Handball by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
- 25': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Filip Jörgensen (Chelsea). Assisted by Vitinha.
- 25': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Filip Jörgensen.
- 26': Foul by Willian Pacho (Paris Saint Germain).
- 26': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Chelsea 1. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 30': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 39': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint Germain). Assisted by Reece James.
- 40': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Chelsea 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Désiré Doué with a through ball following a fast break.
- 42': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 42': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 43': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 43': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
- 44': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Chelsea 1.
- 49': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by João Neves.
- 53': João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 53': Willian Pacho (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Handball by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
- 57': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Chelsea 2. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Neto following a fast break.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces Désiré Doué.
- 63': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 63': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 71': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
- 71': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 74': Attempt blocked. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 74': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Chelsea 2. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 76': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Senny Mayulu replaces Bradley Barcola.
- 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lucas Hernández replaces Warren Zaïre-Emery.
- 79': Offside, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 81': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Cole Palmer.
- 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
- 84': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Reece James.
- 86': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Chelsea 2. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willian Pacho.
- 88': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain).
- 88': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Offside, Chelsea. Liam Delap is caught offside.
- 88': Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Malo Gusto.
- 90': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 90'+3': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 5, Chelsea 2. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, Chelsea 2.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, Chelsea 2.
Statistics
CHE |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 41.8 | Possession | 58.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 350 | Accurate Passes | 518 |
| 419 | Passes | 587 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 6 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 20 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 8 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,566
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 39 | Matvei Safonov (GK) |
| 51 | Willian Pacho |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 87 | João Neves |
| 33 | Warren Zaïre-Emery |
| 10 | Ousmane Dembélé |
| 29 | Bradley Barcola |
| 14 | Désiré Doué |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Filip Jørgensen (GK) |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
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