Chelsea v Paris St-Germain player ratings
Chelsea suffered a humbling exit from the Champions League, losing 3-0 to Paris St-Germain at Stamford Bridge in the last-16 second leg and 8-2 on aggregate. Here’s how we rated each Blues player.
Robert Sanchez: 6
Could do little about either of the early PSG goals, which put the tie well beyond Chelsea. Rooted to the spot for the third, which killed the atmosphere and the game. Appeared to learn from recent wobbles in possession and often sent the ball long, rather than playing passes out from the back.
Trevoh Chalobah: 6
Stretchered off with a serious-looking injury in the 84th minute after he slipped to the ground under a challenge from Achraf Hakimi. Had a tough time trying to keep Bradley Barcola and the rest of the PSG attack quiet for much of the night, but the fallout from his injury will be the bigger concern.
Mamadou Sarr: 5
His huge error handed PSG their opener. Failed to control a punt forward from goalkeeper Matvei Safonov on the edge of the Chelsea box, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia slipped past him before firing in. Struggled against a direct PSG front line and was replaced at the break.
Jorrel Hato: 6
Positioning was very poor in the buildup to PSG’s second. As the left centre-back, he was pulled across too far covering the overlap, which allowed Barcola the space and time to fire an unstoppable shot into the top corner. Grew slightly more comfortable as the match went on and finished the 90 minutes.
Marc Cucurella: 6
Cut a frustrated figure on the left flank for much of the night, and wasn’t able to support Chelsea going forward as much as he likes. Subbed in the 70th minute.
Moises Caicedo: 5
Uncharacteristic mistake allowed PSG to spring a quick counter-attack for their second goal. Gave the ball away in a tight midfield area, and the visitors quickly broke into the Chelsea box, with a sweeping move finished off brilliantly by Barcola.
Andrey Santos: 6
A pedestrian for the most part, and did little to catch the eye in a midfield battle that Chelsea regularly lost. Thought he did enough to deny Hakimi on the edge of the box as PSG looked for a third, but substitute Senny Mayulu swept the ball into the top corner a moment later.
Cole Palmer: 6
Provided a decent first-half threat, and came close to pulling one back before the break, when he tried to beat Safonov with a low effort. Also delivered a few dangerous balls into the PSG box. Replaced before the 60th minute, as attention turned to a big weekend fixture against Everton.
Enzo Fernandez: 6
Struggled to get a hold of the game as he played behind Joao Pedro in an advanced midfield position. Wasn’t able to produce much at all in an attacking sense, and was hooked before the hour mark.
Pedro Neto: 6
Had the crowd on his back at times, especially when he failed to push forward down the right wing, choosing instead to play safe passes as Chelsea chased goals. Didn’t provide enough of a spark to give his side any chance of a consolation goal.
Joao Pedro: 7
The biggest threat once again. Had a handful of early chances, when he headed wide from a Palmer cross early on, before he drew a couple of big saves from Safonov. Put in plenty of work, but was never going to be able to pull Chelsea back into the tie and was replaced before the hour mark, to many groans.
Josh Acheampong: 6
Came on at the break to provide a bit of reassurance to a makeshift back line. Perhaps should have started the game.
Romeo Lavia: 6
Had next to no impact off the bench, and found himself out-muscled on more than one occasion.
Liam Delap: 6
Looked lively after coming on, but failed to fashion any efforts that really troubled Safonov. Still looks like a striker lacking confidence.
Alejandro Garnacho: 6
Came close to a late consolation, and tested Safonov with a couple of shots coming off the left, which at least one man still inside the stadium enjoyed – Liam Rosenior, who jumped up from the bench to applaud him.
