Cahill confident Blues can make home advantage count

Gary Cahill insisted Chelsea can feel upbeat about their chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League after their 2-1 first-leg loss to Paris St-Germain.

John Mikel Obi scored a potentially vital away goal against the French Champions, who will visit Stamford Bridge for the second leg on 9 March.

Cahill told BT Sport: “We are more confident at home. We know what we need to do.

“We knew how tough it was to come here and get a result. The way the tie is poised, we have done it before at home.”

With Kurt Zouma and skipper John Terry out injured, Cahill was partnered at centre-back by Branislav Ivanovic and the pair performed well in a determined Chelsea performance.

Ivanovic said: “It was a very difficult game. They scored which was massive for them, but we kept going. We know we have to do everything to win at home and go through.

“We came here with courage to try and score the goals and we had a couple of chances before they scored.

“We lost concentration in the end. We were a little bit open. With top strikers like PSG have, they take every single chance.

“We have to be more compact and more careful, because these small details can decide a game.”

More reaction from Paris to follow later.