Chelsea’s already improbable task of overturning a three-goal deficit following their 5-2 loss in Paris was quickly made impossible as PSG scored twice inside the first 14 minutes in west London.
PSG’s third in the second half saw Chelsea ship eight goals across the two games – the most they have conceded in a two-legged Champions League knockout tie.
It was little surprise to hear Chelsea booed off at both half-time and full-time, while Blues boss Liam Rosenior saw his second-half triple substitution jeered after he took off Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro and Enzo Fernandez.
The damaging defeat deepened late on as defender Trevoh Chalobah was stretchered off, leaving Chelsea to finish the game with 10 men, having made all of their substitutions.
Rosenior said of Chalobah’s injury: “I think he was really worried. I’ve checked with the medical team, we’ll scan and assess him tomorrow. We’re hoping and praying it’s not as bad as we first feared.”
A disastrous day for Rosenior saw a Chelsea team leak just hours before kick-off prove correct for the second week running as Jorrel Hato started alongside Chalobah in central defence, which meant Mamadou Sarr was played out of position at right back.
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