“The Champions League is about details, too, like a year ago; if we had everyone available to play against Barcelona in both games it would have been totally different”. “I don’t think you can take league form into it”.
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“It will be a great two-legged tie between two good teams”. We know the Chelsea players, and we know they will give everything to get to the knockout stage. “The schedule will be very tight, I hope that everyone will be healthy to face Chelsea and fulfil our objectives”, he added.
Marcel Desailly says his former club Chelsea should be in better shape when they face PSG.
Speaking at Tuesday’s media conference ahead of the Coupe de le League clash against St Etienne, he said: “We beat Chelsea once, they beat us once”. Angel Di Maria, signed from Manchester United this summer, has settled into the attack and has become integral to Blanc’s system. “The Parisians live only for the Champions League”. In his last 16 games, the talismanic forward has scored 14 goals and contributed six assists.
Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva believes Chelsea will be more unsafe in the Champions League as they look to salvage something from their season.
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas believes Paris Saint-Germain can win the Champions League this season. We have a lot of respect for them.
Desailly won the European Cup with Milan in 1994 before moving on to Chelsea, where he played from 1998 until 2004. It’s become something of a Classique for us.
Aulas watched on as his side lost 5-1 at the Parc des Princes on Sunday, a result that saw Laurent Blanc’s men stretch their lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table to 17 points.
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If the French champions want to be considered as one of Europe’s elite clubs, this is a fixture they need to win, and perhaps, without the aid of away goals.
