Zlatan Ibrahimovic remained typically coy when questioned over his future following Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea on Wednesday.
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From being voted player of the year to being booed by his own fans, Eden Hazard is the symbol of Chelsea’s rapid regression and the upheaval engulfing a fallen power.
Some reports have linked him with a possible move to the Premier League in the summer.
With Chelsea now out of the Champions League and struggling in the race for the top four, the possibility of Diego Costa missing the FA Cup quarter-final at Everton this weekend would come as a huge blow.
– PSG are the fourth team in Europe’s top five leagues to score 100 goals in all competitions this season alongside Barcelona (132), Real Madrid (107) and Borussia Dortmund (103).
Chelsea lost 2-1 to Paris St Germain at Stamford Bridge last night to crash out of the tournament at the last 16 stage 4-2 on aggregate. It is normal, a league like this always attracts you.
Hazard had at half-time swapped shirts with Angel di Maria, something Hiddink said he did not approve of, although he refused to condemn the Belgian. I thought it would be tougher than last season.
“It’s not an excuse, but people have to think about the fact he started the game injured”, Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic said in defense of Hazard. “Did that show how committed he is? Yes”.
Bertrand Traore replaced him against PSG, but the pressure will be on the 20-year-old to lead the line in a game which would spell the end of Chelsea’s season should they lose.
“But in my opinion it was one of his best performances so far”.
“He is able to change the tempo of play very quickly because he has excellent vision”, Blanc said. This could be the last hurrah for Ibrahimovic, whose contract expires at the end of the season and has been rumored to be headed to England or MLS.
For Laurent Blanc, it is a second sweet victory over the Londoners. Striker Diego Costa is also being assessed.
If Monaco fails to beat Reims at home on Friday and PSG wins at Troyes on Sunday then PSG will seal its sixth French title overall.
With this development, Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City is the only Nigerian left in the UEFA Champions League.
West Ham travels to Old Trafford on Sunday having the better season, sitting two points above United in fifth place in the Premier League. “That control made the evening easier for us”. As Reading manager in 2000, Pardew appointed McDermott as coach of the under-17s and chief scout.
“We still have nine league games to go and one competition, the FA Cup, to fight for and to win”.
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Second-tier club Reading is unbeaten at home in 2016.
