This tie should be over for all intents and purposes. And it’s over unless there’s a complete miracle of miracles. We are discussing a miracle beyond our comprehension. larger than the 2014 #DareToDemba campaign. larger than Barca ’05, Bruges, or Vicenza. greater than anything that occurred in 2012, whether it was Bayern, Barcelona, or Napoli. A true miracle on St. Patrick’s Day.
However, a three-goal comeback isn’t exactly unheard of. It would be unprecedented in Chelsea history, but it has happened four times in Champions League history, or five if you include Spurs’ 2019 semifinal comeback against Ajax (Spurs were behind by just one after the first leg, but then fell behind 2-0 away in the second leg before storming back to advance).
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The previous season, in 2017–18, Barcelona was once again shocked, this time in the quarterfinals, when they were eliminated on away goals (a thing at the time) by AS Roma despite winning the first leg, 4-1. In the other semifinal that season, Liverpool advanced, 4-3 on aggregate, despite losing the first leg against Barcelona, 3-0. Even such spectacular events were nothing compared to what transpired in 2016–17, when Barcelona stunned everyone by winning 6-1 at the Camp Nou in the second leg of the Round of 16 after trailing 4-0 in the first. Their rivals? PSG is the only one.
It’s unclear what was going on in the Champions League during the three years that we witnessed four of these comebacks, but they haven’t occurred since. Actually, it had only occurred once before, back in 2003–2004. Back then, Deportivo La Coruña was still a formidable team. They defeated incumbent champions AC Milan 4-0 at home in the quarterfinals after losing 4-1 in the first leg. The rest, as they say, is history. Depor would later play FC Porto, led by José Mourinho, in the quarterfinals.
Chelsea played AS Monaco in the other semifinal that year, and the atmosphere of last week’s PSG loss was quite similar to that of the Blues’ first-leg loss. Even if the specific circumstances were different, we managed to steal a devastating loss from what ought to have been at least a favorable tie. In the second leg, Chelsea came dangerously close to winning and moving forward.
This time, too, can we at least try a realistic comeback? Chelsea team news: Chelsea has now lost two straight games in all competitions for just the second time this season after losing to Newcastle over the weekend. We will need to improve on Saturday’s performance in order to prevent a third; this shouldn’t be too difficult considering how low the bar was set.
Regretfully, Reece James was able to injure his hamstring once more, adding to the insult of the 1-0 loss to Newcastle. His recovery period has not been specified, but he will undoubtedly miss this game and most likely a number of others in the near future. In addition to Malo Gusto’s illness, which prevented him from training this week, we may be lacking in right backs.
Positively, Pedro Neto avoided suspension after his altercation with the ball boy last week, and Estêvão has resumed training. Dỹ Essugo is not registered, and Jamie Gittens, Filip Jörgensen, and Levi Colwill are still out. PSG team news: PSG had the weekend off to concentrate entirely on defeating us, which should make them more fit and motivated to do so this week. Many thanks, Premier League!
As expected, their injury situation has only improved: they are essentially free of all significant injuries.
PSG will be attempting to maintain a high level of focus and intensity despite the significant first-leg advantage.
