Champions League things to know: Chelsea v Paris Saint-Germain

The basic facts to know for the Champions League quarter-final tie between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.

Factfile on Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first-leg tie on Wednesday:

Form: Having been eliminated by Barcelona on away goals in the quarter-finals last season, PSG are looking to go one better and reach the last four in the Champions League for the first time since 1995. Laurent Blanc’s side come into the game at the Parc des Princes in great shape, having beaten Nice 1-0 on Friday to record a club record ninth consecutive win in all competitions. That left them needing just three more wins from their last seven matches to secure a second consecutive Ligue 1 title, and they also have a League Cup final against Lyon to look forward to later this month. In contrast, Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday led manager Jose Mourinho to declare that they could no longer win the Premier League title. A day later, Liverpool replaced them at the top of the table and they would fall four points behind Manchester City if Manuel Pellegrini’s side win their two games in hand. However, Mourinho’s experience at this level is second to none, and that could give the English club the edge.

Coaches:

Paris Saint-Germain - Laurent Blanc (FRA) 48 yrs

Chelsea - Jose Mourinho (POR) 51 yrs

Leading scorers in all competitions

Paris Saint-Germain - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (40 goals)

Chelsea - Eden Hazard (15 goals)

Domestic league performance

Paris Saint-Germain - Top of Ligue 1, 13 points clear of Monaco with seven games left

Chelsea - Second in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Liverpool with six games left

Path to the quarter-finals

Paris Saint-Germain - Winners of Group C ahead of Olympiakos; Beat Bayer Leverkusen 6-1 on aggregate in last 16

Chelsea - Winners of Group E ahead of Schalke 04; Beat Galatasaray 3-1 on aggregate in last 16

European Cup/Champions League best performances:

Paris Saint-Germain - semi-finals 1994/95

Chelsea - winners 2012

Other honours:

Paris Saint-Germain - 3 x French champions, 8 x Coupe de France winners, 3 x Coupe de la Ligue winners, 1 x Cup Winners’ Cup winners

Chelsea - 4 x English champions, 7 x FA Cup winners, 4 x League Cup winners, 1 x Europa League winners, 2 x Cup Winners’ Cup winners, 1 x European Super Cup winners

Previous meetings:

Chelsea 0-0 Paris Saint-Germain - 2004/05 group stage

Paris Saint-Germain 0-3 Chelsea - 2004/05 group stage

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