n a game of two teams with largely contrasting fortunes, Les Parisiens will be looking to make home advantage count when they take on the Stamford Bridge giants Paris Saint Germain and Chelsea face off at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of the Uefa Champions League last 16 on Tuesday night. As one of the most impressive teams in Europe, PSG have lost just once in 39 games across all competitions this season which was against Real Madrid in group phase. They sit atop the French Ligue 1 with nearest challenger AS Monaco a staggering 24 points behind. PSG prevailed in last season’s encounter at this same stage by virtue of away goals and are favourites for this tie. Chelsea’s ship has narrowly steadied under Guus Hiddink. The English champions sit 12th on the EPL log following their emphatic 5-1 over Newcastle United during the weekend. The uncertainty of captain John Terry featuring in the tie plus Kurt Zouma’s absence makes it a daunting task to stop PSG’s potent attack. The Blues are underdogs for this one. The previous meeting between both sides ended in draws over the two legs. Another one goes at a valuable. This game normally shouldn’t be deprived of goals due to the threat PSG possess. However with Chelsea’s backline set to be altered, it is expected the Blues sit back and defend deeply as the away side. Chelsea’s willingness to sit back should not deter them for charging foward. The threat PSG will pose will come from none other than Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The towering Swede has a total of 27 goals in 31 games this season and nothing seems to stand in his way.

Up BLUES. We shall overcome. KTBFF