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In the Champions League Round of 16 on March 10, 2026, PSG and Chelsea will play the first leg. The hosts have plenty of motivation for revenge against their guests from the UK.<\/p>\n
The French side finally won the Champions League last season. Overall, in 2025, they amassed an incredible number of trophies. Ironically, their only setback came at the hands of Chelsea\u2014they lost to them in the FIFA Club World Cup final. This calendar year, after a hard-fought penalty shootout win in the national Super Cup, PSG exited the domestic cup at the hands of Paris.<\/p>\n
In Ligue 1, they have been unable to pull away from Lens. Maresca, before his summer success, managed to lift his team to fourth in the Premier League and win the Conference League. However, he was dismissed at the New Year due to disagreements with the management. Overall, his successor, Rosenoir, is coping well. But in the League Cup semi-final, they lost to Arsenal. And it is unlikely they will finish higher than fourth in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
In the Champions League, the title holders started with three straight wins. But then, in the main round, they managed just one victory, over Tottenham, and collected five points. That forced them into the playoffs in February, where they scored one more goal than Monaco: 3-2 away, 2-2 at home.<\/p>\n
The visitors from London began with a 1-3 defeat to Bayern but then picked up ten points in the next four rounds. After a 1-2 loss at Atalanta in December, in 2026 they claimed wins over Pafos and even Napoli\u2014enough to finish the main round among the top eight teams.<\/p>\n
PSG vs Chelsea: Key Statistics and Trends
\nPSG have drawn three of their last five matches, with one win and one loss
\nThe team has scored an average of 2.6 goals per game, conceding 1.5
\nChelsea have won three of their last four league matches
\nThe club averages 2.13 goals scored and 1.25 conceded per game
\nPSG vs Chelsea: Probable Starting Lineups
\nPSG (probable lineup): Safonov \u2013 Mendes, Pacho, Marquinhos, Hakimi \u2013 Joao Neves, Vitinha, Za\u00efre-Emery \u2013 Barcola, D. Dou\u00e9, Kvaratskhelia<\/p>\n
Chelsea (probable lineup): Sanchez \u2013 Cucurella, Chalobah, Achimpong, Gusto \u2013 Santos, Caicedo, Fernandez, Palmer, Estevao \u2013 Joao Pedro<\/p>\n
Previous Matches: PSG vs Chelsea
\nWith a dominant performance in the FIFA Club World Cup final this summer, the English side leveled the record \u2013 both teams now have three wins each in nine UEFA competition meetings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"