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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to live coverage of tonight's crucial Champions League Last 16 second-leg fixture between Chelsea and Paris-Saint Germain a Stamford Bridge. Guus Hiddink's side will have to overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg to progress.
- The match kicks off at 7.45pm
- The teams meet in the knock-out stage for the third season in a row
- Captain Terry is out for Chelsea
- Away goals count over the two legs
- PSG are currently 23 points clear at the top of Ligue 1
- Follow the latest here:
Guus Hiddink wants under-fire pair Diego Costa and Eden Hazard to send Chelsea into the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Paris St Germain on Wednesday night.
PSG's social media team upped the ante on the eve of the last-16 second leg at Stamford Bridge with a video montage of masked super heroes titled 'Spot the fraud', which also included Costa, who has been playing with a protective mask due to a broken nose.
PSG boss Laurent Blanc also warned his players not to be provoked by Costa, who has a reputation for riling opponents.
Costa, available after missing last Saturday's draw with Stoke as a precaution over a minor tendon problem, has scored 10 goals in 14 games under Hiddink, but has just one Champions League goal in two seasons and 14 games with the Blues.
"I'm very proud of him the way he's playing and, going not over the edge, but he likes to fight in the real way of the game," Hiddink said.
"That's what we like. I protect him and support him when he's doing what he has done in my period at Chelsea.
"In the Premier League he frequently is scoring now, since December, January. Let's see and hope he can make it to the European level as well."
And we're off! Blanc and Ibrahimovic - as we expected - have arrived!
And we are off! #CFC #psg #ucl http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdCn_pOW8AAfxTv.jpg
Zlatan has been asked about getting revenge on Chelsea following his red card here the last time he played at the Bridge:
"I never think about revenge because every game is a huge game but hopefully I will be on the pitch for longer this time. But revenge, no. The past belongs to the past."
He's now been asked about whether Chelsea will play like men tomorrow as opposed to 'babies'. The PSG striker, of course, branded the Blues players 'babies' after they crowded around the referee last year following his foul on Oscar, which resulted in him being sent off. He says he expects a new game tomorrow from Chelsea.
The inevitable question about Terry has now arisen. Will Chelsea miss their captain? Well, according to Zlatan yes - but he still expects the Blues to provide a tough challenge tomorrow with, or without, their skipper.
The next question: Are you obsessed with winning the Champions League?
"I'm only warming up! I don't believe it's the end of my career, It depends on how you feel. I feel young. It was almost an obsession but I matured, and started to get to know myself. But I said if I win it, it doesn't make me a better player. If I can win it, I will be very happy."
Zlatan making everyone laugh there after saying he got to understand himself as he grew up. "I know it's hard to understand but..."
Ibrahimovic is now saying PSG haven't gone through any special tactics ahead of tomorrow but will play their own game.
"We follow orders and we do what we are told to do."
"The club were born the day the Qataris [QSI] took over."
Ibrahimovic is comparing PSG to Chelsea and has said the fact the Blues took so long to win the Champions League after Roman Abramovich took over is similar to what is happening at PSG. It will take time, according to the striker, for the French side to win it too.
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