Chelsea 2 PSG 2 - Thierry Henry analysis: PSG deserved to win both legs. Marco Verratti bossed the midfield

PSG drew 2-2 to dump Chelsea out of the Champions League

James Orr
Wednesday 11 March 2015 19:36 EDT
Comments
Marco Verratti challenges Cesc Fabregas
Marco Verratti challenges Cesc Fabregas (GETTY IMAGES)

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Theirry Henry was full of praise for PSG after they knocked Chelsea out of the Champions League tonight after a 2-2 draw in the Last-16 at Stamford Bridge, saying that they were the better team in both legs, and singled out midfielder Marco Verratti in particular for his performance.

"PSG deserved to win in Paris, and they deserved to win in London too," Henry said in his role as a pundit for Sky Sports.

"Verratti bossed the midfield."

Henry also added that it was a "wonderful" night for David Luiz, who scored a bullet header against his former team to bring to the tie to extra-time.

The first leg was drawn 1-1 and Chelsea's advantage grew when Zlatan Ibrahimovic was harshly sent off after 31 minutes.

Gary Cahill's strike nine minutes from the end of normal time was cancelled out by former Chelsea defender David Luiz, but the hosts went ahead for a second time through an Eden Hazard penalty early in extra-time.

PSG captain Thiago Silva, who conceded the spot-kick for handball, was denied from a corner by Thibaut Courtois but then netted with a header moments later to make it 2-2 on the night and send the visitors through.

The Frenchmen exited the competition last term to Chelsea on the away goals rule, but advanced to the last eight for a third straight season.

Jose Mourinho and Chelsea, meanwhile, are left to focus on their Premier League title bid.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in