PSG Tahan Imbang Chelsea, Cavani Balass Gol dari Ivanovic
Cavani Header Keeps PSG Hopes Alive in Chelsea Tie
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Paris (B2B) - Paris St Germain (PSG) menyamakan kedudukan Chelsea 1-1 dalam lanjutan leg pertama 16 besar Liga Champions di Parc des Princes.
Satu gol Chelsea dicetak oleh Ivanovic menit 36. Sedangkan PSG membalas lewat Cavani menit 54.
Tertinggal membuat PSG bermain lebih agresif di babak kedua. PSG menguasai 54 persen pertandingan, sedangkan Chelsea 46 persen.
Sebelumnya Chelsea membuka keunggulan lewat gol Ivanovic menit 36. Berawal dari John Terry yang melayangkan umpan silang dan dijentikan Gary Cahill. Kemudian Ivanovic beraksi dengan menyundul bola dan tak bisa dihalau Sirigu. PSG 0-1 Chelsea, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
PSG baru bisa menyamakan kedudukan lewat Cavani menit 54. Matuidi mengirim umpan silang ke Cavani yang berada di depan gawang. Kemudian Cavani menyundulnya dan memantulkan ke tanah sebelum bola masuk ke gawang Courtois.
Menit 60 Ibrahimovic menerobos lini pertahanan Chelsea yang kemudian melepaskan tendangan ke arah Courtois. Namun, lebih dulu dibersihkan Azpilicueta.
Cavani bekerja sama dengan Matuidi melewati Matic. Cavani kemudian melesakkan tendangan, tetapi sedikit melebar.
Chelsea akan menjamu PSG di leg kedua pada 11 Maret.
Paris - Paris St Germain sustained their hopes of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals when Edinson Cavani's powerful second-half header salvaged a 1-1 home draw against Chelsea in their last-16 first leg on Tuesday.
Cavani struck early in the second half to cancel out Branislav Ivanovic's first-half header, which was scored against the run of play after the French champions had dominated from the start at the Parc des Princes.
Chelsea, who won last year's quarter-final with PSG on away goals, scored with their only chance while the hosts had several opportunities to take a lead into the second leg through Cavani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic but failed to take them.
PSG were without defensive midfielders Yohan Cabaye and Thiago Motta, full back Serge Aurier and forward Lucas, who were all injured.
Gregory van der Wiel started at right back with the task of containing Chelsea's Belgium forward Eden Hazard, which he did rather well.
Chelsea, who were only missing John Obi Mikel, looked content to sit back and wait, hoping to hit the hosts on the break.
The return will be played at Stamford Bridge on March 11.
