Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has admitted that Paris Saint-Germain were the better team, after the Ligue 1 champions fought back twice to draw 2-2 at Stamford Bridge and qualify for the quarter-finals.
The first leg of the tie ended in a 1-1 draw, with Edinson Cavani saving the day for Laurent Blanc’s men.
PSG had Zlatan Ibrahimovic sent off in the first half, after a tackle on Oscar, but put in a very impressive performance with 10 men, to scale through.
Mourinho promised not to be furious with his players, but conceded they felt the pressure after Ibrahimovic’s dismissal.
“I want to discuss why we lost with the players in a calm way. I want to know what they felt on the pitch and try to find conclusions,” he said.
“Our performance was not good enough. The opponent was stronger than us, they coped better with the pressure of the games. Because they had 10 men, we felt more the pressure of winning and they had nothing to lose.
“We couldn’t cope with that, we concede two goals in two set pieces, that is difficult to accept.
“Last season, we lost in Paris 3-1 and had one direction to go, that was without any pressure. Today with the 1-1, it was a dangerous result. We tried to win but the moment we had 10 men, we felt too much that pressure”.
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