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Showing posts with label Paris-saint-Germain. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Luis and Silva goals sink Chelsea hope of Champions League Crown under Mourinho again!

Paris Saint-Germain have qualified for the quarter final stage of Champions league, after a 2-2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to go through on away goals after them game ended 3-3 on aggregate.
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The German side fall short of a man down in the 36th minutes when their star man Zlatan Ibrahimovic saw red after a reckless tackle to reduce his team to ten before Chelsea capitalize on it in the late second half through Gary Cahil.

But former Blue's defender David Luis headed home the equalizer in the 86 minutes to take the tie to extra time.

The extra-time was so funny, interesting and dramatic after PSG captain Thiago Silva handled the ball in the penalty area to earn the Blues a spot kick which was beautifully executed by Eden Hazard to restored Chelsea's lead in the 96th minutes.

But it was seems to be the night for the Jose Mourinho's men as Silva canceled out is penalty error by nodding home the equalizer to draw PSG level on the night and gave his team advantage of securing a place in the last eight on away goals rule.

In the other match of the night between Bayer Munich and Shakhtar Donestk ended in rush of goals has Bayern Munich hammered 10-man Shakhtar by 7-0 at home to reach last eight.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

UCL: Chelsea battles 1-1 draw at PSG, Bayern held to a barren draw at Ukraine

The English Premier League leaders Chelsea travel down to France for their first leg UEFA Champions League match against Paris Saint German.
                      Ivanovic receives a hug from Chelsea team-mate Nemanja Matic after putting his side in the lead
Chelsea were able to grind out a score 1-1 draw in Paris which give them upper hands in-terms of goal advantage, Branislav Ivanovic's header set the London Blues side ahead in the first half .

But Edison Cavani came to the rescue of  home side PSG to level things up at 54 minutes, to set up the tie decider in the 2nd leg at Stamford Bridge. 

In the other game on the night, German champions Bayern Munich were also held to a goalless draw in Ukraine by Shakhtar Donestk in their first leg as well, who goes through will now be emerge in Germany after the second leg tie.    

Monday, February 16, 2015

Ibrahimovic' the Ligue One most Prolific striker and deadly finisher

Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrated the unveiling of his wax statue this last week with a worthy of creating a monument. The Swedish superstar according the reports struck the net just with second touch of the game, giving Les Parisiens the lead.
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The 33-year-old striker after two minuets for Paris Saint Germain, but they ended up conceding two goals in the final minuets of the game to draw against Caen.

PSG Ezequiel Lavezzi added one more goal to their score-sheet, but their pre-UEFA Champions League match against Chelsea in the mid-week may not end properly, since the current Ligue 1 Champions conceded two goals before the match ended, thus giving away two needed points in their quest for another French league trophy.
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According to records and reports liversoccertv.com, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has now scored 67 Ligue one goals since joining PSG in 2012, which makes him the highest, having 24 more than any other player.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Zlatan Ibrahimovic statue unveiled in Paris

PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic attends the unveiling of his waxwork in Paris, according to report on ESPN,
                      
The 33-years-came face-to-face with his life-sized likeness at the French capital's Musee Grevin, joining fellow footballers Thierry Henry, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo in receiving the honour.

He also joke that Paris could "replace the Eiffel Tower with my statue" after a waxwork effigy of the Paris Saint-Germain striker was unveiled.

"It's incredible. He looks very focused, like me on the pitch. Thank you so much for this fantastic work" said the Swede, who was given a life-sized replica of himself to take home.

"It's a great honour to be represented in his wonderful museum. I am very happy. You can now come and see me up close. That was the goal."