PSG Unggul di Leg Pertama atas Chelsea
PSG Claims First-leg Advantage versus Chelsea
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Paris (B2B) - Paris St Germain (PSG) memetik kemenangan meyakinkan 3-1 di kandangnya sendiri di Parc des Princes, Paris dari tamunya Chelsea dalam laga leg pertama perempatfinal Liga Champions dini hari ini.
PSG unggul cepat pada menit keempat ketika Blaise Matuidi melepaskan umpan silang dari sektor kiri yang berusaha dihalau John Tery namun sundulannya jatuh ke kaki Ezequiel Lavezzi yang tak ayal diselesaikannya dengan satu tendangan kaki kiri yang tak bisa dibendung kiper Chelsea Petr Cech.
23 menit kemudian Chelsea menyamakan kedudukan ketika Eden Hazard dengan tenang mengeksekusi tendangan penalti menyusul pelanggaran yang dilakukan Thiago Silva terhadap Oscar. Kedudukan berubah 1-1 bertahan sampai babak pertama berakhir.
Pada babak kedua, Lavezzi menciptakan satu peluang gol bagi PSG setelah untuk kesekian kalinya lahir dari kerjasamanya dengan Matuidi. Namun sundulan Lavezzi melebar dari mistar gawang.
Ditekan tim lawan, Jose Mourinho berusaha menajamkan kembali serangan timnya dengan memasukkan Fernando Torres pada menit 59 untuk menggantikan Andre Schurrle.
Namun PSG yang justru merestorasi keunggulannya setelah didahului pelanggaran David Luiz terhadap Matuidi, Lavezzi mengirimkan tendangan bebas langsung ke mulut gawang Chelsea. Kiriman bola ini memaksa Luiz menciptakan gol bunuh diri dan membawa PSG unggul 2-1 pada menit 61.
Sembilan menit kemudian PSG mendapat tamparan setelah Zlatan Ibrahimovic terpaksa dibawa ke luar lapangan akibat cedera untuk digantikan Lucas Moura.
Empat menit setelah itu Mourinho memasukkan Frank Lampard untuk menggantikan Oscar, sedangkan PSG menukar Marco Verratti dengan Yohan Cabaye.
PSG berbalik mengendalikan permainan di babak kedua dengan terus menekan Chelsea ke belakang sehingga Eden Hazard tak lagi berpengaruh banyak bagi Chelsea tidak seperti pada babak pertama.
Satu peluang bersih tercipta bagi PSG pada enam menit menjelang laga usai ketika Edinson Cavani nyaris menciptakan gol ketiga PSG andai tendangannya tidak melenceng dari mulut gawang Chelsea.
Semenit kemudian PSG menarik Lavezzi dari barisan serang dengan memasukkan gelandang serang Javier Pastore.
Keputusan ini tepat karena Pastore membayar tuntas kepercayaan pelatih Laurent Blanc dengan satu gol pamungkas pada menit 90+3 yang merupakan sebuah gol dari aksi individual yang fantastis karena tercipta setelah mengelabui tiga bek Chelsea dan lalu dengan mudah menaklukkan Petr Cech.
ESPN.com mencatat pada babak kedua ini PSG berbalik mendominasi permainan dengan menguasai 59 persen sirkulasi bola, dan menciptakan 13 peluang gol atau hampir dua kali lipat yang dibuat Chelsea.
PSG pun mendapatkan bekal sangat berarti untuk menghadapi laga leg kedua pekan depan di Stamford Bridge, di samping menciptakan kemenangan kedua dalam laga kedelapannya melawan klub-klub Inggris.
Kemenangan pertama mereka tercipta pada semifinal Cup Winners´ Cup 1996/97 melawan Liverpool dengan skor 3-0. Sisanya masing-masing tiga kali kalah dan tiga kali seri.
Paris - Chelsea will put their Premier League disappointment behind them as they travel to face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. The two sides have met just once before in the competition, during Jose Mourinho’s first spell in charge at Stamford Bridge in 2004.
The Blues were held to a 0-0 draw in London in their first group stage fixture, before beating the home side 3-0 in Paris. John Terry, one of the goalscorers on that night, is almost certain to start this match despite his unfortunate own goal at the weekend, but there will be a few players whose places are in doubt.
Although he declined to name names, it seems likely that David Luiz is one of the players who will disappear from Chelsea. Luiz is a fan favourite despite his occasionally wayward approach to his duties, but it seems that Mourinho is not impressed by his form against the so-called “small teams”.
However, this match is one that Luiz will thrive on, and Mourinho would be cutting off his nose to spite his face if he left him out of the starting lineup. He will most likely be joined in the holding role by Ramires, whose domestic ban does not extend to European competition, although a yellow card in this tie would see him suspended for the second leg at Stamford Bridge.
Oscar was held up as Mourinho’s favourite attacker at the beginning of the season, and his importance to the squad was cemented with the January sale of Juan Mata. A dip in form may have given the Special One cause for concern, but the Brazilian should still find himself in the starting XI at the Parc des Princes.
PSG have been pursuing Eden Hazard, with a report from Le 10 Sport (h/t Samuel Stevens The Independent) indicating that they plan to bid £60 million for the Belgian in the summer. Mourinho has named his price as more than double that figure, but the speculation should give Hazard some extra motivation to be at his best.
With Andre Schurrle’s form excellent only in patches, Willian should complete the attacking trio. The Brazilian’s strength and pace on the right complement Hazard on the left and will make life difficult for PSG’s defence.
The majority of Chelsea’s problems so far this season have come from the woeful form of their strikers. Samuel Eto’o is unlikely to be fit for the trip to Paris, leaving Fernando Torres as the first-choice frontman. Torres has been, to put it kindly, ineffective, and he will need to find the sort of form he produced during the latter stages of the Blues’ triumphant 2012 campaign if he is to have an impact on the tie.
PSG are unbeaten in 28 European home games, a record stretching back to 2006. Their free-spending since the 2011 takeover by the Qatari royal family is reminiscent of Chelsea in 2003, although Financial Fair Play will restrict their financial outlay moving forward.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is on a fine run of form and unless the Blues can kill the game off early, the double threat posed by him and Edinson Cavani could prove too much for them in Paris.
