http://gty.im/465916568 Paris Saint Germain defender David Luiz has said that he is ‘sorry’ for celebrating his goal against Chelsea in the Champions League. Luiz, who left the Blues in the summer for around £50m scored a vital goal as the Ligue 1 side beat Chelsea on the away goal rule in Wednesday night’s last-16 tie. PSG fell behind to a Gary Cahill goal but Luiz’s header got them back in the game, before an extra time penalty from Eden Hazard gave the home side the advantage. However, Luiz’s centre-back partner Thiago Silva headed in a superb goal to secure his…
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http://gty.im/465925040 Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes that former defender David Luiz should be banned for elbowing Diego Costa during Wednesday night’s Champions League last-16 tie. Paris Saint Germain won the game due to the away goal rule after a 3-3 aggregate draw. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was dismissed in the first half after a reckless challenge on Oscar, leading to a number of on-field altercations and Mourinho believes that the referee did very little to punish Luiz for an apparent elbow on Chelsea forward Costa. “The David [Luiz] elbow I didn’t see, but when UEFA gives him the man of the match…
http://gty.im/465921376 Paris Saint Germain midfielder Marco Verratti believes that he and his team-mates are over the moon with their performance against Chelsea on Wednesday night. The Ligue 1 side were forced to play the remainder of the game with 10-men after Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off for a late challenge on Oscar on the half-hour mark. The Blues led twice in the game but a resilient PSG fought back twice to win the game after extra-time on the away goal rule. “We played almost all this game with ten men on the pitch against a great team, but we have…
http://gty.im/465921328 Paris Saint Germain captain Thiago Silva has accused Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho of showing a lack of respect following Wednesday night’s Champions League tie. The Brazilian defender gave away an extra-time penalty which Eden Hazard converted but he later made immense, scoring the all-important away goal for the Ligue 1 side. Portuguese boss Mourinho said that the visitors deserved to win following the game, but Silva believes that he still believed the game would be an easy one for the Premier League leaders. “It was not revenge, but they didn’t respect us, especially Mourinho,” Silva told reporters. “After the…
http://gty.im/465892244 Paris Saint Germain are through to the Champions League quarter-finals after beating Chelsea on the away goal rule. Laurent Blanc’s side started the game strongly, knowing that they needed a least one away goal to advance to the next stage of the Champions League. Edinson Cavani had a good early chance for the French side but John Terry was on hand to block the Uruguayan striker. However, PSG’s hopes of getting a result from the game were dented when Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off for studs up challenge on Oscar. The incident prompted a number of incidents that saw…
http://gty.im/465891564 Bayern Munich have cruised to a 7-0 quarter final win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. The Ukrainian side approached the game having held Pep Guardiola’s side to a 0-0 draw in February, but their hopes of repeating or bettering the result were dashed when Oleksandr Kucher was sent off for a foul on Mario Gotze in the box. Thomas Muller stepped up and scored the resulting penalty, before Robert Lewandowski set up Jerome Boateng to make it 2-0. Bayern would then score against at the start of the second half through Franck Ribery, who sent a superb…
http://gty.im/465230298 Paris Saint-Germain have made an £8.5m bid for Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta, according to Metro. The 25-year-old Spanish full-back joined Chelsea from Marseille in 2012 and has quickly gained recognition for a number of key performances, being utilised at both right and left back by Jose Mourinho this season. The Spanish international has kept the likes of former Blues defender Ashley Young and La Liga winner Filipe Luis out of the starting eleven at Stamford Bridge. And, it is understood that PSG are keen to bring him back to France. Chelsea will welcome PSG to London for the second…
http://gty.im/465790190 Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira has indicated that he could leave the club this summer, claiming he would be open to a move elsewhere. The 27-year-old has been linked with a summer move to Premier League sides Arsenaland Chelsea and almost joined the former in the January transfer window before wage demands scuppered a deal. “Am I open to [joining] Schalke? I’m open to many teams,” Khedira told reporters after Real Madrid’s Champions League tie with Schalke on Tuesday evening. The German midfielder has struggled for fitness this season and has failed to break into Carlo Ancelotti’s starting eleven.…
http://gty.im/464743302 West Ham United midfielder Alex Song is fully focused on beating his former club Arsenal this weekend. Sam Allardyce’s side travel to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday looking to get back to winning ways after losing their previous two Premier League games. Song will return to his former club, having played for the Gunners between 2005 and 2012, and the Cameroon midfielder is keen to upset Arsene Wenger’s side. “They are one part of my life and, because I went there when I was 17, I always say it is my family,” he told the club’s official website. “Today,…
http://gty.im/465223958 Edin Dzeko has no intention of leaving Manchester City, despite the January signing of Wilfried Bony. The Premier League champions completed a £27m move for the Ivorian striker from Swansea City in the latter stages of the January transfer window, which led to numerous reports that Bosnian strike Dzeko would be moved on. A number of Bundesliga sides have maintained their interest with former club Wolfsburg said to be keen. However, Dzeko has spoken of his desire to remain at the Etihad stadium. “I have just extended my contract with City and that should be a clear message to…