Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea: Line-ups, stats and preview as European champions take on Club World Cup winners

Luis Enrique dismissed suggestions there is a sense of doom and gloom around Paris Saint-Germain ahead of their Champions League round-of-16, first leg tie against Chelsea tomorrow night.

PSG suffered a demoralising 3-1 defeat at home to Monaco on Friday night and, although they still top Ligue 1, it was another performance that showed the European champions are struggling to replicate their brilliant form of last season.

PSG failed to make the top eight in the Champions League group phase and had to rely on an unconvincing two-legged defeat of Monaco to make this stage.

Asked if he understood why there was an air of pessimism ahead of the Chelsea tie, Luis Enrique said: “What I understand or don’t understand is not important. I have to prepare the game in the best conditions. It’s normal to have noise around PSG.

“I’m not worried about the noise around us. If the results are good, there is optimism. If the results are not good, it is pessimism that dominates.”

The former Barcelona boss said motivation won’t be a problem against the Premier League side.

He added: “It’s very easy. These ties are easy for motivation. All the players will be motivated tomorrow. We will try to win in this very special stadium that is the Parc des Princes. It’s very nice to play in and we want to take advantage of it. When this type of match happens, overmotivation is a problem. We know how to play but the opponent will want us to do the opposite. We have experience in this kind of challenge.”

Chelsea won’t be anticipating an easy night in Paris, even though the Blues beat PSG 3-0 in the final of the Club World Cup last summer.

Since then, Enzo Maresca has departed and Liam Rosenior appointed as head coach.

Rosenior has made a solid start, losing just three times, all against Arsenal, twice in the EFL Cup semi-finals and once in the league.

Team news for Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea

PSG will be missing Fabian Ruiz and Quentin Ndjantou but hope Joao Neves will be fit and available.

Chelsea winger Willian Estevao has resumed training but may have to settle for a place on the bench. Jamie Gittens is unavailable.

Predicted line-ups for Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea

PSG: Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, João Neves; Doué, Dembélé, Barcola

Chelsea: Jørgensen; James, Chalobah, Fofana, Cucurella; Caicedo, Andrey Santos; Palmer, Fernández, Pedro Neto; João Pedro

Where to watch Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea: TV and online streams

Paris Saint-Germain versus Chelsea kicks off tomorrow night at 8pm.

You can watch it on TNT Sports and stream via the discovery+ app.

To watch elsewhere in the world, click HERE to find your local rights holder.

Stats for Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea

• Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea last met in the Champions League in the last-16 in 2015-16, with the Ligue 1 side winning both legs 2-1
• Since that defeat, Chelsea have won all six of their Champions League games against French clubs
• In eight previous games against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Chelsea have won just twice

Prediction for Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea