Chelsea were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night as ten-man Paris Saint-Germain twice came from behind to win an ill-tempered last-16 tie on away goals at Stamford Bridge.
The first leg was drawn 1-1 and Chelsea's advantage grew when Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off after 31 minutes. Gary Cahill's strike nine minutes from the end of normal time was cancelled out by former Chelsea defender David Luiz, but the hosts went ahead for a second time through an Eden Hazard penalty early in extra-time.
PSG captain Thiago Silva, who conceded the spot-kick for handball, was denied from a corner by Thibaut Courtois but then netted with a header moments later to make it 2-2 on the night and send the visitors through.
The Frenchmen exited the competition last term to Chelsea on the away goals rule, but advanced to the last eight for a third straight season. Jose Mourinho and Chelsea, meanwhile, are left to focus on their Premier League title bid.
Bayern win big
Thomas Muller scored twice as Bayern Munich took advantage of an early red card to hammer Shakhtar Donetsk 7-0 and sail into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Muller opened the scoring with a fourth minute penalty after Oleksandr Kucher brought down Mario Gotze in the box and was sent off.
And by the time the striker had added his second and Bayern's fourth in the 51th minute, Shakhtar's hopes of building on a creditable goalless draw in the first leg had long disappeared.
Holger Badstuber made it 5-0 to Bayern on the night with a powerful header from a Rafinha cross, then Robert Lewandowski made it six in the 75th minute.
Having won the penalty which began the rout, Gotze rounded the evening off by striking Bayern's seventh and final goal three minutes before full-time.
Source: FIFA.com
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