Second-half latest: Chelsea 1 PSG 2 (Agg: 2-4) – Blues facing Champions League exit

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s goal left Chelsea needing to score three times in order to stay in the Champions League.

Diego Costa hauled his side back into the tie by scoring 10 minutes after Adrien Rabiot’s goal, but the Blues striker went off in the second half after appearing to pick up an injury.

And worse followed for Chelsea when Angel di Maria’s cross was volleyed in from close range by Ibrahimovic.

Paris St-Germain, 2-1 up from the first leg, scored after 16 minutes at Stamford Bridge.

Di Maria played the ball into the penalty area and Ibrahimovic drifted away from Branislav Ivanovic before crossing low from the right for Rabiot tap in.

Ivanovic had earlier prevented a PSG goal by sliding in and clearing the ball after keeper Thibaut Courtois had been beaten by Di Maria’s angled shot.

After going ahead, the French champions seemed to be in control. But Chelsea battled on and were rewarded by Costa’s 26th-minute strike – his 11th goal in his last 15 matches.

Willian exchanged passes with Pedro and set up the Spain international, who showed great composure to shift the ball away from Thiago Silva and fire into the net.

But by the midway point of the second half, PSG were firmly on course for the quarter-finals.

Costa went off on the hour mark and Ibrahimovic scored seven minutes later.

Chelsea: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovic, Kenedy; Mikel, Fabregas; Pedro, Willian, Hazard; Costa (Traore 60).
Subs: Begovic, Baba, Matic, Loftus-Cheek, Oscar, Remy.