2015年3月12日星期四

PSG back to domestic duties after Champions League glory

PARIS (AP) -- The accolades have been pouring in for Paris Saint-Germain after its dramatic qualification for the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Playing with 10 mean after Zlatan Ibrahimovic's sending off, coach Laurent Blanc's team twice rallied to draw 2-2 at Chelsea to go through on away goals.

PSG remains on course for an unprecedented quadruple, but it still trails Lyon in the French league by one point and has a far more difficult schedule ahead.
''Heroiques (Heroic)'' sports daily L'Equipe wrote in big letters on its front page, along with a picture of goal scorer Thiago Silva. L'Equipe's website carried the scathing back pages of the English newspapers' inquest into the Chelsea defeat.
Lyon is not involved in any cup competitions and only has the 10 remaining league games to focus on. Both have tough away trips this weekend: PSG is at sixth-place Bordeaux and Lyon goes to title-rival Marseille.
Here are some things to know about this weekend's