PSG v Chelsea: Kvaratskhelia highlights his team's mentality

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·12 March 2026

PSG v Chelsea: Kvaratskhelia highlights his team's mentality

Paris Saint-Germain hosted Chelsea this Wednesday in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 and won 5-2 (video highlights here). Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the 25-year-old Parisian forward and double scorer this Wednesday, spoke to PSG TV about this victory.

Kvaratskhelia "we won because we really wanted to"

"It was an excellent match on our part. We have a three-goal lead over Chelsea before the return match. We are now heading to London knowing it will be a tough game, but we just need to focus and prepare for this encounter. Even if we lead 3-2 or 4-2, we always want to score more. I think we won because we really wanted to and we fought until the end."

Kvaratskhelia "we still have a long way to go"

I am very happy that we delivered such an incredible performance tonight. It’s a pleasure to score for such amazing supporters, so I am really happy. It’s always a bit difficult when you come into the game from the bench, but I just try to do my job and I think I played very well today. However, we still have a long way to go, so I am focusing on the next match."

A magnificent victory for the capital club, which takes a very good step towards qualification against Chelsea. It was hard to imagine at halftime that PSG could take the lead as they did. But by showing the form they displayed last season, which allowed them to win the queen of competitions, the capital club left no chance for their opponent.

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Obviously, this will need to be confirmed at Stamford Bridge next Tuesday, but by winning by a three-goal margin, PSG almost ensures a qualification that seemed very difficult given the overall context. Now they will need to stay focused and especially repeat this performance against an opponent who will have nothing to lose and will clearly want to give 200% to create an upset in front of their home crowd.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.