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quickly and ominously whenever a Chelsea move failed, and that was the danger for Mourinho’s team.

From one such break, Ezequiel Lavezzi swung in a corner, and Cavani glanced in a header, but Courtois tipped the ball round the post.

And then, against the run of play, Chelsea went ahead. PSG did not clear a free kick, John Terry crossed from the left, Gary Cahill fl icked the ball on and there, as ever, was Ivanovic to evade his marker Luiz – and nod past a stationary Sirigu.

It was, incredibly, the defender’s 30th goal for Chelsea – his seventh in the Champions League since 2009, more than any other defender. And the Serb has a habit of getting crucial ones.

Suddenly the atmosphere had changed – there was anxiety in the air. Blanc’s team were fi nding Chelsea hard to break down, with Ramires and Nemanja Matic chasing relentlessly in midfi eld whenever a gap appeared.

But PSG have quality – expensive quality – in all areas. They cannot be kept down for long. Once again Matuidi crossed accurately from the left and this time Cavani lost Cahill to head in.

Now there was real danger, as PSG poured forward with spirits revived.

It took a brilliant interception by Terry to stop Ibrahimovic. Then, when the Swede broke through again, Courtois stopped his shot with a foot, and Cesar Azpilicueta was in the right place to block Lavezzi’s shot from the follow up. Costa shoved Luiz as tempers frayed.

Suddenly, for the fi rst time in the evening, Chelsea looked vulnerable and the French side poured forward.

Ibrahimovic bustled and threatened, Matuidi drifted into dangerous areas, Cavani jinked and swerved around the edge of the area. Chelsea were holding on – but then they have always been good at that in Europe.

Matic was everywhere, hustling, tackling, getting a crucial foot in when it mattered, and most of the time it did matter. Then Cavani dribbled through once more but drilled his shot wide of the far post while Ibrahimovic had a late header tipped over the bar by Courtois as Chelsea secured the draw.

PSG ( 4- 3- 3): Booked:

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CHELSEA ( 4- 2- 3- 1):