Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain will battle it out for top spot in their UEFA Women’s Champions League group when they contest their Matchday 6 fixture at Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening.
Both sides have already qualified for the quarter-finals. Any kind of positive result for Chelsea will see them end the group stage in pole position.
Ahead of the Stamford Bridge showdown, FAWSL Full-Time have taken a look at the match facts provided by UEFA. Here are three key facts which relate to Chelsea’s meeting with Paris Saint-Germain.
Both clubs in fine form in Europe
Chelsea have lost only one of their last 11 UEFA Women’s Champions League games, winning seven. Paris Saint-Germain have a similar record, they have lost only one of their previous 11 UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage games (W9 D1). The one defeat for the French club came against Chelsea in the reverse fixture.
Chelsea are rock solid on home soil
Chelsea have kept seven clean sheets in their last nine European matches including all of their last four games at home. German club VfL Wolfsburg were the last team to score against The Blues in England. The two sides played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at Kingsmeadow in last season’s group stage.
Chelsea stopped PSG’s scoring spree on Matchday 1
Paris Saint-Germain had scored in 15 successive UEFA Women’s Champions League matches before drawing a blank against Chelsea on Matchday 1. The French club then drew 0-0 with Real Madrid on Matchday 2 but they have netted 11 goals in three European matches since those back-to-back shutouts.
The UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage fixture between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain kicks-off at 8pm on Thursday evening. Tickets remain on-sale and can be purchased by clicking here.
Statistics: UEFA Information Kit
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