Laurent Blanc Says ‘Man City Better Than Chelsea’

Paris St Germain coach Laurent Blanc feels Manchester City are a notch above their Premier League rivals Chelsea in the Champions League after they were held to a 2-2 draw at the Parc des Princes in a thrilling the first-leg quarter-final tie.

The reigning Ligue 1 champions blew Chelsea away in the last 16 but were given a good run for their money by Manuel Pellegrini’s men Wednesday night.

Blanc remains positive PSG can make the semis of Europe’s elite competition despite their not-so-encouraging result from the first leg.

“We knew City have some great players going forward. We expected a game like this,” Blanc told reporters.

“City were a lot stronger than Chelsea, whereas we were less accurate than against Chelsea.



“We should have gone a goal up, but then they scored against the run of play. And they added another after the break. It is very hard when you concede two goals in a home game. Manchester City were very efficient.

“We were average from a technical point of view. We lost possession too easily.

“But if we can put in a similar performance in the second leg and get the same amount of chances, we will score goals.”

The return leg comes up next Tuesday at City’s Etihad Stadium.


Credit: Goal