John Obi Mikel Goes The Distance As Chelsea Crash Out Of Champions League

Published: March 09, 2016
John Obi Mikel Goes The Distance As Chelsea Crash Out Of Champions LeagueJohn Obi Mikel’s Chelsea crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday night after Paris Saint-Germain beat the team from London in the last 16 for the second season on the trot.

The French club won 4-2 on aggregate, with Sweden star Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring a crucial goal in the 67th minute to put PSG 2-1 up on the night.

PSG took the lead through Adrien Rabiot in the 16th minute but Chelsea were not broken and found a way back to parity through Diego Costa eleven minutes later.

In his 59th Champions League appearance, Mikel was shown a yellow card by the German official
Felix Brych for bringing down Lucas Moura in the 53rd minute.

The Nigeria international worked a ninety-minute shift in midfield against Paris Saint-Germain.

Igho Kingsley

Photo Credit : chelseafc.com

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