12.3.2026
Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior said he is the one to blame after his team collapsed against Paris St Germain 5-2 in the first leg Champions League round of 16 played at the Parc des Princes
Chelsea look set to leave the French capital with a 2-2 draw, but errors by Flip Jorgensen in goal set the London club up for an epic defeat. Rosenior admitted that he took a risk and the result reflected the way he set up the team
‘You have risks playing every way you play. You can kick long and it goes straight back into your net. You can build. That’s the risk that we take. I take responsibility. I’m accountable for that,” he said.
He also defended his decision to start Jorgensen instead of Sanchez, whom he had also dropped for last week’s 4-1 victory against Aston Villa.
“They have different qualities – Rob is outstanding from crosses and an outstanding shot stopper. I am trying to win in the short term and win in the long term as well.
One of the reasons we won at Aston Villa was because we were so calm in our possession moments, which we weren’t before – that’s not on Rob, that’s on the whole team.
“Coming here against a really high-pressing team, if you stay calm and play through the initial press, you can cause problems, which we did. It’s just painful that we made that mistake in that moment to make the game 3-2.”
He said the 5-2 score would be very difficult to overturn in the second leg next week at the Stamford Bridge.