Chelsea 1 PSG 2 player ratings: did any Chelsea players emerge with any credit after Champions League exit?

The Blues lost 4-2 on aggregate

Vaishali Bhardwaj

Wednesday 09 March 2016 23:16 GMT

Diego Costa is taken off by Guus Hiddink (Getty Images)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic demonstrated his enduring attacking threat Wednesday by steering Paris Saint-Germain into the Champions League quarterfinals with a goal and an assist in a 2-1 victory at Chelsea.

By replicating the first-leg triumph in Paris last month for a 4-2 win on aggregate, PSG eliminated Chelsea for the second successive season.

Languishing in 10th place in the Premier League, Chelsea will almost certainly miss the Champions League next season for the first time since Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003.

DID ANY CHELSEA PLAYERS IMPRESS? RATINGS BELOW

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Courtois 5 out of 10

Overall, the goalkeeper had an OK game and did well in one instance to put off Ibrahimovic from taking a shot at goal. However, he endured some nervy moments, which will lead to questions of his form this term.

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Azpilicueta 3 out of 10

Will feel disappointed to have first allowed Rabiot to get past him and tap in the opener before completely losing Di Maria in the build-up to Ibrahimovic's goal. A game to forget for the Spaniard.

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Cahill 5 out of 10

Was dragged out of position to deal with the pace and threat of PSG's forwards in a few instances, but worked well alongside Ivanovic

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Ivanovic 6 out of 10

Was caught out of position for Rabiot's goal, but made a last-gasp clearance to deny Di Maria in the fifth minute before making several other key blocks later in the game.

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Kenedy 4 out of 10

Left Ibrahimovic with too much space and time to send in his cross to Rabiot, who subsequently scored. He did well going forwards but struggled defensively in an unfamiliar position.

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Mikel 5 out of 10

Made some key tackles when needed to stop some of PSG's attacks - one of which resulted in a yellow card - while linking up well with his teammates. But could have done more to stop the ball that found its way to Di Maria in the build-up to PSG's winner.

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Fabregas 5 out of 10

Booked for a first-half foul on Motta, the Spaniard had a few good moments in attack but could not dictate the pace of the game.

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Pedro 6 out of 10

Superbly helped create Costa's goal after linking up with Willian while he impressed several times going forward but also worked hard to track back and defend too.

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Willian 7 out of 10

Began the move that led to Costa's goal after winning the ball off Motta, and was generally impressive. He remains Chelsea's stand-out performer of the season even if he couldn't get on the scoresheet due to Trapp's heroics in goal.

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Hazard 5 out of 10

Started the game off well - testing Trapp on a few occasions, but ultimately failed to dominate Chelsea's attacking play. Was booed off by a section of the home fans in the second half.

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Costa 8 out of 10

With Chelsea trailing 1-0, the striker remained calm and composed to level the score with a fine effort in the 26th minute. Was a constant menace for PSG's defence and could have gotten more goals but saw his game cut short through injury.

Although Chelsea conceded in the 16th minute when Ibrahimovic's cross was turned in by Adrien Rabiot, Diego Costa leveled 11 minutes later on his return from injury.

But Costa was forced off injured on the hour and the 34-year-old Ibrahimovic scored the winner seven minutes later.

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