The journey begins: PSG vs Chelsea, UCL preview

Just a few days after Chelsea ran away with all three points at Walton Hall Park, the Blues will encounter its greatest challenge of the season to date. The last Champions League fixture Chelsea participated in left a sour taste in the club’s mouth, searching for answers, and wondering why an early exit was in the cards when the Blues fought all the way to the final in the previous campaign. Chelsea has to travel to The Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre to take on the currently unbeaten Paris Saint-Germain for its first test of group-stage action.

While PSG manager, Gerard Precheur may have not been at the helm in Paris when Maren Mjelde netted one of the most historic goals in club history, Grace Geyoro and Ashley Lawrence will no doubt remember the result fondly. Both of them were on the PSG squad that lost on aggregate at the death just three years ago in the Champions League quarterfinal. From the history of this fixture to the fact that each team has one of the opposition’s former players, this matchup has everything and more for women’s football fans around the globe. Please now click below in order to continue the current article.