The only place to be

That's unexpected. Great goal and the keeper had no chance with the curve on it. Beckham's was better though.

He's the best full-back in the league. Love the guy's consistency, his workrate, the fact no-one gets past him and he's getting better and better going forward. A trio of him, Ivanovic and Shaw next year is mouthwatering.

One of those special days where everything just goes for you. The best start to a match I can remember since those first twenty minutes against Barca with Duffer and Eidur going nuts and a result that sits alongside the 5-0 thumping of United....and on Wenger's 1000th match Was never all that worried about this match because....well it's Arsenal. Jose's got Wenger's number but the way we absolutely dismantled them was just beautiful. Crowd were in fantastic voice too and drove home Mourinho's comments about Wenger in style. The Arsenal fans didn't even seem surprised about what happened. Shame that the media might focus on the red card being given to the wrong player, but it was as complete a performance as we've given in a long time. Everyone played their part and stepped up in impeccable fashion and it was a fabulous response to last week. Could've kept the intensity high and really run the score up but 6-0 at home to Arsenal on Wenger's day is just amazing

Speaks English really well now and seems such a great guy....would love for him to really knock it out of the park if he gets a run in midfield (figuratively speaking).

This is what you don't understand. Chelsea of 2003 were still playing Manchester United of 2003, Liverpool of 2003, Arsenal of 2003, Everton of 2003, Newcastle of 2003. You're the best team in France. Well done. You're the tallest midget, the slimmest kid at fat camp, the big dick in a tranny convention. It doesn't matter. Unless you want to secede and move to a different league people will only tune in to watch PSG vs Monaco for the foreseeable future. Chelsea aren't great because we're simply Chelsea, or because we're wealthy. We're great because we're tested EVERY week against top teams in matches people watch all over the world. PSG can't buy that.

Meh, there's a whole forum full of people here who 'observes and mocks me'. They also get to watch a top team play in a top league. Anyway, I have no problem with Ligue 1. I have no problem with the Russian league, the Swiss league or the Dutch league either - I just don't think they're of high a quality as other leagues. I think players who go to these leagues aren't looking to test themselves against the best opposition week in and week out. That's not an unfair view is it? If this is the case then why are these players going to these clubs then? I'm not ignorant of Chelsea's own financial backing but we also play in one of the best leagues in the world. That is a massive draw for players and fans of football alike. We don't think our national team is the best. In fact most of us don't even like the national team 11 months of the year.

Where the fuck have I said that? I've just reacted to the naysayers who are saying it would be an upset if we won, which it definitely wouldn't be. I don't have imperialistic views by the way. I just don't like snivelly little shits who call Chelsea supporters plastic, but you can paint that anyway you want. Here's my view - PSG is going to be a tough tie but I think we're a good enough team with a great enough manager to beat them without anyone batting an eyelid. They have some good players who have gone to a team that pays well but we have top players who want to challenge themselves in one of the top leagues in world football.

I didn't say the Premier League is the best league - I said it's one of the best. Bale went to La Liga from this league, he didn't go to the French leagues which is more related to the point I'm making. As for this club's history, I wouldn't swap it for any other club's. Again, that seems to be a point that you and a few others are bringing up for fuck know's what reason. If you think Hazard just plays for us for money then you're fucking delusional. It's a factor, but there's also the prestige that goes along with playing in the Premier League. Sportsmen have a mentality of wanting to beat the very best. It's what drives the very best ones on. Playing in France doesn't provide them with that.

There is an awful danger that PSG might seek out some help from Bayern's coaches after our experiences of playing them recently. Wouldn't be the first time the French have willingly collaborated with some Germans.

Your ability to regurgitate the type of shit that anti-Chelsea numpties spout is unmatched. We have history, 109 years of it in fact. What we have less of is trophies, not history. You don't understand. PSG is still a club in France. That's what it will always be. Now they might have a good chance at winning the CL, but so do clubs in better leagues. Now there are some players who will take the money Monaco and PSG offer and have a go at the CL but play in a forgettable league. But players like Ronaldo, Messi, Hazard etc. have that burning desire to play at the top level week-in and week-out, not just on European nights. I don't begrudge those players who choose to take a big paycheque in an easy league (Zlatan's stats have never looked better) but we have players who want to play in a top league, for a top club every single week.

Ajax has five years more history than us. Liverpool has 13 years more (plus a higher bodycount). That's the only measure of history that I could give a fuck about.

It's amazing. We draw a French team and some of our own supporters decide to surrender immediately!!

So Monaco's players go to Monaco for the atmosphere and not for the money?? Good on them, especially Ricci and Claudio. Monaco is probably one of the best places on Earth to retire to and that's what these players have opted to do. If the under-20 talent is any good then they'll do what all great players in France do - leave.

People go to Real Madrid because it's Real Madrid, because they play in one of the top leagues in the world and because those things have a strong monetary value. Players are going to PSG because of money. Top players with ambition don't go to the French league. Zidane, Henry, Ronaldinho, Drogba, Hazard, Varane, Zouma, Barthez etc. didn't choose to spend their best days in France for a reason.

Park the bus? That's the type of thing the anti-Chelsea bunch were saying about us going to Man City. We'll prove you wrong again.

Oscar played against West Ham away when we played 433. It's simply that we haven't played that formation much. Because Zlatan wouldn't earn hundreds of thousands of Euros playing in a TOP league. It might not be as much, but you have to be less naive about players (and their 'peoples') reasons for doing things. I'm not begrudging them that choice (Eto'o made a similar one and JT rinsed more than enough money out of us) but these players aren't playing in the French league because it's the best competition in the world. As for being 'brainwashed' by a 'Premier League' bubble, isn't that a bit rich coming from a Brazilian with no connection to Chelsea Football Club whatsoever?? There's a reason you're on this forum, because the Premier League is one of the top leagues and Chelsea is one of the top clubs and because marketing men TOLD you to support this club.

Am I infringing on your copyright? Surely there's something you could find to moan about right now?

No-one thinks that. You and lionsden need to actually read what people type.

Zlatan, Thiago Silva etc. are all top players who could play in a top league, but they don't. They're in Paris because there's plenty of non-FFP compliant money to be had. Plus it's great for their reputations to put in world-class performances on the flattest of wickets. It's like when Eto'o went to Anzhi - I don't begrudge him that because the paid him a fuckload of money, but they're not testing themselves against the toughest opposition week in and week out. PSG might be top of the league but who's second? A team who play in front of one man and his dog and are only where they are because of a joke tax system. Because it's bullshit to say that they aren't playing in a less prestigious league because they earn more for less work. That's not a criticism - any of us would probably love a similar deal - but lets not pretend that winning the French league is on a player's bucket list.

Football supporters. I wouldn't say they're better as a unit (or team) in the slightest. They're a group of individuals playing for one reason - money. We're a team, a proper club. I'm glad we got PSG too, but I'm not scared of them. They've got some great players but we've got some great men, some real leaders.

Link?

Are you serious? PSG are a group of individuals playing in a second-rate league for money. We're a proper team, with players who have been there and done it and still have the drive and desire to prove themselves at the very top level. We're favourites for this tie for a reason.

Mourinho vs Blanc

I agree. I'd love to see them at the Bridge with Ronaldo and also Ancelotti. I have no expectations of us winning the CL, although I think we can beat any team on our day and no-one will want to play us.

Insufferable prick.