Paris Saint-Germain defeated Chelsea 5-2 this Wednesday at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of their 2025-2026 Champions League Round of 16 tie (second leg on March 17). After the victory, PSG striker Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (25 years old) spoke to CBS Sports Golazo.
Kvaratskhelia: “We have several great players who want to start.”
You seemed very disappointed to be on the bench after only 30 minutes as man of the match.
Of course, no player wants to be on the bench. But we have several great players who want to start, and I respect the coach’s choices. No matter how many minutes I play, I always want to give 100%. I did that today, with a very good performance. We won by several goals, and that’s very important, even if we shouldn’t think it’s over.
Kvaratskhelia: “We always put in the effort, we always want to keep going.”
The 2-2 draw seemed like a fair result for a long time, but you took the lead?
Yes, what I like is that even at 4-2 we still wanted to score. We had a very good counter-attack. We always put in the effort, we always want to keep going.
Any similarities with last season?
Yes, we had a difficult start and then the team improved. I hope we win again this year. We have to focus on each match.
