Mourinho really wanted PSG again, says Barnard

Thegoalmac can reveal that Chelsea secretary David Barnard claimed manager Jose Mourinho was right to want to draw Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League after the two clubs were paired together in the round of 16.

The tie is a rematch of last season when Chelsea knocked Laurent Blanc's men out in the quarter-finals on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw.

"First reaction is no matter who we draw they are all there by merit, PSG are no exception," he told Sky Sports.

"Obviously they are known to us as we played them last year and the added ingredient of David Luiz playing for them

"I know Jose said before the draw he would have liked them because of the logistics and he's right.

"I think when we played them last year both teams now have totally different teams  we have an advantaged by being away first so we know what we have to do the second leg

"I think that’s basically the past, each match that comes along is a totally different scenario so we will take it from the start

"I think Jose is quite right we have to keep our feet on the group and deal with it as we play those games."