Chelsea punished Manuel Pellegrini’s controversial decision to field a remarkably inexperienced team as Eden Hazard inspired a 5-1 demolition of Manchester City in the FA Cup fifth round yesterday.
A much-changed Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for their Champions League showdown with Chelsea with a low-key goalless draw at home to struggling Lille at the Parc des Princes yesterday.
Diego Costa (pictured) will face a late test to prove his fitness ahead of Chelsea’s meeting with Newcastle United this weekend after the forward broke his nose in training.
Manuel Pellegrini says he will field a weakened Manchester City for the club's fifth round FA Cup tie at Chelsea if the Football Association choose to stage it on February 21, three days before the club’s Champions League last-16 trip to Dynamo Kyiv.
