In the final minute of stoppage time, PSG almost stole the lead, but Ibrahimovic saw his header turned behind by Courtois to ensure that the Blues took a slim advantage into the second leg at Stamford Bridge
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The Ligue 1 champions were without talismanic striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as well as Thiago Silva and Ezequiel Lavezzi, but held off late Barca pressure to end the visitors’ unbeaten start to the campaign and dampen an historic occasion for midfielder Xavi
Chelsea enjoyed a couple of half-chances, notably through Samuel Eto’o, as the veteran striker saw an effort deflected wide, although PSG also showed the danger of their pacy front three on the counter
The Cameroon striker, who suffered a hamstring strain in the 6-0 thrashing of Arsenal on 22 March and has been absent since, played a full part in training on the eve of the second leg and is set to start against the Ligue 1 leaders
In the night’s other match, Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the quarterfinals for the second straight season after coming from behind for a 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen and a 6-1 victory on aggregate