WE CAN STILL QUALIFY DESPITE PSG LOSS ADMITS HIDDINK

Chelsea's interim manager Guus Hiddink says that Chelsea are still in the race for the Champions League, despite losing their first -leg tie against Paris Saint-Germain.
"Of course the result is negative on one side but on the other hand it's also important to have an away goal," he told BT Sport Europe. "But it hurt a bit at the end because I think the team was playing very decently against a team which has a lot of capacity to play.
"So at the end, yeah it hurt a little bit, but still we are in a race. When there are two legs then it's important to have the away goal. At the end, if we can do it at Stamford Bridge then the defeat doesn't count so much.''
Hiddink expressed jealousy at the options at Laurent Blanc's disposal after Cavani's impact.
"I envy a bit the bench of PSG. They have a very strong bench," Hiddink said.

 

Hiddink said: "He had a threat forward and he had some good runs, but of course this was a game with a high intensity. After 65, 70 minutes it was enough for him.
"He has to grow and when he does, his shape will grow as well. "Happily we also have Oscar for his position. He will be better and better."
"The players did well, not just the four defenders," Hiddink said.
"We'll see," he added. "We must be careful. We must not go into a situation where he will drop back into a longer period of injury."