Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea LIVE commentary: Kick-off time, team news and how to follow Champions League round of 16 tie

Chelsea travel to holders Paris Saint-Germain tonight in a blockbuster Champions League round of 16 clash, live on talkSPORT.

In a rematch of last summer’s Club World Cup final, the European champions have a chance to gain revenge on the Blues in their knockout phase tie.

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Despite dominating in last year’s competition, PSG had to come through a play-off round to reach this stage.

After finishing 11th in the league phase, the French champions overcame league rivals Monaco with a thrilling 5-4 aggregate victory.

Things has been much more plain sailing for Chelsea, who reached the last 16 after coming sixth in the first round standings.

Liam Rosenior‘s side won five out of eight league phase games, including beating Barcelona 3-0 back in November.

But PSG will be desperate to stop them in their tracks, especially after the Blues ran out 3-0 winners in the Club World Cup Final in June.

PSG vs Chelsea: Date and how to follow

This Champions League round of 16 first leg will take place on Wednesday, March 11.

Kick-off at the Parc des Princes is set for 8pm.

talkSPORT 2 will have live commentary of the match from Joe Shennan and former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino.

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The match will also be broadcast live on TNT Sports 2, with coverage starting at 7pm UK time.

PSG vs Chelsea: Team news

Ahead of the PSG clash, Rosenior chose to rest a number of key players for Chelsea’s last match, a 4-2 FA Cup win away to Wrexham.

Reece James, Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo all sat out the tie, and should therefore be fresh for the European tie.

In terms of injuries, starlet Estevao is unlikely to return in time from a hamstring injury which has caused him to miss three games.

It is a similar story for winger Jamie Gittens, who returned to first team training this week after a hamstring injury, though it is unclear if he will be fit for the PSG clash.

Levi Colwill was also back in training on Tuesday, but is not expected to return from his ACL injury until the end of the season at earliest.

As for PSG, Joao Neves is ready to return from an ankle injury, although Fabian Ruiz remains sidelined with a knee problem and youngster Quentin Ndjantou is also out.

In a boost for the French giants, talisman Ousmane Dembele is expected to start in attack after recovering from a calf injury.

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PSG vs Chelsea: What has been said?

Rosenior hailed the form of Joao Pedro after the Brazilian notched his 11th goal in his last 12 games against Wrexham on Saturday.

Having bagged a hat-trick against Aston Villa in the previous game, the Blues boss tipped Pedro to play a key role against PSG.

He told talkSPORT: “Joao is on fire, he’s on fire.

“I think everybody knew when he picked up the ball and he was driving at their defence that something good was about to happen.

“He’s in that place… I wanted to manage his minutes because he’s going to be massive for us in Paris on Wednesday.”

Rosenior then went on to label the forward world class, adding: “I think Joao’s in that category now.

“Consistently, during the two months that I’ve been here, he’s shown that level.

“He’s a world-class striker. I wouldn’t swap Joao for anyone in this moment to be honest, because he’s showing all of the things and all the attributes I want to see in my No. 9.”