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Satisfied Blanc praises PSG for near- perfect game against Chelsea

Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 1-1 draw by Chelsea on Tuesday night but Laurent Blanc was in good spirits.

The French side had the lions' share of attack in the Champions League Round of 16 first leg at Parc des Princes but could only muster a shared result after Edinson Cavani headed home in the 54th minute to cancel out Branislav Ivanovic's earlier header.

In the wake of the draw, PSG boss Blanc spoke of his side's performance and felt that they were not far off having the perfect game against Jose Mourinho's Blues.

"I have mixed feelings tonight. We prepared for this game quite well and anticipated things they might do," he told UEFA.com.

"Everything happened almost as we had planned, which is satisfying. It was a pleasure watching this game.

"We played well, almost a perfect game. Except for one thing, we did exactly what we had planned."

Blanc added: "We showed our qualities tonight. I'm proud of my players. Look at our last campaigns: we went out to Chelsea and Barcelona on away goals.

"We'll keep attacking in the return leg but we'll do it smartly. One goal will be enough if we defend well."

PSG will be looking to get the better of Chelsea when the two quality sides face each other in the return leg at Stamford Bridge on March 11.

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