SPOT FIRES WERE SPARKING EVERYWHEREIt was no classic, but absolutely enthralling. There were spot-fires sparking everywhere. You dared not take your eyes from the pitch for missing another blow up. David Luiz and Diego Costa were the main bout, but Thiago Motta and Marco Verratti both took chunks out of Cesc Fabregas and Edinson Cavani was not taking a backward step against Gary Cahill and John Terry. Jose Mourinho highlighted PSG's physicality going into the game - but that's how they beat Chelsea last night. They refused to be bullied, gave as good as they got and were the better team - even with a man less for 90 minutes. They basically 'did a Chelsea' on Chelsea.

CHIRPY LUIZ WON PSYCHOLOGICAL BATTLE WITH DIEGO COSTADavid Luiz had the last laugh on Chelsea and his critics last night. The PSG defender, mocked by some of the English game's modern greats, will be buzzing after his return to Stamford Bridge. The bullet header to level was the highlight. But he will be well satisfied winning his psychological battle with Diego Costa. He kept in the ear of the Spain striker all game, which didn't look the best of ideas in the first-half. It was a clash that left Costa in a heap which led to Chelsea's best attacking moment of the 120 minutes. The striker, having left the pitch, complained to Mourinho of an elbow from Luiz before winking at his manager after being urged to calm down. The striker's next move was to collect the ball and go on a stunning run on the edge of the PSG box, powering past three, four challenges before going down under Cavani's loose tackle. It was a clear penalty, but was waved away by ref Bjorn Kuipers. A big moment, though with Chelsea having the upper hand, it didn't appear decisive at the time.

FLAT CESC, FLAT CHELSEAPSG coach Laurent Blanc will enjoy getting one over Jose Mourinho last night. The key to the game was keeping Cesc Fabregas quiet and it was clear Blanc's instruction to his midfield was to get a piece of the Chelsea playmaker everytime he was on the ball - particularly early on. Cesc just couldn't get in the game, Thiago Motta and Marco Verratti were always snapping away at him when in possession. Without the Spaniard's passing influence, Chelsea surrendered their fluency. It was the visitors who showed the greater ambition, even with a man down, and worked Thibaut Courtois in Chelsea's goal far more than their own Salvatore Sirigu. Verratti produced the best individual moment of the night, sinking a Blues tackler in PSG's half before playing in Edinson Cavani. The Uruguayan could've taken the game away from Chelsea on that hour mark, but after rounding Courtois, he hit the near post. Chelsea appeared to play with the handbrake on, but it was more about PSG's pressing of Cesc than any individual failure.

OH, IBRA WAS SENT OFF...Oh, by the way, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off! It was such an epic contest, in the classic sense of the word, that Ibra's wrongful dismissal has become an afterthought. The Swede and Chelsea midfielder Oscar clattered into eachother on the half-hour mark - both missing the ball. Ref Bjorn Kuipers showed Ibra a straight red, without any consultation with his assistants, who will have seen the tackle at different angles. Replays showed Oscar actually took more out of the Swede than vice-versa. It was a poor, poor decision from Kuipers, who risked losing control of the game in the immediate aftermath. Marco Verratti twice stepped over the ball in challenges with Diego Costa and Oscar before the first-half whistle. The Italian was clearly losing it, but Laurent Blanc was able to cool him down at the break. Before the red, Ibra had barely touched the ball in that half-hour, with John Terry having him in his pocket.

PROTESTING TERRY ALMOST TOOK OUT OSCARChelsea's reaction to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's challenge on Oscar was instant and furious. You fancy they smelt blood and saw their chance to get the Swede off. However, Oscar was almost hurt more by a rampaging John Terry making a beeline for ref Bjorn Kuipers than Ibra's tackle. A furious Terry clipped Oscar's cheek with his boot as he charged in to protest to Kuipers.

UNLUCKY CAHILLAmong the many side stories from the night was Gary Cahill. The England defender was back in the starting XI, ahead of Kurt Zouma, and driving home that opening goal must have felt like redemption. Before then, Cahill and John Terry will have felt pleased. Cavani had hit the post, but Chelsea's goal was intact. With less than ten minutes to run, it looked like the old pairing were going to finish with a cleansheet. But five minutes later David Luiz turned the game on its head.

LAY OFF DIEGODiego Costa was getting it in the neck in the immediate aftermath last night. But as a centre-forward, playing on his own upfront, he was simply giving as much as he received. The only real moment when he risked dismissal was shoving Marquinhos to the turf. But he was twice elbowed by David Luiz in the first-half, one flush in the face, the other in the midriff. Even Yohan Cabaye, in his civvies, had a right old go at the centre-forward after the final whistle. Laurent Blanc warned his PSG players about provoking Costa going into the game - but it's clear this was a great piece of kideology. Every chance they had, PSG's players were in the ear of Costa.

CHELSEA WILL REGROUP AND COME AGAINThis is Chelsea. A Premier League giant. And in the Premier League, it's the highest of highs or rockbottom lows. There'll be plenty of gleeful mocking in the coming days of the standard of the Premier League and the management of Jose Mourinho. But this is a young Chelsea team. Potentially, a Chelsea team for the ages. Only John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic are 30 years or older. A top class striker to take the load off Diego Costa and a midfielder capable of pushing off from Cesc is perhaps all that is missing. They'll regroup and come again. Rubbishing Chelsea also takes away from this courageous PSG team. It still smacks of a squad thrown together by big money, but Blanc and the locker room leadership deserve huge credit for generating the incredible team spirit they showed at the Bridge last night.