Zlatan Ibrahimovic the key to taking down Chelsea, says ex-Man City and PSG ace Benarbia

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN'S best chance of edging past Chelsea and into the Champions League quarter-finals is to utilise Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic playing for PSGGETTY

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is expected to start against Chelsea tomorrow night

That is the view of former PSG and Manchester City playmaker Ali Benarbia, who believes the Sweden international holds the key to unlock Chelsea's defence.

The Blues host PSG tomorrow night in the second leg of their last-16 encounter, having forced a 1-1 draw from the first game in Paris last month.

Chelsea scored with their only shot on target that night and Benarbia, who played for PSG between 1999 and 2001, says feeding front-man Ibrahimovic is more important that solid defending.

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"I saw how Zlatan Ibrahimovic won all the duels against Gary Cahill and John Terry in the first game," said Bernabia.

"I've seen other Chelsea matches and every time Cahill and Terry are stronger than all other strikers in physical duels but against Ibrahimovic he won all the balls and the headers.

"Zlatan isn't the key man for PSG in every game but in this game at Stamford Bridge he will make the key man."

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