There’s been plenty said about Chelsea’s decision not to offer 35-year-old John Terry a new contract.
But after the opening stages of their Champions League second leg against Paris Saint-Germain, their captain’s absence from the heart of their defence was clearly felt.
Adrien Rabiot opened the scoring for the French champions after sixteen minutes, making the most of some poor Chelsea defending.
Unsurprisingly, Twitter was brutally honest in its assessment of Chelsea’s attempt to prevent the opener.
https://twitter.com/Priya8Ramesh/status/707657986257199104
https://twitter.com/NutmegRadio/status/707658345449181184
This Chelsea supporter was particularly downbeat…
https://twitter.com/CFC_Clive/status/707658706842877952
But fortunately for the home side, Diego Costa breathed life into Chelsea’s bid to ‘do a 2012’, levelling the scores with 27 minutes played.
The composure shown by the Brazilian-born Spaniard was admired by plenty
https://twitter.com/FrancisAwartefe/status/707663273777356800
Fraud? Imposter? Doesn't look like it. Excellent goal from Costa to reduce the aggregate deficit. 1-1 on the night. PSG lead 3-2 on agg
— Oliver Kay (@OliverKay) March 9, 2016
Not that it changed how some people felt about him…
I really really hate Diego Costa
— Freddy Confetti🎉 (@__ydderf) March 9, 2016
With the half finishing with the scores at 1-1 on the night, Chelsea require one more goal to level the tie.
