Laurent Blanc wants Paris Saint-Germain to reach Chelsea's level in the Champions League. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho wants his team to be nothing like PSG.

Going into their second leg Wednesday, Mourinho is still irritated by PSG's tactics in their 1-1 draw in the French capital last month. In fact Mourinho believes PSG played even more aggressively than the third and fourth tier English teams faced this season by Chelsea in the domestic cups.

"With players of such quality I was expecting more football and less aggression," Mourinho said Tuesday. "I thought an English team would never be surprised by aggression. In that game (in Paris) I was surprised, because a team with fantastic players was a team with the record of fouls, was the team that was making foul after foul, was the team that stopped (Eden) Hazard with fouls all the time."

There is parity heading into the round of 16 meeting at Stamford Bridge, althoughChelsea's away goal could prove valuable. Chelsea left the French capital better placed to advance than in the previous year's quarterfinals. The Blues overcame a 3-1 deficit then to advance on away goals by winning 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.

While Chelsea currently holds a five-point lead in the Premier League - with a game in hand - PSG trails Lyon by a point in the French league. And Blanc's PSG is aspiring to reach the level of Chelsea, particularly by winning the Champions League for the first time - a feat the London club achieved in 2012.

"In order to progress as a club you need experience and Paris Saint-Germain has certainly got a bit more experience ... but we are still a long way off from really having the same level of experience as Chelsea," Blanc said through an interpreter.

"Chelsea took a while to become one of the best sides in Europe. They also invested a lot of money to get there, so I think we really need to be patient in football."

Here are some are some things to know going into the second leg:

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CHELSEA ON A HIGH

With a League Cup trophy already secured and their Premier League title prospects enhanced, Chelsea's players have enjoyed a strong start to March. And an earlier embarrassing exit from the FA Cup has at least provided Chelsea with a week to prepare for the visit of PSG.

Midfielder Cesc Fabregas hopes that collecting the trophy - Mourinho's first since returning to Chelsea in 2013 - will strengthen the team's mindset.

But Fabregas cautioned: "We have to be more determined when we go forward ... and have the killer instinct."

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FINISHING STRUGGLING

PSG traditionally relies heavily on Zlatan Ibrahimovic for its goals, but his form has not been great since he came back from a nagging heel injury. Although the Sweden forward's 16 goals in 26 games this season is a credible haul, it is a significantly lower ratio than he managed in the two previous campaigns and includes five penalties.

Edinson Cavani has 18 goals this season, and his form is improving, but if those two are off form then PSG will need goals from the midfield. However, Thiago Motta has not scored so far this season, Blaise Matuidi has managed one goal - against Lens on Saturday - and Marco Verratti just two.

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COSTA'S GOAL SEARCH

The most significant addition to the Chelsea squad since hosting PSG a year ago was Diego Costa.

The Spain striker has netted 16 Premier League goals this season, but his finishing has evaded him in the last six games in all competitions. And the former Atletico Madrid player is still searching for his first European goal in a Chelsea shirt.

"He will try and provoke a reaction," Blanc said. "So we need to stay calm and not get caught up in his game."

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CRASH TRIBUTE

PSG players will wear black armbands as a tribute to the 10 people who died after two helicopters filming a French reality show crashed in a remote part of Argentina on Monday. Among the dead were Olympic gold medalist swimmer Camille Muffat, boxer Alexis Vastine and sailor Florence Arthaud.

 

Bayern has tricky job against Shakhtar in Champions League

The only time Bayern Munich went out of a European competition after drawing the first leg away 0-0 was in 1981 against Liverpool, which advanced with a 1-1 draw in Munich.

The other five times, the Bavarians went through and they hope to do it again on Wednesday against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Bayern only managed a 0-0 draw in Ukraine and will have to be wary of Shakhtar's counterattack. The Ukrainian team will go through with any draw other than 0-0.

Here are some things to know about Wednesday's match:

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BAYERN'S VULNERABILITY

If Pep Guardiola's team has one weak link it is defending against counterattacks.

Guardiola's lateral defenders often move into the midfield to give his team an advantage there. But that can make the back vulnerable to counterattacks, as demonstrated by Real Madrid in last season's 4-0 semifinal win in Munich.

"Their forwards are as fast as the wind," Bayern director Matthias Sammer said of Donetsk. "We are ready but we are also modest and we know that we are facing a dangerous opponent."

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GOOD FOR BUNDESLIGA

Guardiola thinks Shakhtar is good enough for the Bundesliga.

"If Shakhtar was playing in the Bundesliga, it would be contesting for the title. If we let them run, then we'll be kaputt," Guardiola said of Shakhtar's strength on the break.

"We have to control the counter and create more chances than in the first leg," Guardiola said, adding that Bayern's elimination would be "a big problem for me."

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KNOWING THEIR JOB

The Donetsk team is stacked with Brazilians and Bayern players think stopping the forwards will do the job.

"Donetsk is dangerous, but it only had one chance in the home leg," Bayerngoalkeeper Manuel Neuer said. "It's a game we simply have to go out and win. We like these situations.

"We know we have to be cautious and keep their counterattacks under control," Neuer said.

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DANTE OUT?

Dante, Bayern's other Brazilian defender apart from Rafinha, has been struggling in recent matches and was substituted after only 32 minutes in Saturday's 3-1 win in Hannover.

Guardiola insisted after the match that the move was tactical, since he brought in a forward, Robert Lewandowski, for Dante.

But the German media is speculating that Dante may be released by Bayern once the season is over.

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EXTRA MOTIVATION

Shakhtar has been forced to play its games away from its home in Donetsk because of the unrest in eastern Ukraine. Some players feel this may not be such a handicap.

"The fact that we are a long way away from home, our only motivation is to play to win, so that our people in Donetsk can support us and rejoice with us," Shakhtar defender Yaroslav Rakitskiy.

"The most important thing is that we didn't concede a goal. We have a good chance now to beat Bayern. We will see on the day."