Chelsea: Rosenior hands note to players while 8-2 down

Liam Rosenior, the former Strasbourg manager, handed a note to substitute Alejandro Garnacho during Chelsea’s Champions League second leg at Stamford Bridge against PSG, with the score 0–3 and the aggregate 2–8 in the French side’s favour.

The paper was passed around among the Chelsea players before reaching defender Aderabioyo. The exchange took place in the 84th minute and the players’ faces betrayed unexpected bewilderment as the tie was already all but over.

Fans on social media reacted with bafflement that the manager was focusing on tactical instructions at such a critical moment. The players read the note with looks of disbelief amid a display in which Chelsea appeared helpless.

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