At least there was no public humiliation for Filip Jörgensen from his manager. But while Liam Rosenior did not do an Igor Tudor and hook his goalkeeper, this hurt. It is why a goalkeeper passing out from the back only looks clever until the moment it goes wrong.
Above all, it was tough for Chelsea to take. They impressed at the Parc des Princes, twice pegging Paris Saint-Germain back, but there was no escaping the reality that the focus was on the moment Jörgensen’s stray ball out gifted the European champions the advantage in this last-16 Champions League tie.
In the end a sometimes flimsy but often thrilling PSG had a 5-2 lead to take to Stamford Bridge for next week’s second leg after two late goals from Kvicha Kvaratshkelia. But the frustration for Chelsea was immense. It seemed they would silence claims their win over PSG in the Club World Cup final was a one-off. But by full-time Enzo Fernández was arguing with Jörgensen, who was brought in by Rosenior, over his shoddy distribution.
After the farce of Tottenham’s experiment with Antonin Kinsky against Atlético Madrid, the early focus in Paris was on another big goalkeeping call. From Rosenior, there was the boldness to start Jörgensen over Robert Sánchez. A gamble? Sánchez excelled against PSG last summer and has been Chelsea’s undisputed No 1 – until now, with the Spaniard’s recent wobbles convincing Rosenior that this was the moment to bring Jörgensen in for the biggest game of his career.
