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Jose Mourinho (AFP)
Jose Mourinho (AFP)

London - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho taunted Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday ahead of the teams' Champions League last 16 second leg, accusing them of committing systematic fouls and producing sterile approach play.

PSG largely controlled the first leg in Paris, which ended 1-1, enjoying 54 percent of possession and registering 11 shots on goal to Chelsea's one, but that one attempt yielded an away goal for Branislav Ivanovic that puts the London club in the driving seat ahead of Wednesday's return leg.

Chelsea winger Eden Hazard was the victim of nine fouls at the Parc des Princes -- a record for a Champions League match -- and Mourinho said that the French champions' approach had been too aggressive.

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