Ex-Chelsea star David Luiz, who now plays for Paris Saint-Germain, has warned former manager Jose Mourinho it would be dangerous to park the bus when the two clubs meet in Wednesday’s Champions League round-of-sixteen second leg clash at Stamford Bridge, Mirror reports.
The first leg in Paris ended in a 1-1 draw, giving the Blues a slight advantage with the away goal.
And Luiz, who spent a year under Mourinho’s guidance, believes he knows his former boss’ plans and that it wouldn’t be smart for Chelsea to sit back and defend when facing the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani, and Ezequiel Lavezzi in attack.
Luiz said: “I know how Jose will prepare for this, he will be telling the boys to be patient and hit us on the counter attack.
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“He knows that we need to score and that they don’t, I know that is his way. We must be careful because I know that Chelsea have the ability to hurt on the counter attack, but they must be careful as well.
“To sit back and just defend against Zlatan, Cavani and Lavezzi can also be very dangerous, so it is not just us who have to be careful.”
Luiz also added that if it wasn’t for Blues goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in the first leg, then the Ligue-1 champions would have been in the lead heading into the game at Stamford Bridge.
“It is important we believe we can win, and the team think we can. I thought we were the better team in Paris.
“If Chelsea did not have Courtois in goal we would have won the game. He was unbelievable, it is clear that Chelsea have one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
“Stamford Bridge is a big weapon for Chelsea, they are very strong there.
“It is not often they lose there, but this is a special Champions League night and we must believe we can go and get a positive result.
“We have players that are used to big occasions, and playing in big stadiums, we know we can do this.”
Last season, PSG were knocked out by Jose Mourinho’s men in the quarter-finals, despite winning the first leg 3-1 at the Parc des Princes.
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