PSG's Ousmane Dembele urges side to show no mercy to Chelsea in second leg

[p]Luis Enrique's side are expected to ease into the quarter-finals after thrashing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] 5-2 in the first leg last week.[/p][p]Chelsea collapsed in the closing stages in Paris to leave themselves with a daunting task in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chelsea-4fGZN2oK/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=na24mP0f"]rematch at Stamford Bridge[/a].[/p][p]But Ballon d'Or winner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dembele-ousmane/zsMC2Ec0/"]Dembele[/a] is adamant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] should go for the kill with an attacking display rather than try to defend their substantial lead.[/p][p][b]"As I said after the first leg, our mentality is to win. We cannot just remain defensive. We need to win,"[/b] the France star told reporters on Monday.[/p][p]"We need to remain extremely focused. Chelsea is a high-quality team, they've won many matches in Europe. Our mentality will not change - we came here to win."[/p][p]Dembele believes PSG have learnt from the scare they received in last season's Champions League quarter-finals after building a big lead against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a].[/p][p]At one stage in the second leg they were beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zaire-emery-warren/neJeseDL/"]Unai Emery[/a]'s side 5-1 on aggregate at Villa Park.[/p][p]But Villa hit back with three goals to leave PSG having to survive a tense finish.[/p][p][b]"We may suffer a little bit," [/b]Dembele said. "[b]It's like last season, we won the Champions League but we also had difficult moments. We need to remain focused.[/b][/p][p]"We're three goals ahead but our mentality has not changed. We're not going to be a defensive team and wait. We're going to play our game."[/p][embed guid="af5f535c-0342-46bb-b515-fdf2a223328f" url="https://x.com/PSG_Report/status/2033587899870896405" social-type="twitter" /][p]Luis Enrique echoed Dembele's belief that the Villa thriller should serve as a warning to his team that Chelsea are not finished yet.[/p][p][b]"It's a clear example of what a football match could be come,"[/b] he said. [b]"We prepared the Villa match just like the Chelsea match, with the intention to win and score goals.[/b][/p][p]"It's important to know how to control the match, control the pace. It's our goal to win the match but we know we will have complicated moments."[/p][p]Luis Enrique insisted PSG would ignore the controversy surrounding Chelsea's pre-match huddle.[/p][p]Referee Paul Tierney was surrounded by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/delap-liam/6cfkytBh/"]Liam[/a] Rosenior's players when they gathered in a circle before the Blues' defeat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a] on Saturday.[/p][p]Holding the huddle in the centre circle has been seen as disrespectful to opponents but the PSG boss said: "I was surprised when I saw it. But I heard Liam talk about it with maturity.[/p][p][b]"We can see different things but if there is respect - and I think there is a respect from Chelsea players and staff - no problem at all."[/b][/p]