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Paris St.-Germain 2, Chelsea 1: Paris St.-Germain Wins but Rues What Might Have Been

PARIS — Zlatan Ibrahimovic waved his hands in the air. Ángel Di María fell to his knees and swiped at the ground in frustration. Laurent Blanc shook his head.

Paris St.-Germain beat Chelsea, 2-1, on Tuesday night, but it might have been difficult to tell at the final whistle. The home team was, to be sure, pleased to have a slight advantage after one leg of this two-game, round-of-16 matchup in the Champions League. But there was also a sense of frustration — regret, even — that the margin was not wider.

On a night when P.