Paris: A solo strike from Javier Pastore right at the death clinched a 3-1 victory for Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea on Wednesday.


Paris' Argentinian midfielder Javier Pastore celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg football match Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea in Paris. Pic/AF 

An early Ezequiel Lavezzi strike and a David Luiz own goal either side of an Eden Hazard penalty for Chelsea had looked set to give PSG just a narrow advantage ahead of next week's second leg at Stamford Bridge, but Pastore's effort leaves the French champions firmly in control of the tie.