Chelsea team selections leaked before both Champions League legs against PSG

In March 2026, Chelsea's intended starting line-ups became public before kick-off in both legs of their Champions League last-16 tie with Paris St-Germain. The names appeared in media reports hours before the official team sheets were released, and the second leak came within about a week of the first.

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior said the club would get to the bottom of it and later indicated the source had been identified. Reports suggested the information did not come directly from a player but from someone outside the squad.

Chelsea lost the tie heavily, going out 8-2 on aggregate, including a 5-2 defeat in the first leg in Paris. The leaks were not seen as the reason for the result, since PSG were far stronger over the two games. They did, however, raise concerns about security around team news and how closely line-up information was guarded inside the club. The episode became an early reference point in later discussions about how team selections reach the public, including through fantasy football games.