Football: Chelsea gain away goal in 1-1 draw with PSG, Shakhtar in 0-0 draw with Bayern

Edinson Cavani (left) of Paris Saint Germain vies for the ball with Cesar Azpilicueta (right) of Chelsea FC during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Chelsea FC at the Parc des Princes Stadium
Edinson Cavani (left) of Paris Saint Germain vies for the ball with Cesar Azpilicueta (right) of Chelsea FC during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Chelsea FC at the Parc des Princes Stadium, in Paris, France on Feb 17, 2015. -- PHOTO: EPA

PARIS (AFP) - A goal from Edinson Cavani secured a 1-1 draw for Paris Saint-Germain with Chelsea as both of Tuesday's opening Champions League last-16 first-leg matches ended in draws.

Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk drew 0-0 in Lviv against German giants Bayern Munich, who played the last 25 minutes with just 10 men as Spanish veteran Xabi Alonso marked his 100th appearance in the competition by being sent off.

Chelsea had got the away goal that they were dreaming of when defender Branislav Ivanovic scored another vital goal for them in the 36th minute. The Serbian's header from Gary Cahill's flick-on - another central defender John Terry having provided the cross - was his seventh goal in 53 appearances in the competition.

Cavani, though, levelled 12 minutes into the second-half as poor Chelsea defending allowed him a free header from Blaise Matuidi's cross. The Uruguayan - who has 17 goals to his name in all competitions this season - should have won the first leg for the hosts when he wriggled free with just 10 minutes remaining and one on one with Thibault Courtois he poked the ball just wide of the far post.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho conceded that PSG had looked the most likely winner. "If you go to chances created and the goalkeepers' performances we have to be honest and say they had more than us, so if somebody was closer to winning the game it was Paris not Chelsea," he said.

Shakhtar - who are facing a tough fight to win their sixth successive league crown as they trail Dynamo Kiev by five points - looked like a side that had not played a competitive game since the group match against Porto on Dec 10.

The Ukrainian side - who have to play their games hundreds of miles away from home because of the fighting between rebels and Ukrainian soldiers - were give hope of at least taking a lead to Munich for the second leg when Alonso was sent-off for a second bookable offence.

Bayern coach Pep Guardiola admitted it had been a frustrating night. He said: "It was difficult because we had to battle against an extra man. We did control the match but we created very few chances."

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