Chelsea's goal in their 1-1 draw with PSG at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night was one very much made in defence.
Three Blues defenders - Branislav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill and John Terry - combined to give their club the lead and a crucial away goal in the 36th minute of their Champions League last-16 tie.
The move started on the left when captain Terry sprinted out to recover a loose ball before whipping a cross in to the box.
The ball was smartly flicked on by his fellow centre-back Cahill, using the outside of his boot.
And right-back Ivanovic seized the moment by escaping his marker, David Luiz, and directing the header past goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu into the net.
It was the first time two or more Chelsea defenders had combined for a goal in the Champions League since Ivanovic scored from a Yuri Zhirkov pass against Spartak Moscow in November 2010.
Ivanovic said: 'It was a great flick from Gary Cahill and naturally I tried to get the ball.
'We have great defenders who score goals and give a lot for the team but the whole team played well.'
By scoring, 30-year-old Ivanovic also became the highest-scoring defender in the Champions League since 2009 with a total of seven goals.
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