Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain put one foot forward in the Champions League quarter-finals with a thrilling 5-2 win over visiting Chelsea on Wednesday in the first leg of the round of 16.Young French winger Bradley Barcola opened the scoring early for the French team in the tenth minute, before French defender Malou Justo equalized for the visitors in the 28th minute.Before the end of the first half, French winger Ousmane Dembélé restored Paris' lead in the 40th minute, ending the first half with the hosts leading 2/1.In the second half, Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez managed to equalize for Chelsea in the 57th minute, but Parisian insistence decided the match in the final minutes, as Portuguese midfielder Vitinia scored the third goal in the 74th minute.Georgian substitute Khvica Kvaratskhelia shone in the final minutes and scored the fourth and fifth goals for the defending champion, putting the French team one foot forward in the quarter-finals before the return trip to London.