There's been plenty said about Chelsea's decision not to offer 35-year-old John Terry a new contract.
But after the opening stages of their Champions League second leg against Paris Saint-Germain, their captain's absence from the heart of their defence was clearly felt.
Adrien Rabiot opened the scoring for the French champions after sixteen minutes, making the most of some poor Chelsea defending.
Unsurprisingly, Twitter was brutally honest in its assessment of Chelsea's attempt to prevent the opener.
This Chelsea supporter was particularly downbeat...
https://twitter.com/CFC_Clive/status/707658706842877952
But fortunately for the home side, Diego Costa breathed life into Chelsea's bid to 'do a 2012', levelling the scores with 27 minutes played.
The composure shown by the Brazilian-born Spaniard was admired by plenty
Not that it changed how some people felt about him...
https://twitter.com/cockadiles/status/707664318305677312
With the half finishing with the scores at 1-1 on the night, Chelsea require one more goal to level the tie.
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