Tweets: Hilarious reactions to John Obi Mikel’s goal against PSG

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When Zlatan opened up the scoring for PSG against Chelsea, the Blues quickly needed a hero. But instead of Diego Costa, Pedro, Eden Hazard or Cesc Fabregas, it was actually longtime defender John Obi Mikel who answered the call in France.

The veteran Chelsea defender, after over 350 games and over 50 Champions League appearances, notched his sixth career goal for the Blues in added time of the first half on a goal so unexpected that even Twitter followers weren’t sure whether to credit Chelsea or disparage PSG.

Here are some of the funniest responses we found on Twitter to Mikel’s goal:

What was perhaps even more incredible was that Mikel’s goal was the first one conceded by PSG at home this whole tournament.

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