Paris Saint Germain captain Thiago Silva has praised Chelsea's Eden Hazard in the build up to their Champions League round of 16 clash. The Brazil international has labelled The Blues' wing wizard a 'very good' player and would love to play alongside him one day. Speaking to Nissan, the official automotive sponsor of the UEFA Champions League ahead of tonight's meeting in Paris, Silva said: "He is not just good, he is very good!" Hazard's name has repeatedly been leaked with the French champions since they have arrived in the big time thanks the financial backing of Qatar Sports Investments. He reportedly almost signed for PSG before joining Chelsea from Lille in 2012. Any rumour of a departure from Stamford Bridge for Hazard is just that. The Belgian international put pen to paper on a new five-and-half-year, £200,000-a-week contract just last Thursday so it would take a more than substantial offer to prise him away from Jose Mourinho. Despite this, Silva added: "If he really comes (to play for Paris) he will be very welcome. All their players are very accomplished, but I believe the Brazilians always make the difference, plus Hazard." Silva, who also picked the 24-year-old as one of his players of the Champions League so far, made it clear that there would be a change in attitude from the French champions compared to last season's meeting between these two sides at the Quarter-Final stage. The centre back admitted that his side thought they were already through after their 3-1 first leg win in at the Parc des Princes. However, they would crash out of Europe's premier competition at Stamford Bridge with Demba Ba's late goal securing a 2-0 win, allowing Chelsea to advance on the away goals rule. He said: "In the last match (against Chelsea) we thought our team was already qualified. We learn a lot from all defeats. One important thing to always remember is that until the referee stops, the match is not done yet."