Chelsea vs Barcelona Preview (Round of 16 Leg 2 Champions League)

Match Facts

• Chelsea is unbeaten from the last 8 meeting with Barcelona, winning 2 of them.
• 68% of away sides to draw the first leg of UCL knock out tie 1-1 progress to the next round
• This season of Champions League, Barcelona is remain unbeaten and conceding only two goal. One against Chelsea 
• Eden Hazard have contributed in 6 Chelsea goals in his 6 last Champions League games.
• hazard has set up his team-mates for a shot on 23 occasions in UCL this season, the joint-most alongside Neymar

Last Meetings

The last time Chelsea met Barcelona in Champions League was back in 2012 where Chelsea won 3-2 on aggregate. Other than that, the last time Barcelona win against Chelsea in the competition was on 2006 where Chelsea lose 3-2 on aggregate. Our first leg game versus Barcelona at Stamford Bridge ended equal for both team although Chelsea had a better chance

Read our first leg against Barcelona  : here

Predicted Line Up and Scores
Courtouis, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, Emerson, Moses, Febregas, Kante, Willian, Hazard, Giroud

Barcelona 0-2 Chelsea
Giroud will score our first goal. Willian contributing in one of our goal.

Pre Match Interview

• Willian: We expect Barcelona to come with a lot of possession and we have to do a perfect game
• Willian: I am happy with my form at the moment and the goals I scored but I want more, with the team as well. We respect Barcelona, they are a big club like Chelsea, and we want to do our job to go to the next round
• Willian: We are fighting for the top 4 in EPL and want to do something special in UCL. 
• Willian: (about 2012 game) Tomorrow is a new game and a different story. We must have the perfect game to go through
• Willian: We have to be clinical because he expect Barcelona to have more possession tomorrow night
• Conte: Camp Nou is a fantastic stadium with a big pitvh and every player wants to play this type of game. We must be excited and try to do our best
• Conte: If you want to have a hope against Barcelona you have to play the perfect game and we nearly did this in the first leg
• Conte: Rudiger is contention for the game and there is no injury news to add. Morata is also in contention for a place and he has seen a great will from the player to fight for that place