Friday 23 February 2018

Champions League

Competition: 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 1st leg between Chelsea and Real Madrid.

Date: Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

Time: 8.45pm (Barcelona)

Date: Wednesday, February 21th, 2018

Time: 1.15am (India)

Venue: Stamford Bridge, London, England

Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey)

How to watch on TV: Fox Sports 1 (USA), SONY TEN 2 (India), Artesmedia, TV3, beIN Sports Spain (Spain) and BT Sport, ITV, News UK (UK).

You can even watch it on Hotstar.

This is going to be the second biggest match in this year Champions League Round of 16 clash afterPSG vs Real Madrid.

This match has to be watched on any circumstances. Its also Morata vs Messi.

Barcelona is currently in the first position in La Liga with 62 points.Lionel Messi (20 Goals)(11 Assists) and Luis Suarez (17 Goals) are currently in a very good form.

Chelsea is currently in the fourth position in Premier League with 53 points.None of Chelsea's players are in the lost of Top 5.

Recently, Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata rejected a transfer to Barcelona for £88million.

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas believes that Barcelona Captain Andres Iniesta is the biggest threat for Chelsea in their Champions League clash They both will face each other on Tuesday.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has confirmed that Tiemoue Bakayoko has still not recovered from his injury and he even missed the previous FA Cup clash with Hull City.

Chelsea's David Luiz and Ross Barkley are also doubtful to play the match against Barcelona.

Chelsea will be missing their key players because the next few games are the most important for the team and the manager vs Man City, Man United and Barcelona (2 Legs).

Philippe Coutinho is not available to play in the Champions League.

Chelsea have a strong record with spanish teams at home but are currently struggling for good form in Premier League and Cup matches.

Alvaro Morata has lost his form after his recnt injury but he has to get back his form before the Champions League clash against Barcelona.

English teams are dominating quarter finals berths for the first time scine 2009.They

They last met each other in 2012, in a Champions League clash.

Both teams have scored 18 goals each.

Messi goalless in eight games against the Blues.

Chelsea has won one in four of the Champions League home games.

Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) serves suspension in first leg.

Chelsea vs Barcelona Head-2-Head in Champions League

Matches Played: 12

Chelsea Won: 4

Barcelona Won: 3

Draws: 5

Leg 1 - 20/2/2018

Leg 2 - 14/3/2018

Blues host the La Liga leaders at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, with the second leg at Camp Nou three weeks later.

Form

Barcelona - W W W D D W

Chelsea - W W D L W D

Barcelona defeated Eibar but the match against Chelsea is the real test for the La Liga table toppers.

Best Players

Chelsea
Eden Hazard
Thibaut Courtois
Cesc Fabregas

Barcelona
Lionel Messi
Luis Saurez
Gerard Pique

Predicted XI

Barcelona - Marc- Andre Ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Gerard Piqué, Samuel Umtiti, Jordi Alba, Ivan Rakitic, Aleix Vidal, Sergio Busquets, AndresIniesta, Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez

Chelsea - Thibuat Courtious, Cesar Azpilicueta, Gary Cahill, Marcus Alonso, Antonio Rudiger, Cesc Fabregas, N'Golo Kante, Eden Hazard, Victor Moses, Emerson Palmieri, Alvaro Morata

Question Time

1) Should Antonio Conte play the same lineup as he played in the match against Hull City?

2) Will Messi score a goal vs Chelsea?

3) Who will win the match?
A) Chelsea
B) Barcelona
C) Draw

4) Which team do you support?

Give your answers below in the comments section.

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