Chelsea v Barcelona: Messi's blues against the Blues
19 February 2018
Barcelona's overwhelming lead at the highest point of LaLiga and place in the Copa del Rey last means Lionel Messi appears to be sure to shine his notoriety for being one of the untouched greats with yet more flatware this season.
Be that as it may, on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge, an upsetting adversary comes into see for the inconsistent Argentinian.
Regardless of confronting Chelsea eight times in the Champions League amid his stellar profession, Messi has never scored against the authoritative Premier League champions.
There is no other rival he has confronted all the more as often as possible without finding the net. Here, we glance back at how Chelsea have figured out how to stop the relentless power.
0 - Lionel Messi has confronted Chelsea eight times without scoring a solitary objective from 29 shots; his most exceedingly bad record against a solitary club amid his vocation. Hex. #UCLDraw pic.twitter.com/PDe4GOndTQ
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2005-06 Champions League round of 16 – Barcelona beat Chelsea 3-2 on total
A 18-year-old Messi was getting a charge out of a leap forward season in the Barcelona first-group and handed over an amazing execution in a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge, wandering aimlessly Asier del Horno to dissatisfaction and a red-card challenge. The damage issues that stubborn Messi's initial years struck in the arrival leg, with hamstring damage guaranteeing the 1-1 draw at Camp Nou was his last appearance of a crusade in which Frank Rijkaard's side walked to European wonderfulness.
2006-07 Champions League gather arrange – Chelsea 1 Barcelona 0; Barcelona 2 Chelsea 2
Didier Drogba scored the main objective in London as Chelsea picked up a measure of reprisal for the past season and it was Frank Lampard, not Messi, who created a snapshot of Camp Nou enchantment in the arrival amusement. The England midfielder spun to heave Victor Valdes – Chelsea's first equalizer in a 2-2 draw that Drogba secured profound into stoppage time. Chelsea topped Group An and Barcelona were dispensed with in the primary knockout round by inevitable sprinters up Liverpool.
2008-09 Champions League semi-last – Barcelona advance on away objectives
Messi was the gem in Pep Guardiola's all-vanquishing treble side and would go ahead to score in the 2-0 last triumph over Manchester United in Rome. He had no such euphoria in a cagey, questionable semi-last experience, where the principal leg in Catalonia finished goalless. Be that as it may, Messi was available to supply the go for Andres Iniesta to score his shocking and definitive damage time equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
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