Will Lionel Messi break the jinx? Or will Chelsea keep their record against one of the world’s greatest players when Barcelona play the Blues at Stamford Bridge.
But here are the stats to have in mind when the game kicks off in England tonight.
A ???? from @DidierDrogba against Barcelona 12 years ago! pic.twitter.com/3GlCy2yAU8
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 20, 2018
Match stats
- Chelsea and Barcelona are facing each other for the 13th time in the Champions League, the fifth-most played fixture in the competition.
- The London club are unbeaten in their last seven Champions League games against Barcelona (won two, drawn five).
- Barcelona have won only one of their six away games against Chelsea in the Champions League and they have never kept a clean sheet at Stamford Bridge.
- Chelsea will attempt to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2013/14 – they are winless in their last six knockout games.
- Barcelona have reached the Champions League semi-finals only once in the last four seasons.
- Barcelona were one of four teams to remain unbeaten in this season’s Champions League group stages, alongside Besiktas, Liverpool and Tottenham.
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- They also have the best defensive record in the Champions League this season, conceding only one goal in six games.
- Luis Suarez has failed to score in the last 791 minutes of play in the Champions League, his longest drought in the competition.
- Eden Hazard has scored three goals and delivered two assists in his last five Champions League games.
