Key Battles

Chelsea need to score to have any chance of going through. But they sat back and barely caused any problems in their away game against Manchester City earlier this month. That approach won’t work here.

Barcelona will dominate possession like City. The visitors may find some joy on the counter here, but they’ll need to be much more proactive than they were at the Etihad.

Eden Hazard can cause real problems for Sergi Roberto on the left flank. Chelsea will look to get the ball to the Belgian’s feet as much as possible.

They’ll also want to stop Sergio Busquets from pulling the strings. He’s the starting point for many of Barcelona’s attacks. There’s only so much you can do to stop Messi, but cutting off his supply would go some way towards keeping him quiet.

Match Odds

Barcelona are 8/15 favourites on the night and 2/9 to qualify. Chelsea are 11/2 to win the game. It’s 3/1 that’s they’re in the draw for the last eight.

Chelsea may have a good record against Barca but they’ve struggled on the road lately. They’ve lost each of their last four away games. The hosts are unbeaten at home all season and have only conceded six goals at Camp Nou in league action. Barcelona to Win to Nil is 13/8.

Messi has five goals in his last five games. He’s 13/5 to open the scoring here.

Willian got the first goal at Stamford Bridge and he’s 7/2 to score Anytime this time around. The Brazilian has been one of Chelsea’s best performers in the last few weeks.

Conte will want to make sure his team are in the game for as long as possible. But he’ll have to go for it if his side go a goal down. Chelsea to Win from Behind is 28/1.

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All Odds and Markets are correct as of the date of publishing