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Chelsea play Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League 2017/18 round of 16 first-leg at the Bridge

#3 Antonio Conte not certain of his best 11

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Recent poor results have left Antonio Conte wondering what his best starting XI is. He made a quite a few reinforcements to the squad during the January transfer window with Giroud, Barkley, and Emerson coming in.

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Azpilicueta looks like the only confirmed candidate to start at the back. In the midfield, it is still uncertain on who will partner Kante. Fabregas played the last game while Bakayoko played the previous 2 games. Zappacosta may start on the right flank while Alonso or Moses may start on the left.

In the attack, expect Pedro to start alongside Hazard and either of Giroud or Morata. Giroud made his first Chelsea start last week but was taken off after an hour. Morata has the big game experience but Giroud’s ability to hold the ball may force Conte into thinking who his no.9 will be. As of now, even Conte may not know who will start against Barcelona next week.

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