5 reasons why Chelsea will beat Barcelona

#4 History

Chelsea edge the head-to-head statistics

As mentioned in the previous slide, Chelsea vs Barcelona is one of the popular matchups in the Champions League with the duo facing each other 12 times since the turn of this century. In those matches, the Blues slightly edge the head-to-head with 4 wins and 5 draws while the Spanish giants have won thrice.

The interesting point to note here is that the London side are unbeaten in their last 7 meetings with Barcelona. While the La Liga giants went past Chelsea in 2000, 2006 and 2009, the latter won the ties in 2005 and 2012 along with getting the better of their opponents in the 2006-07 group stages.

Thus, these two teams facing generally throws form away akin to a derby. and Chelsea definitely holds the psychological edge going into the tie.