Barcelona vs Chelsea: 5 things to watch out for in the second leg UCL round of 16 clash

Chelsea FC v FC Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: First Leg
Barca players celebrating
during
the first leg at Stamford Bridge.

#4 The Messi factor

Barcelona v Girona - La Liga
The greatest ever to grace a football pitch?

Last time out, Lionel Messi broke the jinx of never having scored against Chelsea, he latched onto a sweet pass from Iniesta before firing it beyond the reach of Thibaut Courtois.

Camp Nou has undoubtedly witnessed Messi's prowess as arguably the most technically gifted player in the history of football over and over again. He has broken many records in the colours of the Catalan club.

He has been in stellar form this season, with 34 goals and 5 assists to his name. He was omitted from the Barcelona squad for the last match against Malaga due to personal reasons.

It is said that each time Messi becomes a proud father (he had a son few days back), he celebrates by tearing apart his opponents. Will that be Chelsea's fate on Wednesday night?

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