As Barcelona travelled to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea in their UEFA Champions League round-of-16 match, a large portion of the buzz surrounding the game pertained to the fact that Barcelona's demigod (although some would argue there's nothing 'demi' about him) Lionel Messi had never scored against Chelsea.8 previous encounters had seen 1 missed penalty and none nestling the net, so it's unsurprising that there was some kind of pressure on the Argentinian sensation to change that. Barcelona dominated the game from the get-go, completely outpassing the Blues, while maintaining most possession of the ball.Willian, however, led the Chelsea rebellion against not just Barcelona, but also luck. The Brazilian gave the hosts the lead in the 62nd minute with an excellent shot from outside the box, but was also extremely unlucky to hit either post, denying him 2 more well-deserved goals.And then the inevitable occurred. A moment of weakness allowed Lionel Messi to rescue Barcelona in characteristic style, scoring his first ever goal against the Stamford Bridge-based outfit - and his 98th for Barcelona in the Champions League.Notably, the diminutive 30-year-old's goal could ultimately prove to be pivotal, as it didn't just bring the visitors level, but also gave them an all-important away goal to work with in the return leg at Camp Nou next month.As usual, Twitter went absolutely nuts, and here's a look at some of the best tweets we found:A look at the goals, first:Great #goal by #Willian #Chelsea #Barcelona pic.twitter.com/LIkBE2qn2r— Craig Goody (@GoodyCraig) February 20, 2018Willian's wonderful effort put the hosts ahead, proving just how important he is to the side.Messi’s goal❤️#Barcelona #Messi pic.twitter.com/KHnO6Rgcpp— Omar Elleissy (@Omar_El_Leissy) February 20, 2018And then Lionel Messi replied with a blinder to highlight his own importance to the Catalan side.Expectedly, the Twitterati were sent into a dizzying frenzy, as they usually are every time the Argentinian so much as exhales.Since when has scoring against Chelsea become an achievement? He’s the GOAT regardless. #Messi— Amir Jeena (@Jeenz7) February 21, 2018King #Messi 👑 pic.twitter.com/vYlu6hc8nI— Abdullah Domaç (@adomac28) February 21, 2018When Messi scored, Chelsea and Rmadrid fans were about to eat their hearts out. LMAO! #CHEBAR #ChelseaBarca @FCBarcelona @ChelseaFC #Messi— Schwifty (@stephen_mbote) February 21, 2018This is like the @btsport commentators about #Messi #asslicking #btsport #ChampionsLeague #CHEBAR pic.twitter.com/p4QKukHLfL— James Collins (@jimcoll88) February 20, 2018#Messi #GOAT https://t.co/QsKWo1pAmJ— Rute Almeida 🐺 (@Rute_cuca) February 20, 2018😎😎😎#Messi #Barcelona #CHEBAR https://t.co/TVI7936g7a— nikitarai_official (@nikitarai2134) February 20, 2018And he finally scores in Stamford Bridge #messi #thegreatest— Stanley 🐺🌟 (@solo_zee) February 20, 2018Cometh the hour cometh the man #Messi #🐐 never mind Chelsea 😂😂🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/NpV0CVAbeU— Bek Stefario (@SimplyStefario) February 20, 2018"Lionel Messi has n̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ scored against Chelsea.”#MESSI #willian #ChelseaBarça #ChelseaBarca pic.twitter.com/WTFIS7SbM6— Ibrahim wadani🉑 (@IbrahimLows) February 20, 2018#Messi ❤ 👑 I can not express my love for you— ️Ahlam Almozainy (@Ahlam_Almozainy) February 20, 2018Messsi #messi #fcb #Barcelona https://t.co/d7ljWLmFH5— G.Angela (@Rioletda) February 20, 2018Andres Iniesta also received his share of praise for being his usual exceptional influence in midfield.@Chelsea played well. But never underestimate the power of #messi and vision from #ineseta .#UCL— Simon Okusaga (@Aareokus) February 20, 2018made by iniesta, finished by the lion. orgasmic combination in football.#messi #Iniesta— Sudeep (सुदीप ) (@2Sudeep) February 20, 2018#Messi and #Iniesta! #ViscaBarca pic.twitter.com/XAy9HJSmN4— Sandžo Parza (@GoldenZambak) February 20, 2018Chelsea's efforts didn't go unnoticed either, as fans consoled each other while also appreciating the Londoners. Well, it's no small feat to hold this mighty Barcelona side to a 1-1 draw. Of course, that didn't seem to be enough for some, as trolls weren't too far away, either.Brilliant game from #Chelsea & unlucky. Conte is a genius & would be mad to sack him.Credit to #Barca for keeping the pressure and waiting for a single mistake. Full credit to #Iniesta not #Messi If this goal proves decisive, Chelsea will exit with pride considering their season— Mohamed AF Ragab (@MohamedAfRagab) February 21, 2018For Chelsea, there is nothing more painful in this world than giving an away goal to Barca #WednesdayWisdom #CHEBAR #Messi— Atish Hemade (@he_made_atish) February 21, 2018Funny how Chelsea can nearly beat Barcelona but they get beat by Burnley. #Chelsea— Humza saleem (@Humzasaleem7) February 20, 2018Was worried before the game but it was only a defensive lapse that let them in. You can have 75 percent possession and not be the better team. Got to go out there and have a go at them. Whenever Willian ran at the defence they shit it #CHELSEA— Anthony Kennedy Esq (@antkennedy1982) February 20, 2018What a game @willianborges88 had. First game I've watched in over two years, heart breaking as a #Chelsea fan. #Barcelona well below par today. Chelsea definitely played their hearts out. Up the blues!— Matthew Bugeja (@matt_bugeja) February 20, 2018What a game, #Chelsea should have buried this Laliga team https://t.co/ex2HhDRxPe— Larry Sithole (@tromboling) February 20, 2018Chelsea very unlucky against almighty Barcelona. Second leg will be very interesting.#Chelsea #CHEBAR— Hezekiah Mbosowo (@HMbosowo) February 20, 2018Chelsea will fight for the glory again, Good game Chelsea 1-1 💙💙 #chelsea #barcelona btw 3.22AM 😂— Mayanthi Dayawansha (@Mishimayu1226) February 20, 2018Conte got his tactics spot on and we played compact. Unlucky not to get the win. We showed we can compete with the best of them. Onwards and upwards #chelsea #CHEBAR— Chelsea Machine (@BluemachineX) February 20, 2018Willian, in specific, was hailed for his performance, despite hitting the post twice.left post.....right post...and then boom!!....Goal!! #willian #Barca #Chelsea #ChampionsLeague— London-Dude (@TwiitMonster) February 20, 2018William is currently trending on Twitter. Seems like autocorrect has been having a field-day... 😂 #Willian pic.twitter.com/19SdRgkXAc— Nathan Shoesmith (@the_nshoesmith) February 20, 2018Lucky Barca #Willian and #Iniesta Men Of The Match— Joekin (@youssef_aljalam) February 20, 2018#Chelsea with a tough tough draw. #Willian could have scored 3 if it wasn't for the woodwork! And then the bad turnover to give up the goal to #Messi and #Barcelona— Webb (@webb5008) February 20, 2018Been saying it for years. Man is different class. #Willian #LittleWilly https://t.co/9eHjlZLGJN— Nick Emsley (@Nemsle) February 20, 2018Although the first leg has only just ended, it didn't seem to stop fans from discussing and speculating about the return leg scheduled to be played at Camp Nou on the 14th of March.@ChelseaFC Now that's #Messi Waiting for return game. Ask @PSG_English what happens @FCBarcelona on return games. See you then. https://t.co/dUClXDBC2I— #SmileAddict😀😆 (@_UncleEddie) February 20, 2018EXCELLENT RESULT! Feels more like a win, and now the 2nd leg at the Camp Nou and you know what happens there. FORCA BARCA🔵🔴#UCL #ChelseaBarça #Messi— Osman Jamil (@osmanj31) February 20, 2018With the scoreline evenly poised at 1-1, the second leg in Catalonia sure will be an exciting affair, as both sides will be expected to go all guns blazing to win a place in the quarter-finals of Europe's most coveted competition.