Barcelona 3-0 Chelsea (Aggregate 4-1): 5 Talking Points

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Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring Barcelona's 3rd and his 2nd of the night

#4 Chelsea showed heart but heart doesn't win much else

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Dembele put in quite a shift on the right flank

Between the first two goals that were scored in the 3rd and the 19th minute, Chelsea looked like they could actually do the unthinkable and bully Barcelona at the Camp Nou. In fact, they hit the woodwork twice on the night, a repeat of what happened at Stamford Bridge.

The game was way more competitive than the final scoreline suggests and you'd wonder what exactly they were playing at when they visited Etihad, a couple of weeks back.

This Chelsea team has the quality to take the game to the opposition. Willian was all about the lungs and the legs as he made a habit of breaking away from Chelsea's defensive half and motoring into the final third while being ably supported by the industry of Moses and Alonso on either flank as well as the mojo of Eden Hazard in the centre.

But for all the possession they had and the hardwork they put in, they couldn't put the ball into the back of the net and in fact, couldn't give ter Stegen the yips except for when they were denied by the woodwork.

Heart needs to be supplemented by quality or you might end up sitting in the locker room complaining about the unfairness of scorelines and the cruelty of God's plans.

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