UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Chelsea, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Barcelona win 4-1 on aggregate
Barcelona
  • 3': Lionel Messi
  • 20': Ousmane Dembélé
  • 63': Lionel Messi
FT
3 - 0
2nd Leg - Barcelona win 4-1 on aggregate
Chelsea

    Lionel Messi gets 100th UCL goal as Chelsea are beaten by Barcelona

    Chelsea, who created sustained spells of pressure but were unable to find the cutting edge displayed by Messi and fellow scorer Ousmane Dembele.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Goal! Barcelona 1, Chelsea 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
    • 5': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
    • 5': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
    • 11': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
    • 11': Victor Moses (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Offside, Chelsea. Eden Hazard tries a through ball, but Antonio Rüdiger is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
    • 16': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
    • 16': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
    • 20': Goal! Barcelona 2, Chelsea 0. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.
    • 21': Offside, Chelsea. Victor Moses tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 22': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
    • 22': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 23': Offside, Chelsea. Victor Moses tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
    • 24': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
    • 25': Foul by Victor Moses (Chelsea).
    • 25': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
    • 28': Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).
    • 28': Victor Moses (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
    • 31': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
    • 31': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
    • 32': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
    • 35': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 38': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 39': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
    • 39': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Offside, Barcelona. Andrés Iniesta tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
    • 41': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
    • 41': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
    • 44': Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Willian (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+1': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Chelsea 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Chelsea 0.
    • 46': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross following a corner.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Christensen.
    • 47': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
    • 47': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 48': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 49': Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 51': Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea).
    • 52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté following a corner.
    • 55': Offside, Chelsea. Eden Hazard tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 56': Substitution, Barcelona. Paulinho replaces Andrés Iniesta.
    • 58': Foul by Victor Moses (Chelsea).
    • 58': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
    • 61': Substitution, Barcelona. André Gomes replaces Sergio Busquets because of an injury.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
    • 63': Goal! Barcelona 3, Chelsea 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
    • 65': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
    • 65': Victor Moses (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Offside, Chelsea. Thibaut Courtois tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 67': Substitution, Barcelona. Aleix Vidal replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Davide Zappacosta replaces Victor Moses.
    • 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Álvaro Morata replaces Olivier Giroud.
    • 68': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
    • 68': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
    • 72': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
    • 75': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
    • 75': Paulinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
    • 76': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Aleix Vidal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
    • 79': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 79': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
    • 82': Aleix Vidal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
    • 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro replaces Eden Hazard.
    • 83': Offside, Chelsea. Pedro tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
    • 84': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross.
    • 85': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
    • 86': Foul by Aleix Vidal (Barcelona).
    • 86': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
    • 87': Paulinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
    • 89': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
    • 90': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
    • 90': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Chelsea 0.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Chelsea 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 3
    44 Possession 56
    14 SHOTS 8
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.9
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    4 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
    Location: Barcelona, Spain
    Attendance: 97,183

    Line-Ups

    BAR Barcelona (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
    23 Samuel Umtiti
    3 Gerard Piqué
    18 Jordi Alba
    20 Sergi Roberto Yellow Card
    4 Ivan Rakitić
    5 Sergio Busquets
    8 Andrés Iniesta
    11 Ousmane Dembélé
    9 Luis Suárez
    10 Lionel Messi
    Barcelona Substitutes:
    Thomas Vermaelen, Lucas Digne, Paulinho, Paco Alcácer, André Gomes, Aleix Vidal, Jasper Cillessen.

    CHE Chelsea (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    13 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
    27 Andreas Christensen
    2 Antonio Rüdiger
    28 César Azpilicueta
    3 Marcos Alonso Yellow Card
    15 Victor Moses
    7 N'Golo Kanté
    4 Cesc Fàbregas
    10 Eden Hazard
    22 Willian Yellow Card
    18 Olivier Giroud Yellow Card
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Gary Cahill, Wilfredo Caballero, Pedro, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Emerson, Davide Zappacosta, Álvaro Morata.

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