Chelsea vs Barcelona, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st LegLionel Messi's goal gives Barcelona draw at Chelsea
Lionel Messi ended his goalless run against Chelsea to help Barcelona salvage a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their UCL clash.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Hand ball by Willian (Chelsea).
- 5': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Willian.
- 6': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 6': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Moses with a cross.
- 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
- 9': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Hand ball by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 16': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 19': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 23': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
- 23': Paulinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).
- 25': Victor Moses (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Victor Moses (Chelsea).
- 28': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
- 29': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 33': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 33': Willian (Chelsea) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 34': Offside, Chelsea. Andreas Christensen tries a through ball, but Eden Hazard is caught offside.
- 35': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 38': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Victor Moses.
- 38': Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
- 41': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Willian (Chelsea) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 42': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 42': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Barcelona 0.
- 49': Attempt missed. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 51': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
- 51': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 51': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 53': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
- 56': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
- 59': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Victor Moses.
- 60': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Victor Moses.
- 62': Attempt missed. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro.
- 62': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Andrés Iniesta.
- 62': Goal! Chelsea 1, Barcelona 0. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Aleix Vidal replaces Paulinho.
- 64': Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
- 64': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Delay in match Willian (Chelsea) because of an injury.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 74': Aleix Vidal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Eden Hazard (Chelsea).
- 75': Goal! Chelsea 1, Barcelona 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
- 76': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Hand ball by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Victor Moses (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
- 79': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 79': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).
- 80': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
- 80': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
- 83': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 83': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Álvaro Morata replaces Pedro.
- 84': Foul by Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona).
- 84': Victor Moses (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Daniel Drinkwater replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
- 85': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
- 86': Attempt missed. Victor Moses (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willian following a set piece situation.
- 86': Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Foul by Daniel Drinkwater (Chelsea).
- 88': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Delay in match Jordi Alba (Barcelona) because of an injury.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 90': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Eden Hazard (Chelsea).
- 90'+1': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Barcelona. André Gomes replaces Andrés Iniesta.
- 90'+2': Foul by Daniel Drinkwater (Chelsea).
- 90'+2': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Álvaro Morata (Chelsea).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Barcelona 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 73.1 | Possession | 26.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 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 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 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: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 37,741
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 37,741
Line-Ups
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 27 | Andreas Christensen |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger  |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 15 | Victor Moses |
| 10 | Eden Hazard |
| 11 | Pedro |
| 22 | Willian |
Barcelona (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 23 | Samuel Umtiti |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 4 | Ivan Rakitić |
| 8 | Andrés Iniesta |
| 15 | Paulinho |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
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