A fan with a half and half scarf outside Stamford Bridge before Chelsea v Barcelona
A fan with a half and half scarf outside Stamford Bridge before Chelsea v Barcelona. Photograph: Paul Phelan/ProSports/Shutterstock
Barcelona: Joan Garcia, Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde, Eric Garcia, de Jong, Yamal, Lopez, Torres, Lewandowski.
Subs: Szczesny, Kochen, Raphinha, Rashford, Christensen, Casado, Gerard, Olmo, Bernal, Dro Fernandez, Bardghji.
Referee: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia).
For some, the modern rivalry between Chelsea and Barcelona will forever be defined by this ...
… and for others by this …
… but whichever way you prefer it, more often than not it delivers. Goals! Memories! Drama! Throw in Chelsea’s record of scoring in each of their last 19 European games, Barcelona finding the net in their last 24 Champions League fixtures, the fact that none of Chelsea’s last 52 European fixtures have finished 0-0, and the stat of Barca’s last 20 Champions League games producing an average of 4.8 goals per 90 minutes, and this promises to be a doozy. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT, and if by pointing out all of this, we’ve tempted the Football Gods into serving up a rare stinker, then we’ll make our apologies after the game. It’s on!