Barcelona and Chelsea have faced each other 10 times in the Champions League, with each side sharing three wins. Messi has faced Chelsea six times but has never managed to score against them, while Torres has netted seven goals against Barcelona during his time at Atletico Madrid.
This season Chelsea have won all their Champions League home games, while Barcelona have not lost an away match yet. In fact, they have registered victory in all visits, except the 0-0 draw at Milan in the first leg of the quarter-finals. When the two clubs met in the quarter-finals in 2000, Barcelona went through 6-4 on aggregate after beating Chelsea 5-1 in the second leg at Camp Nou. That game saw a Roberto Di Matteo start for the Blues, whilst a certain Pep Guardiola played for the Catalans.
Probable Starting Line-up
Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Ramires, Mata, Kalou, Sturridge, Drogba
Barcelona: Valdes, Puyol, Pique, Mascherano, Alves, Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro, Sanchez, Messi
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