Chelsea finally go ahead with the third attempt after two goals disallowed in the first half against Barcelona
Chelsea had two early goals disallowed in the first half against Barcelona before finally taking the lead with a Jules Kounde own goal.
Having seen two Enzo Fernandez goals duly cleared, Chelsea finally went ahead when Marc Cucurella’s cross was bundled inside by Barca defender Kounde.
Despite a strong start against the Catalan giants, growing frustration was growing when we were denied twice the chance to continue, but three minutes after the title was awarded, the goal was finally allowed to stand.
Chelsea vs Barcelona: The Blues were denied twice and Torres missed a big chance
Enzo sent Stamford Bridge into disaster after just three minutes when he hit the ball after defender Wesley Fofana had found him inside the Catalan forward.
But those celebrations were brought to a halt when Slavko Vincic was shown to have spotted a foul ball when he delivered the ball before finding the byline.
The defender controlled the ball with his chest before extending his upper arm, which took him to the Barca defender.
After thinking they had scored earlier, Chelsea were inches away from going behind moments later when Ferran Torres found himself with acres of space inside the box with Robert Sanchez.
But instead of finding the net, Barcelona’s Top Scorer’s Twest at the time was put the ball wide by a good-looking Sanchez.
Chelsea’s good start continued as they continued to get the better of Barca’s top line and were again denied the chance to go ahead when Enzo thought he had scored on 24 minutes.
A free kick from the left side was attacked and eventually went to Argentina, but Trevoh Chaloba was on his side when he took a small touch on his way to the goal.
They were not to be given away however when they finally found the net when Cucurella avoided the flag held before finding his feet in time as the ball bounced off the line.
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Chelsea Team News
Chelsea will be without Cole Palmer and as he continues to put off a toy injury he finds danger at home.
Estevao is also the poster boy for the Blues, as he heads up against Lamine Yamal in a generational battle.
Mooises Caiceo is back in the team, with Reece James as always, entrusted with leading Chelsea under the lights.
Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Caiceo, Estevao, Enzo, Garnaco, Neto
Barcelona Team news
Midfield lynchpin Pedri is definitely out but Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Balde and Frenkie de Jong return to the squad.
Rashford missed the team game due to a severe cold, Balde received a blow to the head in the same game during the suspension.
While the loan Manchester United man is back, he is fit enough on the bench against his old Premier League foes.
Barcelona: Garcia, Balde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Kounde, E. Golcia, De Jong, Lopez, Torres, Lewandowski, Yamal
How to watch Chelsea V Barcelona: TV and streams online
Chelsea vs barcelona kick off tonight at 8pm You can watch it in the UK on Amazon Prime and stream it on the Amazon Prime Video app.
It is available for local Champions League rights in other countries, including the United States.
Chelsea V Barcelona Stats
- Chelsea have only lost one of their last nine meetings with Barcelona in the Champions League
- Since 2013-14, Barcelona have lost only two of their nine games against English sides in the Champions League (W6 D1)
- English teams have won 9 of their last 10 games against Spanish sides in the Champions League (L1), the only exception being Barcelona’s 2-1 Wincastle in September
