closed Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

And i hope you all know bakayoko is not playing only, and i mean ONLY, because he is injured. If he was fit to go he would be the first name on Conte's team sheet.

[Barbara 15,149]

Gosh, how I hate Barca, can't stand the sight of them...

[Unionjack 7,531]

Same lineup I'd pick apart from the false 9 and not having OG in.

IF we let the front 3 roam around free with no set formation then it ill work. But if they stick to positions then its far too rigid,

If Cescy and Alonso are up for it then the top 3 should be busy. Just gotta keep them moving.

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

2 man MF is a bold move. Anyway lets get into this Barca team and give them a real game. 

[Unionjack 7,531]

Fuck em!! We are Chelsea!!

[Barbara 15,149]

In this particular case he'd be going against midfielders who are similar to him. None of Barca's midfielders are the type that Cesc struggles against (powerful, dynamic, athletic, fast). For this reason I actually think he can start tonight. He's not going to get bullied by Busquets/Rakitic/Iniesta or beaten for pace.
The biggest problem I see is us not having much of the ball meaning Cesc will be expending all his energy chasing shadows. 

Paulinho will definitely bully him. No. Doubt. At. All.

[Captain Ahmed 528]

Stress. Stressy. Stressful. 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

i only just saw the lineup. DAFUQ. we could not even beat Watford with this lineup. Where are our strikers?

[!Hazard! 3,394]

Only one long ball to the midgets in the first 20 seconds. Oh boy it's going to be a long night

[Captain Ahmed 528]

Watch them well the badge Willian

[Barbara 15,149]

The lack of a striker is frustrating as hell

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

I hate seeing Eden as the false 9.  Hope I'm wrong.

[Captain Ahmed 528]

No strikers. So much philosophy. 

[Captain Ahmed 528]

Shoot more like that Eden

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

This version of Barcelona is so much weaker than their glory days.