Messi has never scored against Chelsea. Time to break the deadlock 
The last time Chelsea and Barcelona played each other, Gary Neville had an orgasm live on air 
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Really praying Barca beat the Rent Boys tonight.
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Drinkwater vs Messi 
Conte parking the bus.
https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/966022096601124871
https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/966017351312429066
https://twitter.com/FCBayern/status/966017030431309824
https://twitter.com/Besiktas/status/966021343396401153
Nah not having that. If anyone deserves to play against the best team in the world itâs Giroud.
I can only assume Chelsea are stealing our tactics and using him as a super sub to score them a last minute winner!
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Whatâs going on with Morata?
Not match fit â though that seems to have been the case for about 2 months now, lol.
Looks to me like Conte has gone for a pacey counter attack. And Hazard, Pedro and Willian are all in good form so makes sense.
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Paulinho in a front three for Barca then I guess?
4-1-3-2 ainât it?
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Lol Hazard up front. Easy win for Barca
Ah yeah you may be right, not sure why i thought Paulinho would be in a front three haha. Although he may be playing just behind the front two
Barcelona are probably in their worst run of form â I know that sounds weird considering theyâre not losing matches, but to watch them at the moment, theyâre lacking something so I donât think itâll be that easy for them. Hazard v Pique should be interesting, what with Pique being as slow as a snail
Conte is such a pussy in big games. Always playing it safe.
Who do you think he should have played then? Their bench doesnât scream game changers. Thatâs surely his strongest XI
Whatâs the point in signing Giroud and bemoaning not having an ideal replacement for Morata when you bench him in a game that Morata would have started in if fit?
Granted Morata is quick and Giroud is not, however, it makes Conte look a bit of a mug.
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Morata. He is good on counter.
Not really. Giroud isnât 100 per cent either. Conte said he was going with the players who are most in form - and from what I can see, thatâs exactly what he has done. Who would Giroud replace? As much as I love Giroud, theyâre playing Barcelona, not Bristol City!
And @Luca_from_Italy Morata is not match fit. This is a massive game, canât be shoe horning a striker in just because they think they should.
More reason to play Giroud but if heâs not fit fair enough, itâs not like Pedro or Wiliian have been regular starters.
And in a game where Barca will most likely dominate possession then itâs useful to have a target man to hold it up when they do manage to get the ball, but letâs see how it pans out as the counter attack strategy could pay dividends.
Most Arsenal fans would not be amused if we started Giroud against Barcelona, so iâm not sure why Chelsea should be expected to. Heâs on the bench if they want to change their game plan. But as I said, that front three are in form.
Also, Willian has dipped in and out of the starting line-up but is still involved most weeks, but Pedro is definitely a regular starter!