Chelsea face Barcelona as the Champions League serves up a mouthwatering showdown tonight.

It’s the start of a huge week for the Blues as they renew an old rivalry with Barcelona on the European stage before hosting a London derby against Premier League leaders Arsenal at the weekend.

Enzo Maresca’s side go into tonight’s clash on the back of a 2-0 win over Burnley, extending their unbeaten run to five games across all competitions in the process.

However, Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw by Qarabag in their last Champions League outing three weeks ago and will be keen to bolster their hopes of a top eight finish by beating the LaLiga holders.

Barcelona also drew their most recent European fixture, playing out a six-goal thriller against Club Brugge to sit outside the automatic rou

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