Barcelona faces Chelsea FC, aka The Blues, in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge.For Barça, which has already made it into the final of the Copa del Rey and holds a comfortable lead in the La Liga standings, Tuesday’s game gives it the chance to strut its stuff on the Old Continent’s biggest stage. With the away goals rule tending to loom large in knockout stage clashes among European giants, Barça's principal objectives will be to strike first and take an aggregate advantage back to Camp Nou for the second leg, which is set for March 14.
. . . The last time Barça and Chelsea faced each other came in the 2011/12 semifinals, with The Blues winning, 1–0, at Stamford Bridge in the first leg before a 2–2 second-leg draw at Camp Nou, thus sending Chelsea through to the Final, 3–2 on aggregate . . . Two current Chelsea players, Cesc Fàbregas andPedro Rodríguez, featured for Barça in the 2011/12 semifinals . . .
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