The 30year old striker Lionel Messi scored three goals against Chelsea in the interval of two matches. Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona beat Chelsea 3-0 at the Nou Camp to secure a 4-1 aggregate win in the Champions League last 16.
Messi’s first came inside the first three minutes with Ousmane Dembele netting soon after. But it was Messi’s second, and Barcelona’s third, that ended any potential turnaround.
And Chelsea defender Azpilicueta has admitted the Blues’ plan to halt the Argentinian just didn’t work.
Cesar Azpilicueta does battle with Lionel Messi, Azpilicueta told Chelsea’s official website: “We knew Messi is a very good player and he can make the difference at any point.
We knew it but we couldn’t stop it. “I thought we had a lot of chances but a couple of mistakes we made, they punished us. “We knew we had to score to get at least extra-time.
We had enough chances to make it happen, but they punished our mistakes with three goals.
“The team fought really hard. We will analyse and focus.” Having been dumped out of the Champions League, Chelsea’s only hopes for silverware this season comes in the FA Cup.
Thibaut Courtois – 5 Antonio Conte’s men travel to Leicester on Sunday in the last eight of the competition. Chelsea are also in a battle to get into the Premier League top four.
The Blues are currently four points off Tottenham who occupy fourth spot. Azpilicueta added: “The next game is the FA Cup, we will try to get through to the semi-finals and get back into the top four in the Premier League.”
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