[1]Once again we travel to Spain and The Camp Nou for the next round of the Champions League.
From the official Chelsea FC website: [2]
“Chelsea were paired with Barcelona when the draw for the Round of 16 took place at UEFA headquarters in Switzerland today (Monday).
We have a big history against Barcelona in the Champions League. Our first meeting in it came in the quarter-finals of the Blues’ maiden season in the competition. Our total of 12 Champions League games against Barca include a pair of two-legged semi-finals, the most recent of which was our famous encounter on the way to winning the trophy in 2012″
Dates Set For Barcelona:
“The first leg will take place at home on Tuesday 20 February, kick-off 7.45pm (UK time), and the second leg away is on Wednesday 14 March, kick-off 7.45pm (UK time).
We have a big history against Barcelona in the Champions League. Our first meeting in it came in the quarter-finals of the Blues’ maiden season in the competition. Our total of 12 Champions League games against Barca include a pair of two-legged semi-finals, the most recent of which was our famous encounter on the way to winning the trophy in 2012″
| Previous meetings with Barcelona in all European competitions (Chelsea score shown first) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Competition | Round | Results |
| 1965/66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Semi-final | A 0-2 H 2-0 |
| Play-off | A 0-5 | ||
| 1999/00 | Champions League | Quarter-final | H 3-1 A 1-5* (after extra-time) |
| 2004/05 | Champions League | Round of 16 | A 1-2 H 4-2 |
| 2005/06 | Champions League | Round of 16 | H 1-2 A 1-1 |
| 2006/07 | Champions League | Group stage | H 1-0 A 2-2 |
| 2008/09 | Champions League | Semi-final | A 0-0 H 1-1 (lost on away goals) |
| 2011/12 | Champions League | Semi-final | H 1-0 A 2-2 |
This season’s tie will take Cesc Fabregas [3] and Pedro [4] back to their former club.
The full draw is:
Juventus v Tottenham Hotspur
Basel v Manchester City
Porto v Liverpool
Sevilla v Manchester United
Real Madrid v Paris Saint-Germain
Shakhtar Donetsk v Roma
Chelsea [2] v Barcelona
Bayern Munich v Besiktas
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