He wasn't the man of the match. That was Willian. His side didn't have the best chances. Those fell to Chelsea. Yet if Barcelona approach the second leg as undoubted favourites, and they do, it is Lionel Messi that is responsible. Again.
One chance, one goal. That is all he needs. And Lionel Messi got it because he, along with Barcelona's immense forward drive, terrifies the opposition, defenders in possession in particular. Andreas Christensen hadn't looked happy with the ball at his feet all night.
He had already sliced one attempted pass behind him for a corner. Yet Chelsea kept trying to play their way out of trouble as Barcelona harried and chased. Eventually, something gave. Christensen received the ball deep on the left and played a suicidal pass across his own defensive ranks to the right side. Miscued, misplaced it turned into a 50-50 for Cesar Azpilicueta, one the Chelsea man could not hope to win.
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