Chelsea and Barcelona in a Revival of a Past Rivalry

Stamford Bridge in London will host a highly anticipated clash between Chelsea and Barcelona in Matchday 5 of the unified group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

Chelsea and Barcelona share 11th place with seven points each, with goal difference favoring the Catalan club. Both sides stumbled in the previous round — Chelsea drawing 2-2 away to Azerbaijani side Qarabag, and Barcelona drawing 3-3 away to Belgian club Club Brugge.

However, both teams enter the showdown full of confidence after winning their last three league matches. The run allowed Chelsea to climb to second place in the Premier League, six points behind leaders Arsenal ahead of their fiery showdown next Saturday at Stamford Bridge, while Barcelona reduced the five-point gap to just one point behind arch-rivals Real Madrid at the top of La Liga.

The London club — which once posed a major obstacle for Barcelona — has lost only once in their last seven home matches against Barça in European competitions, winning four and drawing twice.

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• Chelsea have lost only once in their last nine matches against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League (won 2 and drew 6). Their only defeat came in their most recent encounter — a 0-3 loss at Camp Nou in March 2018 — a result that led to their elimination in the Round of 16 (lost 1-4 on aggregate).
• Barcelona have won only once away to Chelsea in eight matches (drew 2, lost 5).
• Since the 2013-2014 season, Barcelona have lost just two of their nine away matches against English teams in the Champions League (won 6, drew 1).
• English teams have won nine of their last ten matches against Spanish clubs in the Champions League (lost only once). The sole exception was Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Newcastle United last September.
• Barcelona have scored in each of their last 24 Champions League matches (67 goals in total), the longest active scoring streak of any team. Moreover, under German manager Hansi Flick, none of his teams have ever failed to score in the competition (36/36 — 18 with Barcelona and Bayern Munich).
• In terms of average age, Chelsea have the youngest starting lineup in the Champions League this season (23 years and 278 days). They have started 14 different players aged 23 or younger — the highest number for any team in the competition.
• English forward Marcus Rashford has directly contributed to five goals in four Champions League matches for Barcelona this season (4 goals, 1 assist). The only player with more than five goal contributions in his first five Champions League matches for Barça is Bulgarian legend Hristo Stoichkov (8 — 5 goals and 3 assists in 1994).
• Brazilian youngster Estevão is Chelsea’s top scorer in the Champions League this season (two goals), having scored in the first two matches he started. He could become the second-youngest player to score in each of his first three Champions League starts (18 years and 215 days on matchday), after French star Kylian Mbappé with Monaco in 2017 (18 years and 113 days).

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