Chelsea v Barcelona betting renews some old Champions League rivalry, as it brings the two sides back together for the first time since 2009. The passions were high between the two sides back them, with ten man Barcelona squeezing through the second leg with an injury time equaliser at at Stamford Bridge after a 0-0 draw at the Nou Camp. That away goals win for Barcelona now means that they have won three out of the last four knock-out meetings against Chelsea in the Champions League. This next encounter of Chelsea v Barcelona betting has a Money Back Special running on, provided by online bookmaker Paddy Power. One of the stars of the show will, more likely than not, be Barcelona’s Lionel Messi who has been breaking all sorts of records this season.
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Chelsea v Barcelona Betting Odds
Chelsea to win: 4/1 at Bet365
Draw: 14/5 at SkyBet
Barcelona to win: 8/11 at Paddy Power
So what will the next instalment of this rivalry produce. Granted there is no Jose Mourinho involved to spice things up, but Didier Drogba will no doubt be ready to enact some revenge. Chelsea have done well at home in the Champions League this season, rattling off five wins from five. They have netted sixteen times and have conceded just twice at Stamford Bridge, and even though they didn’t play well in their last home game against Benfica, it remains a good enough record to maybe make something special happen. But this tie is going to be all about the return leg at the Nou Camp. Even if Chelsea scrape out a 1-0 home win, then there is still the uphill struggle of trying to beat the European champions on their home turf But, one thing at a time, and as Chelsea held out to a 0-0 draw at home against Barcelona last time out, they improved their home record against Spanish sides to W8 D4 L1.Chelsea took maximum points off Spaniards Valencia in the group stage as well. However, Chelsea have lost their last three UEFA semi finals against Spanish opponents. Roberto Di Matteo’s men need a solid start with a win, but they need to get the job done with a clean sheet. However, that is easier said than done against Barcelona.
Barcelona had posted four straight wins in the Champions League until they were held to a 0-0 draw against AC Milan in the first leg of the quarter final. In those four matches, Barcelona buried fifteen goals, so that is the might and attacking power which they will bring to Stamford Bridge. Barcelona, who have now won the last eleven straight in La Liga, will have fond memories of London, as that is where they beat Manchester United in the final of last year’s Champions League. So while Chelsea have fared well against Spanish sides, with Barcelona being the only ones to beat the Blues, Barcelona’s away record against English opposition is not brilliant. Barca have a W6 D8 L13 record against English sides on away soil. Even their two legged tie record against English sides reads an even W10 L9. In the Champions League semi finals, Barcelona are on a LWLWLW run in their last six, so are they due another defeat? Hard to call, because Chelsea have failed in four of their previous Champions League semi finals But Barcelona have all the scoring power to ignite the night, all led by Lionel Messi who has scored 14 times in this year’s competition. A tough night at home for the Blues in Chelsea v Barcelona betting.
