Lionel Messi outshines Eden Hazard to put Barca in driving seat

This was an intriguing clash on so many levels, and not just because Chelsea and Barcelona have broken each other’s hearts over the past decade or so.

Just as Andres Iniesta scored that last-minute goal here at Stamford Bridge to send Chelsea crashing out of the competition in 2009, so a 10-man Chelsea defied the odds to hold Barca to a 2-2 draw in the Camp Nou to reach the final in 2012.

That was the night Lionel Messi missed from the penalty spot, his eighth game without a goal against the Londoners, and the Argentinian was clearly in the mood to make up for that gap in his otherwise record-breaking career.