Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has urged his players to be very positive about facing Lionel Messi's Barcelona team in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
The Premier Champions will be facing Barca for the first time since 2012 when they dug dip to eliminate the Catalan giants despite being a man down at Camp Nou in the Champions League semi final.
Chelsea are unbeaten against Barcelona in their last eight meetings and Conte has urged his side to remain confident. He said: "It’s a draw and our reaction must be positive.
"As I know very well you must be ready to face everything and in this case you must ready. ‘The past is the past. Now is the present and it is another story.
" Chelsea have been having an inconsistent season which has season them lose grip of retaining their Premier League title.
But they have won in Spain this season against Atletico Madrid and Conte will hope his boys can draw inspiration from that, the first leg will be played at Stamford bridge on February 13/14, 2018.
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