Chelsea – Barcelona Combo TIPS

For the sixth time in history Chelsea and Barcelona will play a Champions League knockout. For the eighth-finals of the 2017/2018 season, they open the race on Tuesday, February 20, starting at 4.45 pm (Brasília time). The duel will be held at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London.
The second game is scheduled for March 14. Whoever adds more points in the duels will advance to the quarterfinals. If there is a tie, criteria such as goal balance and the greater number of goals scored as visitors can be used to define the survivor.

Chelsea’s recent performance

Although he has experienced moments of crisis, Chelsea is divided in three competitions in that final end of season. On Friday, February 16, he secured his passage to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup while also at Stamford Bridge, Hull. He scored 4-0 and will now have Leicester in contention for a place in the semifinals.
In the English Premier League, the club after two straight defeats, beat West Bromwich by 3 to 0 on 12 February. In this case, however, the title is out of the question. With Manchester City up front, the most that can be achieved is the runner-up. So, the mission of the blues is to even get a place for the 2018/2019 edition of the Champions League.
With 52 points (16 wins, five draws and six losses) is in this block. However, he would need to play in the knockout stage to reach the group stage of the continental competition. To get an upgrade, ensuring a direct fight at this stage, you would need to be in the top three. His closest rival in this fight is Liverpool, which has one more point.
However, that ends up in the background as Chelsea can get that place in a better way, being the champion of the current season. In the first phase of the 2017/2018 season of the Champions League, he came in second place in Group C. He accumulated 11 points (three wins, two draws and one loss). The scoring was the same as Rome, leader, who took advantage of the tiebreaker criteria.
Since then, the team led by Antonio Conte has undergone some changes. He won in the transfer window in January the reinforcements of midfielder Ross Barkley (a game in the English Championship 2017/2018, no goal) and striker Olivier Giroud (two games, without a goal), that will be available for the confrontation of this Tuesday .
For the match, medical doubts are Brazilian defender David Luiz (ten games, one goal) and midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko (24 games, two goals). They will have to go through a new evaluation that will determine if it can be available to Conte.

The current form of Barcelona

Barcelona, ​​with a much more regular season than Chelsea, also continues to be divided between three competitions. He secured the right to play the King’s Cup title against Sevilla and was even closer to winning the Spanish Championship by beating Eibar 2-0 away from home on Saturday, 17 February.
Thus came the 62 points (19 wins and five draws). They are seven more than Atletico Madrid, second placed. Coach Ernesto Valverde Tejedor has no big problem to define the team that will face Chelsea.
Of those athletes who are used more regularly among the holders, the only absence will be of the Portuguese defender Nelson Semedo (15 games in the 2017/2018 Spanish Championship without a goal). He is suspended by the accumulation of yellow cards.
Also missing out are defender Thomas Vermaelen (eight games, no goal) and midfielder Jose Manuel Arnaiz Diaz (a game, no goal). They should not be considered major embezzlements, since they are used eventually.
Biggest signing in Barça history, Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho can not be entered in the Champions League once he has played in the current season defending Liverpool.

History of the games between Chelsea and Barcelona

There were 13 matches involving Chelsea and Barcelona throughout history. The tie was the result more times recorded. It happened without six of the clashes. The English had the best four times. The Barcelona won only three times.
The most recent meeting took place in the preseason for official competitions in 2015/2016. For the Champions Cup, in the United States, the teams were 2-2.
All 12 other clashes were in the Champions League. Only two of them in the group stage of the tournament. This happened in 2006/2007. Ten matches were worth the knockout stage. In those five back-to-back duels, Barcelona qualified in three and Chelsea advanced twice.
Although Barcelona have a larger and higher-quality squad, the Chelsea star has shown that it has enough quality to produce top-level football. Acting at home, it is the best guessing option for this Tuesday’s duel. It has a price of 3.75 in Bet365. Draw gives return of 3.40 and Spanish success yields 2.15 per 1. Quotes were in effect at 9:46 am on 2/19/2018.

1st TIP Barcelona win @ 2.15
2nd TIP: DRAW @ 3.40.