5 ways Barcelona can defeat Chelsea at Nou Camp

The all important second leg Champions League round of 16 tie between Barcelona and Chelsea is set to take center stage at the Nou Camp.

Barcelona has the away goal advantage after a Lionel Messi's strike salvaged a draw at Stamford Bridge for the Catalan side.

Andres Iniesta has returned for the fixture after an injury scare in the match against Atletico Madrid in La Liga as Enersto Valverde's side are set to compete with the London club.

Here are five things Barcelona need to do to beat Chelsea at Nou Camp

1. They should be calm

An away goal is in the kitty for Barca as all they need to do is to patiently build up to put the contest to bed.

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The pressure will be much on the visitors to score and Barcelona can punish the Blues if they find an opening.

2. They should be more purposeful in attack

Unlike the first leg at Stamford Bridge where the Catalan side could only create only a chance at goal, this time round Messi and co should create more meaningful scoring chances.

3. Watch for counters

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Pushing forward too much might have their backs open for counter attacks from Eden Hazard, Willian and Pedro.

As much as they will love to push forward through Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto, a better cover up will be needed to match the pace of the midfield trio of Chelsea.

4. They should shoot at goal

Barcelona did not make an attempt from range in the first leg because they wanted to break into the stubborn Chelsea defence.

The only goal from Messi came from a careless mistake at the back and the Blues might not gift Valverde's side another golden opportunity on goal.

5. They should not concede first

If Chelsea should go ahead at Nou Camp, the tie becomes more difficult to overturn because the match becomes an end to end stuff.

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