Champions League: Lionel Messi breaks jinx after scoring against Chelsea

The first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 between FC Barcelona and Chelsea ended with a 1-1 score.

The third time lucky Willian scored a stunner in the second half to give Chelsea 1-0 lead.

In the first half, Willian proved two-time unlucky as he hit side post twice from both the wings, if not, then Chelsea would have leading the game by 3-0 and Willian scoring a hat-trick.

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Iniesta's beautiful assist to Messi equalises the score in the 75the minute torelaxthe Barcelona fans and followers.

After the match, Iniesta said, "Chelsea are one of the best teams in Europe and in general we played well. The second leg will also be a tough contest."

It was not only the mesmerising moment of a reverse pass and accurate hit into the bottom corner of the net also a sloppy piece of defence tackle by Andreas Christensen was the reason.

Lionel Messi had a jinx of not scoring against English clubs which he broke today by scoring an equalizer and also his first goal against Chelsea in the last nine matches.

However, Barca remains unbeaten in 31 La Liga and Champions League games under Ernesto Valverde thanks to a late rally.

The first warningwas given by Eden Hazard when hefired just over from 20 yards five minutes in.

The matchrevolved around Chelsea striker Willian, either he was missing to score or playing exponentially amazing with bleeding nose.

So, abig shout out to Willian's performance, brilliance and fighting spirit and his ability to score from outside the box off either foot.

The English defending champions must now score when they travel to the Camp Nou on March 14 to have any chance of making the last eight.

Click here to know what was expected of this clash.