Lionel Messi broke his goal duck against Chelsea by giving Barcelona a vital away goal to earn a draw in their last-16 first leg tie at Stamford Bridge.


The result at Stamford Bridge still retains the current season record that none of the English teams have lost in their last-16 first-leg ties so far.

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A second half corner taken by Eden Hazard spotted an unmarked Willian who took a touch before arrowing a low shot beyond Ter Stegen to score a Chelsea opener in the 62nd minute.

However, Barcelona hit back with 15 minutes remaining, when Iniesta took advantage of a wrongly taken pass by Christensen and cut the ball to Messi who put in the 75th minute equalizer.

Here are other interesting stats from the match:

Messi had been denied a goal in his last 29 efforts against Chelsea but he eventually scored on number 30.

Barcelona's possession stats were touching the 80 percent mark during the first half hour, but they were yet to challenge Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois

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Six of Willian’s nine Champions League goals for Chelsea have come from outside the box (67%).

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