Lionel Messi: Barcelona will win open game with Chelsea in Champions League second leg

Lionel Messi expects Barcelona to reach the Champions League Final despite the home draw with Chelsea in the semi-final first leg at the Nou Camp last Tuesday.
The Argentine striker claims the game will open up in the return leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday and play right into the hands of the Spanish giants.
Messi, like the vast majority of his team-mates, was annoyed with the tactics employed by Chelsea in the opening clash and claimed they can ill afford to adopt such a negative approach when they meet again.
"It's not the end of the world because we failed to win in Spain," said Messi."Nobody could accuse us of not wanting to secure victory.
"But there was one team that wanted to play and another that was content to sit back, soak up pressure and defend.
But the second game will be completely different." Messi believes Chelsea will have to be more on the offensive.
He said: "Chelsea will have to open up and play some football and we know we have the players who are capable of really hurting them." He expects Chelsea going on the front foot at Stamford Bridge will play right into the hands of Barcelona.
"We have a system designed to hit teams on the break and if Chelsea pour forward, gaps will appear and we aim to exploit them," he added.
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