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Suarez sends Messi goal warning to Chelsea ahead of Camp Nou trip

Barcelona star Luis Suarez believes his team's away goal against Chelsea will give them more space in the Champions League last-16 second leg.

Lionel Messi cancelled out Willian's 62nd-minute opener at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, putting the La Liga giants on top in the tie.

Suarez feels Messi's strike – his first in nine matches against the Premier League outfit – will give Barca a boost heading into the second leg on March 14.

"It was a beneficial goal for the second leg to have more space at the Camp Nou," he said, via Marca.