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Chelsea's step by step guide to stopping Messi

The former Blues defender has been part of the rich recent history between the two clubs and explains how they stopped the legendary striker

Lionel Messi may have 100 goals in UEFA club competitions, a joint-record five Ballons d'Or and 17 goals in 16 games against English teams, yet the Barcelona icon has never scored against Chelsea.

The record is surprising when you consider that he has managed to put four past Arsenal, a hat-trick against Manchester City and he has scored in two different finals versus Manchester United.

Chelsea have a number of defenders who have stopped Messi as he registered 29 shots across his eight games against the west London club, including a penalty miss in 2012 when they last faced each other in the Champions League.