Chelsea midfielder, Cesc Fabregas has said that his team will have to attack in the second leg of their Champions League clash with Barcelona because defending at the Nou Camp is a “suicide mission.”
Antonio Conte’s men will now need to score as Barcelona took an away-goal advantage with a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.
Willian had given Chelsea the lead before Lionel Messi equalised in the 75th minute with his first goal in his ninth appearance against the Blues.
Fabregas warned that a superior effort will be needed in Catalonia to advance to the quarterfinals.
He said after the match, “It is such a shame really.
“I thought we were very good, we executed the game plan really well, we were compact, solid, played as a team and created lots of chances — Willian could have had a hat trick — but we go home sad because a fantastic performance is not a fantastic result.
“It is still open though and we have showed that we can compete and we will need another excellent performance at the Nou Camp to go through.
“You have to have a lot of personality to play against this team who has 70 percent of the ball. We have to go there to attack and score because 90 minutes defending at the Nou Camp is an eternity, it is a suicide mission. We have to play our game.”
Chelsea’s goal scorer Willian was also disappointed with the end result after striking the woodwork twice.
“I’m happy with the goal but I’m a bit sad with the result,” he said.
“I felt we deserved to win today. Of course, they had more possession but we created a lot of dangerous chances to score.
“I think it’s still open. We have to go there and play the same game, compact and fight with every ball and I think we can do that.
“I was a bit unlucky but we have to keep working and look forward to the other game,” he said.
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