Chelsea and Barcelona played out a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night
#3 Lionel Messi finally scores against Chelsea
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Lionel Messi was finally able to break his Chelsea jinx
The little magician was finally able to open his account against the West-London outfit as he was wonderfully set up Andres Iniesta following a costly mistake by Andreas Christensen. Messi was made to wait though as this was his ninth appearance against the Blues and he was able to score only with his 30th attempt against Chelsea.
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30 - Lionel Messi has scored his first-ever goal against Chelsea in nine appearances, netting with his 30th shot against them. Finally. #CHEBARpic.twitter.com/VKVfoiHmcX
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner had scored 534 goals in his Barcelona career and also against 70 sides prior to this game but never against Chelsea.
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