Chelsea vs Barcelona: Combined XI

Forwards

Left Forward

Eden Hazard

The second Belgian in this combined 11 is the aptly named, Eden Hazard. Since joining the blue side of London in the summer of 2012, Hazard is one of a handful of players who have not only met expectation, but have exceeded it. The silky wizard is a menace for any defence he comes up against, which fails to stop him from practising his sheer wizardry.

An absolute delight with the ball at his feet, the Belgian is a master of close-control, has developed the finishing aspect to his game, and is a complete player for the Blues now. It is commendable, on the part of the management at Chelsea, that they have kept him happy and content at the club, despite obvious overtures made by the Los Blancos on several occasions.

The PFA Player of the year in 14/15 was instrumental in winning the league for Mourinho's side in his second stint as Manager. The Portuguese had first won the title a decade ago. Chelsea fans will be hoping that the Belgian is similarly able to weave his magic when Barcelona come to town.

If you're keeping out Philippe Coutinho, you've got to be darn good. And boy, is this guy good.

Centre Forward

Luis Suarez

Sitting pretty at the 140 goals for Barcelona in 180 appearances, and a staggering 347 career goals to add to 206 assists in just 507 matches, Luis Suarez is THE perfect centre forward. He walks straight into any team in Europe, and only improves the quality of the side.

Having moved from Liverpool to Barcelona in 2014, Suarez has already tasted success in Europe's elite competition two seasons ago, when he was a part of the devastating MSN for the Spanish Champions.

Having scored every kind of goal imaginable, he has been top scorer in four different leagues around the world (leaving behind Messi and Ronaldo in 14/15). Left foot, right foot, in the air, the Uruguayan is lethal in all attacking aspects of the game and is more cherished by the Barca faithful for his effort and work ethic in each and every game.

He will be licking his lips at the thought of returning to London on Tuesday. Expect goals.

Right Forward

And we'll just have Lionel Messi out wide.

0 - Leo Messi has never scored in 8 appearances against Chelsea -- It's his worst record against a team in @ChampionsLeague. Jinx pic.twitter.com/WtbzrY8yAK

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) December 11, 2017

Something tells me this stat might change come Tuesday night.

Here's a little sumsum to get you in the mood to see the most magical and prolific player to have ever graced the beautiful game.