Eden Hazard warns Chelsea will attack at the Nou Camp

Eden Hazard has insisted Chelsea will attack Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie and claimed a place in the quarter-finals is firmly within their grasp.

The two teams played out an enthralling 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night as Lionel Messi cancelled out Willian’s opening goal.

Despite Barcelona taking the advantage of an away goal back to the Nou Camp, Hazard has insisted that Chelsea will take the game to their Spanish opponents as they try to qualify for the last eight.

‘At least we won’t be able to think defensively in the second leg because if we think defensively over there we will be in a lot of danger,’ the Belgian told reporters.

‘We will go there trying to win because we have to score and we will try for the perfect game as we did today except for the small error that we made. That’s what made the difference because you’re up against Barcelona.

‘Against other teams, perhaps you get away without letting in a goal. We played well. We had a plan to defend well, Perhaps we could have done more with the ball when we had it. It’s not over. We can still dream. Qualification is still possible.’ 

Lionel Messi cancelled out Willian’s opening goal as they two teams drew 1-1 on Tuesday night

Chelsea limited Messi and Hazard admitted they must continue to be wary of the Argentine

The Blues put in a shrewd defensive display on Tuesday but one mistake from Andreas Christensen allowed Messi to level the scores up as he finally broke his Chelsea hoodoo.

Despite being pleased with how his team-mates limited Messi, Hazard admitted they must continue to be wary of the Argentine in the return fixture.

‘We contained him well,’ Hazard added. ‘When he’s outside the box he’s less dangerous than in it.

‘He had one touch in the box today and he scored. That’s the difference he makes.’