Champions League last 16 stats: Are Chelsea Lionel Messi's nemesis?

The five Premier League sides now know their Champions League knockout fate but how have they fared previously against their last-16 opponents?

Here, Opta pick out the best head-to-head statistics - including a surprising Lionel Messi fact to boost Chelsea...

CL draw: Chelsea draw Barcelona

See the full Champions League last-16 draw as Chelsea prepare to face Barcelona.

Juventus v Tottenham

• This will be the first meeting between Juventus and Tottenham in European competition.
• Juventus have been eliminated in each of their last five knockout ties with English teams in Europe.
• Tottenham will be facing Italian opposition for the second time in the Champions League Last 16; progressing past Milan (1-0 over two legs) in 2011.

Basel v Manchester City

• FC Basel have lost just four of their 14 Champions League games against English sides (W5 D5 L4).
• This will be Manchester City's first ever match against Swiss opposition in European competition.
• The Citizens have progressed in just one of their previous four Last 16 ties in the Champions League (v Dynamo Kyiv in 2015-16).

Porto v Liverpool

• Liverpool will be facing FC Porto for the first time in the Champions League since the 2007-08 group stages. Liverpool won 4-1 at home and drew 1-1 away.
• The other meeting between these two sides came in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals in 2001, Liverpool winning 2-0 over two legs and eventually winning the competition.
• Liverpool have won just two of their last 10 European games against Portuguese opposition (W2 D4 L4).

Sevilla v Man Utd

• This will be the first meeting between Sevilla and Manchester United in European competition.
• Man Utd have won just two of their last 10 Champions League matches against Spanish sides (W2 D5 L3).
• The Red Devils have lost three of their last four CL knockout games (including final) versus Spanish teams.

Chelsea v Barcelona

• Barcelona have progressed from six of their last seven Champions League knockout ties against English opposition (excluding final) - the exception was against Chelsea in the semi-final in 2011/12.
• Chelsea will meet Barcelona for the 6th time in the Champions League knockout stages; only Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have met on more occasions (8).
• Lionel Messi has faced Chelsea eight times without scoring a single goal from 29 shots; his worst record against a single club during his career.

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