After the first leg of the second round, the five English teams have kept their possibilities alive to reach the quarter-finals. These are mainly Liverpool and Manchester City, who beat Porto and Basel respectively by a huge margin.
On the other hand, Manchester United kept the 0-0 against the best Sevilla of the whole season to earn a precious draw. Perhaps, that was the plan of Mourinho, considering the lack of ambition of his team offensively. Furthermore, Messi scored for the first time against Chelsea.
In probably the best match played by Conte's team in the last couple of months, they couldn't win and now they will have to go through at the Camp Nou, where Barcelona has not lost in the Champions League since 2013.
Not like Tottenham, who earned an important 2-2 against Juventus, meaning that they will decide their luck at Wembley. It would be the first time that they reach the quarter-finals since 2011.
Manchester United survives in Sevilla
In a match where Mourinho's team managed just one shot on target, De Gea did two brilliant saves to keep the initial 0-0. In doing so, the draw will be decided in Old Trafford.
With Herrera, Matic, and McTominay playing as the midfielders, it was clear that the intentions of Mourinho were to not receive goals in the Spanish city. And yet, they conceded many chances against probably the best Sevilla.
Even though they have reached recently the final of the Copa del Rey, the team has been struggling during the whole season.
But yesterday, the speed of Muriel, Correa, and Sarabia was constantly damaging the defense of Manchester United.
Chelsea loses the opportunity
Before the match, Barcelona was clearly the favorite to go through in the next round. And now, they are in a good position to do it after the 1-1 earned at Stamford Bridge.
Nonetheless, Chelsea showed all their potential and, as they did against Atletico in the group stage, they strikers were excellent against the opposition.
Especially Hazard and Willian, who scored the first goal of the match.
Despite playing without a pure striker, the lack of reference was confusing Barcelona during the 90 minutes. But now, they must be clearly offensive in the second match, and therefore, Morata may start at the Camp Nou.
On the other three matches, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid showed that they can be a nightmare for any team, as they have been in the last years.
In addition, Shakhtar could be the revelation after the victory against Rome for 2-1. But the Ukrainians may be regret missing an astonishing last chance in the match, and now, they will have a hard task in the Italian capital.
