Chelsea boss Antonio Conte hints at little rotation for FA Cup

Reigning Premier League champions Chelsea have requested the fans to get in touch with the club with information, after claims that some were allegedly hurt by the police and security outside the Camp Nou before the Blues’ Champions League defeat to Barcelona.

The Catalan side dominated Chelsea in the second leg of the last-16 tie in the Champions League on Wednesday after two goals and an assist from Messi saw them win the game 3-0.

Messi scored three goals and made another in the two-legged last-16 tie, which Barcelona won 4-1 on aggregate.

With Real Madrid seemingly looking to groom Alonso as Marcelo’s long-term successor, the move might well come to fruition in the summer transfer window. “If it happened again 10 times, for sure he doesn’t score”, Alonso said. “I can’t wait for him to go”. “We had plenty of chances”. “This is a quarter-final and if we win we play at Wembley”. It is also very unlucky.

“If we play every game like we played against Barcelona then yes [we would be in the top four]”.

“We conceded too much for the first two goals”.

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has been named the Most Valuable Player in matches played in the Champions League this week. I think we showed great character in both games.

After drawing the first-leg, at Stamford Bridge, 1-1, Barcelona were in pole position to gain revenge for the London side knocking them out, at the semi-final stage in 2012.

He added: “For a long time we dominated the game, we created chances to score”.

The Blues go to Leicester in Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final and their next Premier League fixture is on April 1 against top-four rivals Tottenham.

“The club take it seriously and we work as closely with them as we can to get the evidence to them and support them”.

The competition’s luster, to many, may have dulled in recent years as managers prioritise so-called bigger prizes.

That leaves them facing a tough fight to qualify for next season’s competition with the reigning Premier League champions now four points behind fourth-placed Liverpool.