Kante: Chelsea can take self assurance from Barca plot

N’Golo Kante believes Chelsea can take heaps of self assurance from their performance within the Champions League in opposition to Barcelona. 

Chelsea largely controlled the first leg of their round-of-sixteen tie on Tuesday and regarded poised to take 1-zero lead into the return fixture at Camp Nou.

However, a mistake from Andreas Christensen allowed Lionel Messi to safe a valuable away purpose for Barca, leaving the Spanish giants favourites to development.

The Blues will gaze to find on that worth after they face Manchester United at Mature Trafford on Sunday, and midfielder Kante feels Chelsea might almost certainly per chance very effectively be buoyed by how they competed with the Blaugrana as they concept second within the Premier League.

Kante said: « 2d plan is aloof doable, now we must fight for this and explore what we are capable of cease on the cease of the season. It be very tight. We play in Manchester and if we plot end we can find the same substitute of parts. 

« We must forever take hang of a success and confidently be within the Champions League next season.

« For particular this form of sport affords us self assurance for the second leg and also within the Premier League.

« We conducted effectively. We find been compact all the plot thru the game, we tried to not present them heaps of chances and we did effectively in that. We hit the post two instances, we scored and to cease 1-1 is a little bit bit disappointing.

« However it is esteem that, now we must scuttle in two weeks and play to plot end. We confirmed now we find the flexibility to cease one thing in opposition to Barcelona.

« The Premier League is one other competitors and here is one other opponent nonetheless it is critical, we are fourth within the desk and if we are desirous to be on the tip of the desk and play Champions League next season now we must plot end these kinds of video games [against United]. »