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title: "Barcelona 3-0 Chelsea: Four things learned"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2018/03/14/barcelona-3-0-chelsea-four-things-learned/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Chelsea Features & Analysis"
published: "2018-03-14T22:00:44Z"
modified: "2018-03-14T22:00:44Z"
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# Barcelona 3-0 Chelsea: Four things learned

Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League on Wednesday night as they lost 3-0 to Barcelona.

The Blues came into the second-leg at 1-1, but conceded three at the Camp Nou, sending them out of the competition.

Lionel Messi netted twice either side of a Ousmane Dembele strike in a convincing win for Barcelona.

Messi, who recently netted his 600th career goal, produced a masterclass with two goals and an assist as he dismantled Chelsea.

The Argentine also scored the equaliser in the first-leg, after Willian had handed Chelsea a 1-0 lead.

Chelsea failed to create many clear-cut chances, but did hit the post twice throughout the match.

Marcos Alonso saw his strike rebound off the woodwork in the first-half, before Antonio Rudiger headed the ball onto the post in the dying embers of the match.

Here are four things we learned from the match…