Drogba has revealed the surprising way how Roberto Di Matteo prepared Chelsea to stop Messi in 2012

Chelsea and Barcelona have given some of the most entertaining matches in the Champions League whenever they faced each-other.

Antonio Conte’s side will need something special to hold the La Liga leaders who are going through a terrific form.

Most thanks to Lionel Messi who has scored 21 goals for club and country this season, producing some incredible displays in the process.

However, Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has revealed some interesting facts of how Roberto Di Matteo prepared his team for the match against Barcelona in 2012.

The Ivorian revealed: “When we were about to play against [Barcelona], we watched a lot of video,” per Goal.com.

“We knew we were playing the best team in the world. So for us playing this game, especially when we came from Napoli and we should have been out a long time ago, we were lucky to be there but we played hard as well.”

Di Matteo applied a heavy impetus on learning the tropes and tendencies of every player, barring Messi.

He continued: “So when we watched the video, the manager wasn’t showing Messi. At the end, you could see the important players.

“The ones who scored and created assists, the most consistent guys. With Messi, he just said that he had 61 goals. We all started laughing. We knew we were in for a difficult night but we did our best.”