HOW CAN CHELSEA BEAT BARCA.

To say that Chelsea is the only English representative in the EUFA Champions Leagueit`s not news now, but how is it going to defeatarguably one of the bestteams in the world. Chelsea despite playing at home qualified into the semi-finals of the Champions League with the odds stacked against them, many pundits had written them off early in the first leg. But the changing of the manager (sacking Andre Villas-Boas replacing him with Roberto Di Mateo) brought a new belief and spirit in the squad, as the blues managed to overturn a first leg 3-1 defeat under Villas Boas to confirm an epic clash with almighty Barcelona afer first disposing of Benfica as well. Barcelona might be given whatever descriptions people might think of, but thefact remains that this team isbeatable. I know many would argue that it`s not easy to beat the world`s best team, but no sweat, no sweet. Indeed, it needs a big effort to defeat a team of this nature. Here are the ways I feel Barcelona can be ousted of this year`s UEFA Champions league. First of all, get close to them.It`s a fact that Barca plays possession football and it`s not easy to get the ball of their feet, but the only way to deal with this is to get close to them and force them to make errors. Block the passages and once you manage this you are assuredof getting Pep Guardiola sweating because you would destroy Barca`s fluent football, which is his team`s weapon The second point is that, thekeeper and the back four needs to be alert and at its best. Playing one of the best teams you need to have players who are really in form. RDM needs to select a defensive combination which he trusts, and with the entireback line they should be alert of the defense splitting passes. The back four should be able to intercept those kinds of passes to avoid embarrassing your keeper. One of the most embarrassing things in a football match is to concede agoal through a set piece. To avoid this, the keeper needsto be able to make proper big decisions, he should always have his posts covered to avoid like what happened in that disappointing draw against Fulhum, where Dempsey 's header went in at an angle which was not covered. When playing a team like Barca, what you should always know that you will nothave a better ball possession than them, so you need to make full use of the chances you find. Make use of counter attack, their defenders are not those whohave great pace and they can easily get caught on counter attacks. The other thing is that shoot wheneveryou get a chance and space. Barca`s keeper victor Valdes might be ranked in top three as one of the La Liga best keepers but the fact that he plays in one of the words best team, it`s thereason behind it all. He reallygets uncomfortable when the opponents are shooting moreon target. Finally, make use of the set pieces. One of the best waysto score against Barca is through set pieces you cannot really create a better chance than this when play such kind of opponents. So you need to capitalize on theopportunities. Making full use of these points, defeating Barca is simple than you first thought