Chelsea Needs To Be 120% To Beat Barcelona – Antonio Conte

Antonio Conte believes that his team will “have to be at 120%” in order to stand a chance of overcoming Barcelona in the last-16 stage of the Champions League.



Chelsea were paired with Barcelona in Monday’s draw, with the first fixture to take place at Stamford Bridge on February 20.

Conte was keen to stress that his immediate focus was on the Premier League, but the Italian conceded that his team had been handed a very difficult draw against the La Liga leaders.

“We must be ready to play at home. Impossible to see an advantage of playing at home first. Against Barca you have to be at 120%,” Conte told reporters.

“Our priority is the league and to stay up and fight for the Champions League place – at this moment. When it is the moment to play Barcelona then we will start thinking about it.”

Drake Shares New Photo With Tekno

The last couple of days has seen the internet buzzing with the ;atest Drake and Tekno bromance and moments ago, the Canadian singer shared a new photo with the Nigerian singer and producer with the caption ‘Tekkkk time’.

President Buhari Arrives Paris Ahead Of One Planet Summit

President Buhari has arrived Paris for the One Planet Summit. He was received by the Ambassador of Nigeria to France Dr Modupe Irele, Governor of Kano State H.E. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Governor of Adamawa State H.E. Mohammed Umar Jibrilla and Governor of Ondo State H.E. Rotimi Akeredolu.

Mohamed Salah Beats Victor Moses To 2017 BBC African Footballer Of The Year Award

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has beaten Super Eagles and Chelsea forward Victor Moses to the 2017 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.



This was announced on BBC Sports verified Twitter handle on Monday following votes by football fans.

Salah also beat off competition from Gabon and Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Naby Keita of Guinea and Leipzig and Sadio Mane of Senegal and Liverpool.

The former Chelsea and Roma winger has been in brilliant form for both club and country in the outgoing year.



Salah played a key role for Egypt qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia since Italia 1990.

He is currently the highest goal scorer in the English Premier League on 13 goals.

He becomes the third Egyptian after Mohamed Barakat (2005) and Mohamed Aboutrika (2008) to win the award.

Champions League Last 16 Draw 2017/18: Manchester United To Face Sevilla, Real Madrid Draw PSG

Manchester United have been drawn against Sevilla in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Real Madrid must overcome Paris Saint-Germain if they are to defend their title.



The draw, which took place at UEFA headquarters on Monday, also paired Liverpool with Porto and Manchester City with Basel.

Tottenham must travel to Italy after being drawn against Juventus, while Roma face Shakhtar Donetsk.

Chelsea, meanwhile face a daunting task after they were handed a tie against Barcelona. Bayern Munich, meanwhile, will take on Turkish giants Besiktas.

Champions League last 16 games are provisionally scheduled to take place in February and March 2018.

The first legs will be contested on February 13/14/20/21 and the second legs will be played on March 6/7/13/14.