'Barca giving me sleepless nights'

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says he has suffered sleepless nights plotting the downfall of Barcelona and Lionel Messi.
The Blues host the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against the Catalan giants at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday looking to maintain their impressive record against Messi's men.
Barcelona's history against Chelsea is best summed up by their semi-final meeting in this competition in 2012 when they surrendered a two-goal lead to crash out at the Nou Camp as Roberto Di Matteo's side went on to lift the Champions League for the first time.                                                                         "In these days after the game in the FA Cup, I must be honest, it was a bit difficult to sleep well," he said.
"When you have to play this type of game, you have to prepare. You have to prepare everything. You have to prepare big things, but the smaller details too.
"They can move a result a lot of the time. We have an idea. We have a plan in our heads. I think that, in this specific moment, it's very important to pick the players who are at the top of their form and then try and do our best to win the game.

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