The Argentinean captain believes Barcelona will have to be at their best against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 to book a place in the UEFA Champions League final at the Allianz Arena.
Pep Guardiola helped Barcelona pick an 11th successive La Liga win against Levante on Saturday, April 14.
The Catalan side now turn their attention towards UEFA Champions League where they take on the challenge of English outfit, Chelsea, in the semi-finals.
With the first leg being played at the Stamford Bridge, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 anticipates a tough fixture in London.
Reflecting on the topic, Messi remarked that the English side are formidable opponents and can cause plenty of problems for Barcelona in the two legged affair.
Continuing on the topic, the prolific attacker stated that La Blaugrana had a difficult time against Levante and claimed that Chelsea will be a tougher assignment.
"We have to continue like this. Now it’s time to think about Chelsea, this is the most important match. It will be more difficult than the match against Levante," Messi was quoted on Barcelona's official website.
"We knew it was a difficult ground, Levante are having a fantastic season and we managed to get a great result."
Messi scored another brace for the umpteenth time in the ongoing season to earn a win for the Catalan outfit. The Argentine captain came on level terms with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 in the Pichichi race, while taking his season’s tally to 63 in all competition.
When quizzed about his individual performances, the Rosario-born attacker played down his goal scoring heroics and stated that he was happy to lead http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 to another win.
"Things are going well for us, but what’s really important is that we’re both fighting for the Liga title. I’m happy that I scored because the team won."
With a paltry five matches remaining until the culmination of the 2011/12 La Liga campaign, Barcelona find themselves four points adrift of Real Madrid, who enjoy pole position in the ranking table with 85 points to boast off.
The outfit from Catalonia take on the challenge of Los Blancos in their next league match at the Camp Nou and need to get a positive result to maintain hopes of becoming the Spanish champions for the 4th successive year.
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