Marcos Alonso and his Chelsea teammates react at full-time at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday (Picture: Getty)Chelsea wing-back Marcos Alonso described Lionel Messi’s equaliser against the Blues on Tuesday night as a ‘gift’. Chelsea drew 1-1 against the Catalan giants at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie after Willian gave them a deserved second-half lead. Speaking after match, the Spaniard told radio show El Transistor: ‘It was a pity [we gave Barcelona] the gift of the tie because you cannot afford a single failure [against them]. ‘I had done all the hard work and kept the ball in play, but then I made a very bad decision, I should have kicked it out,’ Christensen told TV3 Sport. MORE: Dennis Wise explains what makes Eden Hazard better than Alexis Sanchez

Source: Metro February 21, 2018 18:45 UTC