Cesc Fabregas: I've never seen a front three like Barcelona's
Cesc Fabregas has hailed Barcelona's front-line, saying Chelsea need to learn how to overcome them to win the Champions League.
The midfielder's new team faces the side he left last summer, on Tuesday night, as part of the International Champions Cup tour of America.
Fabregas won't be facing Neymar or Lionel Messi, but still saw fit to hail the forwards.
He said: "I always say that the Champions League was the one disappointment from last season. I gave the team a seven or an eight out of 10 for the year, but to complete a top, top season we needed to do better in the Champions League.
“Unfortunately we went out in the last 16 on away goals, we didn’t actually lose the game. But we do have to play better in the Champions League this season.
“It is nice to play against [Barcelona]. I spent beautiful years there, some of the most beautiful moments of my career and my life personally as well. It will be great to play against them again.
"I think they are the best team in the world, especially when the front three are on form. I don’t remember a front three in Messi, Suárez and Neymar as powerful and talented as those three since I was born.
"Obviously they are a threat to everybody in the competition again this season.
"We won’t be playing against Messi and Neymar in this game, so we are a bit lucky because of that. But if we want to win Champions Leagues, we have to compete against the best. We will have to do well."
