It's going to get Messi in the Nou Camp

Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho has claimed Barcelona forward Lionel Messi's theatrics have 'opened the road' for Blues players to do the same in the second leg of their Champions League tie in the Nou Camp.

Messi, the brilliant 18-year-old Argentina international, was criticised for over-reacting after a challenge from Asier Del Horno, which resulted in the Chelsea left-back being sent off in the 2-1 defeat last week.

'Messi is a good player but he has opened the road for some Chelsea players to do the same thing in Barcelona,' said the Portugal centre-back ahead of Tuesday's second leg.

'Messi acted like an artist. He exaggerated everything he could and started to roll around on the field like he had been killed.

'He deceived the referee well, but these type of things are a part of football.'