Antonio Conte says he feels Chelsea’s defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday night was “unfair”.

The Italian’s side were beaten 3-0 at the Camp Nou in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

Twos goals from Lionel Messi, both through the legs of Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois, and a brilliant strike from Ousmane Dembele sealed the Blues’ fate, knocking them out of the last 16 of the competition for the third consecutive year.

Conte however believes the 3-0 scoreline flattered the La Liga leaders.

“We have no regrets,” he said, “If you watch the game, you can see the final result is unfair.”

“We didn’t deserve to lose 3-0. We were a bit unlucky. I think we created many chances but we didn’t take them.

“I must be very proud about my players – they gave everything and we have to continue in this way, with this will to fight and desire to fight together.”

Chelsea managed more shots than Barca on the night, and had a fairly even share (44%) of the possession, leading Conte to put the defeat down to moments of brilliance from the Catalonians and from one man in-particular.

“We are talking about the best player in the world,” said Conte, when speaking of Lionel Messi who registered his 100th Champions League goal with his second of the night.

“He scores 60 goals every season – he is a super top player. Barcelona were very clinical.”