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I'd say both teams aren't playing that great and one could even argue that tables are turned re. tactics. Valverde's Barca is more like Chelsea used to be - winning but leaving something to be desired going forward.
Don't know if Conte plans to attack or be patient but I reckon both teams would settle for a draw in 1st leg.
Will Morata or Giroud start?
Tbh it's not so easy to predict conte's plan for this one as I feel he might intend to surprise barca, but the obvious strategy would be to sit back and defend compactly and initiate quick counter attacks which is what Chelsea does best.
Morata or Giroud really is a 50/50 call for this game. I'd slightly prefer the latter as morata hasn't started a game since returning from injury and hasn't scored for quite some time, whereas Giroud looked really strong between hazard and Willian and might be exactly the strong and skillful target man needed against barca, however many others argue Moratas talent and CL experience are more important. One could say that Giroud suits a 3-4-3 slightly better, morata a 3-5-2
Courtois
Azpi-Christensen-Rüdiger(Cahill)
Moses-Kanté-Luiz(Drinkwater)-Alonso
Pedro(Willian)-Giroud-Hazard
or
Courtois
Azpi-Christensen-Rüdiger(Cahill)
Moses-Drinkwater-Kanté-Cesc-Alonso
Morata-Hazard
seem to be the most likely options, but again we don't have as clear a standard line-up as your 4-4-2. However the turbulent last weeks, Conte's former performances against big teams and the unusually long preparation time mean that some surprise in the line up (such as Luiz in midfield, Azpi as RWB, Hazard behind both Giroud and Morata) seems well possible.
Yeah there have been a lot of "chelsea are being beaten by crappy sides and if we can't defeat them then heads should roll" comments here. Thats not how football works and our past encounters with chelsea are a good proof of that.
Is conte pumped up for this clash? Heard he is just waiting to leave chelsea.
By now, looking at his last press conferences, he really seems to be. People are quick to point out that we only beat very mediocre teams in those last two games, but psychologically those wins were huge to us. We've now had our last 4 games against pretty weak sides with two very different types of performances, which makes it very hard for everyone to assess Chelsea's ability right now, and I feel like Conte will try to exploit that uncertainty. After all, it's the type of game on the big stage he loves and I'd be surprised if he hasn't been preparing this one for weeks