Conte’s team blew their chance to finish top of Group C as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.
That allowed Roma to clinch pole position with a win over Qarabag, the Italians moving above Chelsea because of their better head-to-head record.
Turkish side Besiktas or Sevilla, if they win a group currently topped by Liverpool, are other possible opponents for the English champions.
But Chelsea boss Conte is adamant his players shouldn’t be scared about taking on one of the big guns because they are strong enough to trouble any team.
“When you play this competition and you go through to the next round you must be ready to face the best teams,” he said.
“In this case we know we could play Barcelona, Paris Saint Germain or Besiktas.
“We must be ready. At the same time I think our opponent won’t be happy to play against us.
“It is a fantastic competition. We reached the next round and we must be happy with this.”
Already lagging well behind Premier League leaders Manchester City, Chelsea can’t rely on Europe for silverware despite Conte’s fighting talk.
But while City, Tottenham Manchester United have cruised through to the last 16, Conte claims Chelsea had to battle through a much harder group.
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