Barcelona eye victory away against Lyon in 2018/19 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 1st Leg
Kick-off : 9:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon
Barcelona did quite well in the group stages to top the tough group containing the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Inter Milan and PSV Eindhoven. But the real test begins now in the group stages to see so as to how far they can get and ultimately win the trophy.
Barca will know that French sides are quality sides and Lyon is one such. So Barca will need to play their brand of football with the fortune to be as well on their side.
On the other hand, Lyon showed their stubbornness and did just enough in the group stages to reach till here. They didn’t lost a single game, quite an achievement.
It is gonna be tough now from here on in as the knockout stages arrive and they face an uphill task against Barca. They know they are up against it but they will look to give their all hoping for the best.
Barcelona have a good record against Lyon and they will look to continue the good work.
Team news and possible line-ups
Denayer, Ndombele and Gouiri will all be not available for Lyon for the Barcelona game as due to injuries.
As for Barca, Arthur, Cillessen, Rafinha and Samuel Umtiti will all be unavailable as due to injuries.
Lyon XI : Lopes, Dubois, Rafael, Marcelo, Mendy, Tousart, Aouar, Traore, Pintor, Depay, Dembele.
Barcelona XI : Ter Stegen, Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba, Rakitic, Busquets, Vidal, Messi, L. Suarez, Coutinho.
Prediction
It should be a good game as both teams will give their all but in the end I expect Barcelona to get the job done and earn a victory. They might win 3-1.
