FC Barcelona are getting ready to face Lyon in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. After having witnessed the dramatic exits of some Europe’s elite teams Barça are in a great place to make a run at reconquering the old continent’s most prestigious and sought after piece of silverware.
But watching the likes of Real Madrid get outclassed at the hands of Ajax (aka Voetbal Totaal 3.0), Atletico suffering a Cristiano in knockout mode, and PSG crashing out in what can only be described as in classic PSG-like fashion, I’d like to innocently (and most probably ignorantly) think that I’m risk free of being called a pessimist when I say that it’s not inconceivable to imagine a scenario where Lyon could at the minimum stifle Barça from the get-go with their running game.