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Barcelona Have Learned from UCL Exit vs. Roma Last Season, Says Ernesto Valverde

Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde says the team have learned their lesson following last season's UEFA Champions League exit at the hands of Roma, ahead of their last-16 tie with Lyon on Tuesday.

The Blaugrana went out of the quarter-finals on away goals last season. Having won 4-1 at the Camp Nou before losing 3-0 in Rome, it is an experience Valverde is eager not to repeat.

Per Goal's Guy Atkinson, he said:

"The learning of Rome is that you should not let your guard down. In the first leg, you need to have a high guard—we will take this into account.