After the most successful couple of weeks in the Barcelona season, it is time to look forward to the Champions League. Barcelona followed a 3-0 victory over Real Madrid to book their place in the Copa del Rey Final with another victory over their archrivals to all but eliminate them from La Liga. Real then went on to lose 4-1 at the Santiago Bernebeu at the hands of Ajax, leaving Barcelona in a place to ponder their most critical challenge yet, Lyon.
Similar to the make up of the Ajax squad that dismantled the Royal Whites, Lyon has several qualities that make them anything but safe.