Lyon are readying themselves to face Barcelona in the Champions League, with Houssem Aouar claiming that Ferland Mendy is up to the task of trying to contain Lionel Messi.
The Ligue 1 outfit are set to play host to the Liga giants in the first leg of a last-16 encounter on Tuesday.
Any hope the French side have of progressing to the quarter-finals will likely rest on their ability to keep Barca’s star men quiet.
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The mercurial talents of five-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi pose the greatest threat to the Lyon cause, while Aouar is confident that highly-rated full-back Mendy – who has been heavily linked with a move to Camp Nou – is capable of holding his own when faced with the most daunting of tests.