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Lyon to face Barcelona in tough UCL battle without their superstar (preview, kickoff)

- Lyon will face Spanish champions Barcelona on Tuesday night, February 19, in the Champions League round of 16 tie

- Barcelona have never lost any game against the French club in the last encounters between these two teams

- Lyon are currently third on the Ligue standings while Barcelona are topping the Spanish La Liga table

Lyon will face Barcelona in what is expected to be a tough Champions League round of 16 first game at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Tuesday night, February 19.

These two teams were superb in the group stages as they were both undefeated and Lyon even traveled to England to beat reigning Premier League champions Manchester City.

But Barcelona are favored to win this match considering the fact that they have won four of their six previous outings and will be relying on the superb form of Lionel Messi.

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Lyon on the other hand are in crisis ahead of this tie as forward Nabil Fekir is suspended while star midfielder Tanguy Ndombele a doubt with an injury problem.

Barcelona are unbeaten against Lyon winning four of their six previous matches with the French club all in the Champions League.

The Catalans have also scored in all six of those games against Lyon who are currently occupying third position in Ligue 1.

Lyon and Barcelona's last competitive encounter came 10 years ago in the last 16 of the 2008-09 Champions League in which Barcelona won 6-3 on aggregate.

Meanwhile, the match will kickoff at 9pm tonight (21:00) and below is the possible line up of the two teams.

Lyon: Lopes; Dubois, Marcelo, Denayer, Mendy; Tousart, Ndombele; Traoré, Depay, Aouar; Dembélé

Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba; Rakitić, Busquets, Vidal; Dembélé, Messi, Suárez.

Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Chelsea and Manchester United were hit with a blow after Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde explained that he wants Ivan Rakitic to sign a new deal at the Nou Camp.

There have been reports that Manchester United and Chelsea are planning to sign Ivan Rakitic this summer from Barcelona.

Reigning Spanish champions Barcelona are currently rebuilding their squad with young players and reports also suggested that PSG star Adrien Rabiot will be on his way to the club at the end of the season.

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