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Total concentration. If Barça were rather happy to find Olympique Lyonnais at the time of the draw, it is with the greatest seriousness that the Blaugrana club has prepared this round of 8 first leg of the Champions League. "In Champions League mode" or "Ta League of Champions" with Messi in one, the Mundo Deportivo and Sport set the tone on Tuesday morning. The wait is huge before the eighth-final first leg of the Champions League which will oppose Barça to Olympique Lyonnais. We are far from the joy of the draw, many considering it was a "good draw". After 3 road trips in the quarterfinals (Atlético, Juve and Rome), the pressure is great and the margin of error limited. In other words, it is a Barça "in Champions League mode" that moves to Groupama Stadium on Tuesday for a highly anticipated first leg. Big Sam Umtiti has undoubtedly had a lot of fun to find his whole world this Monday but the joy will be short. Ernesto Valverde will not take any chances with him. The defender will take place on the bench to let another French, Clément Lenglet, pair with Gérard Piqué in defense. In attack, the inevitable trio composed of Dembélé, Messi and Suarez will be titularized while in the middle of field Rakitic and Busquets appear of basic elements. There remains an unknown on the right. Arthur hurt, Valverde must decide. According to the Spanish press, Arturo Vidal is the big favorite to fill this position. A choice that would be at the expense of Sergi Roberto, Carlos Alena or Coutinho. In any case, the threat is phenomenal ...
