This is the plan anti-Messi that prepares the Lyon for the Champions

The FC Barcelona will initiate during the next week the eliminatory of eighth of final of the UEFA Champions League 2018-19 against the Olympique of Lyon, a team that will not put at all easy the things to the culés in any of the two parties, putting on of the table his recent victories in front of big teams like the Manchester City or Paris Saint-Germain.

In the French team are convinced that it is possible to delete to the FC Barcelona to double party. At present, the Olympique of Lyon is third in Tie it 1 and looks forward to to classify again for the Champions League, a competition that is very in the mind of the lioneses by the duel that will take place next Tuesday.

To happen the eliminatory, in Lyon are conscious that they will have to do a totally perfect party and without errors. Besides, if they want to have some option, know that make a defensive work impoluto on Leo Messi also will be a factor totally determinant, since by the Argentinian happens practically all the offensive game culé.

Bruno Genesio, technician of the Olympique of Lyon, was clear and conclusive to the hour to speak of his plan to brake to the Argentinian. "The plan anti-Messi will be rather something collective where all will have to be able to answer. It will be necessary to strengthen the half of the field and the pressure around Messi. If you do individual labeling to a man like him, anytime can you mark the difference", said.

The French technician is conscious that is impossible to stop to Leo Messi if it does not do a conjoint work of team, that also will owe to be attentive to which players of the Barça remain free when several effective of the Lyon are marking to the '10'. Thus, Genesio also puntualizó that it is necessary "to defend well when we do not have the possession of the balloon".

The Barça is not only Messi

The FC Barcelona has the eliminatory of face by the tremenda quality of the players of his staff. The mere fact to be able to have Leo Messi already is a lethal weapon, but also there are footballers that the Lyon will have to watch very closely if it pretends to have options, as they can be Ousmane Dembélé or Luis Suárez, both very fine of face to door.