Lionel Messi gives his verdict on Barcelona’s Champions League draw

Lionel Messi offered his thoughts on Barcelona’s Champions League draw when he picked up his fifth Golden Shoe on Tuesday.

Barcelona have been paired with Ligue 1 side Lyon in the last 16 of the competition, and Messi reckons his team are in for a difficult test against Bruno Genesio’s men.

“Lyon was not the strongest name, but it will be complicated,” he said. ”They were equal when they played [Manchester] City; they will be difficult to advance against.

”It’s a long way away, a lot of things can happen between now and February. We don’t know how they’re going to be, how we’re going to be, but we know it’s going to be a complicated game.”

Source | Marca

Barcelona play in Lyon on February 19, with the return leg at the Camp Nou on March 13.