With Olympique Lyonnais having beaten Paris St Germain in Ligue 1 and Manchester City in the group phase of the Champions League, Barcelona are well aware of the trap they could be stepping into when they face the French club.

Barca wary of Lyon's capacity to raise their level

Lionel Messi scored two spectacular free kicks as Barcelona thrashed local rivals Espanyol 4-0 in Saturday's Catalan derby to move three points clear at the top of La Liga.

Lionel Messi shines as Barca thrash Espanyol in derby

Andres Iniesta waved goodbye to Barcelona on Sunday and his supposed successor scored the winner as Philippe Coutinho's superb strike sealed a 1-0 victory over Real Sociedad

Andres Iniesta bows out with Barca win thanks to brilliant Coutinho strike

Andres Iniesta has announced on Friday that he will leave the club at the end of the season

Watch: End of an era as Iniesta says 'goodbye' to FC Barcelona

Luis Suarez struck twice in the first half for the Catalans as they won the competition

Barcelona thrash Sevilla to win King's Cup for record 30th time

Barcelona confirmed that Javier Mascherano would be given an official farewell on Wednesday

Transfer window: Mascherano to leave Barcelona after eight years

Celta striker Iago Aspas silenced the Nou Camp by giving Celta the lead in the 20th minute, knocking in on the rebound after splitting the home defence with a darting run through the middle

Barca held 2-2 by Celta despite Messi ending goal drought

The club is fighting an increasingly difficult battle to balance the conflicting interests of fans in favour of Catalan independence and millions of supporters in the rest of Spain and around the world

Catalan crisis leaves Barca between rock and hard place

Laliga,?the most important of the Spanish league, will be incomplete without FC Barcelona.

Will FC Barcelona exit Spanish football league?

The move would be to help increase La Liga's revenue

Barca, Real may play competitive La Liga games abroad starting next season

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu insisted no player is bigger than the club

'Neymar not bigger than Barca'

Lionel Messi kept Barcelona's title hopes alive with two goals and an assist to see off Real Sociedad 3-2

La Liga: Messi keeps Barca alive ahead of El Clasico

Victory for Madrid moves Real two points clear of Barcelona and with a game in hand still to come

La Liga: Ramos strikes again as Real Madrid prosper from Barca hangover

Trailing 0-4 after first leg against Paris Saint-Germain, Neymar-inspired Barca pumped in 3 late goals to propel his team to the last eight

Barcelona barnstormer spurs stunning comeback against PSG

Barca's success was overshadowed by violent clashes between fans outside the ground before kick-off which left one supporter in hospital

La Liga: Barca's 'MSN' score as they rout Alaves

Coach Pep Guardiola's men now have seven points from four matches, two behind leaders Barca

Champions League: Manchester City beat Barcelona 3-1

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