Experienced "Lyon" defender Marcelo claims that the team has already proven this season in the UEFA Champions League that they can compete with top-level clubs.
"Lyon" faced "Manchester City", "Hoffenheim", and "Shakhtar" in the group stage. The French team did not suffer any losses in the six matches, but played to a draw five times and only secured one victory.
"Lyon" advanced to the quarter-finals from the second position. The draw was not kind to the team from Lyon – they will face "Barcelona". The first match will take place at their stadium this Tuesday.
"The tournament started with a really tough group, but we did not suffer any losses. "Man City" is one of the best teams in the world and we defeated them," said Marcelo.
"Not only did we win against them, but we also convinced people that we can play at this level. Even in the return match, we managed not to lose to them.
Perhaps now is the beginning of "Lyon's" return to the golden years in the Champions League. We understand very well that the match against "Barcelona" will be different, but why not try to continue the tradition of "Lyon".
"Anything can happen in this quarter-final," the defender said.
