Real Madrid host Lyon in their Champions League second-leg clash on Wednesday with the Spanish giants favoured to progress to the last eight.
Madrid are primed for their first quarter-final appearance in the Champions League in six years due to their precious away goal from the 1-1 stalemate at le Stade de Gerland a fortnight ago.
But recent history has proven progression is not a given for the nine-time champions, and that Lyon provide staunch opposition.
Real are yet to defeat Lyon and bowed out of the competition last season at the hands of the former Ligue 1 champions.
However, manager Jose Mourinho is not afraid of Lyon, having dispatched the French side in the Champions League during his reign as Porto coach.
“My team are not afraid of recent history; statistics exist so that we can go out and contradict them,” the Portuguese said.
“Sure
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