Super sub Moussa Dembele on the counter-attack saw them cancel out Kevin De Bruyne’s equalizer, breaking the hearts of Manchester City. The Blues were favorites right up until Maxwel Cornet’s first-half strike and even then looked like they could pull it back. But they are instead heading back to England empty handed. It’s Lyon who stay in the reckoning today – at full-time, it finishes Manchester City 1-3 Lyon.
The Champions League just loves a surprise, doesn’t it? Lyon have prevailed, against the odds, in Lisbon to set up a dream tie with Bayern Munich in the last four after two late goals
Pep Guardiola has never taken Manchester City past the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Think of just how this City side have dominated English football since his arrival. It’s frankly bonkers that they’ve never made it to the last four.
Gabriel Jesus is slumped on the turf. His teammates are down there with him. There will be no winners’ medals for the Blues this term. Their 2019-20 campaign has come to a close with a loss that, if not as resounding as Barcelona’s yesterday, still feels like it has left shockwaves in its wake.
Lyon withstood pressure and picked their moments going back down the opposite end. Whatever happens from here, it is a memory for them to cherish.
(Source: Theophilus Tawiah, Nii Upness)