Lyon blew a big surprise and knocked Manchester City out of the Champions League quarter-finals after winning Saturday 3-1 at the end of the quarter-final confrontations in Portugal.
And at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola paid the price for choosing a conservative offensive plan, which allowed Lyon to extend its control over the match from its beginnings.
The French club's efforts to advance through defender Maxwell Cornet culminated in a quick counter-attack in the 24th minute.
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Goal: Manchester City 0 Lyon 1
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At the start of the second half, Guarredola pushed his Algerian star, Riad Mehrez, in place of the Brazilian Fernandino, which revived the attack of the English club, who scored the equalizer with the foot of the Belgian Kevin De Bruyne in the 69th minute.
Lyon returned to take the lead in the 79th minute by player Moussa Dembele, and the same player spent the dreams of Manchester City with a third goal in the 87th minute.
Lyon hit Bayern Munich in the semi-final next Wednesday, while Paris Saint-Germain will face French Leipzig on Tuesday.