The farmers league greets you - Thierry Zoccolan / AFP

From our special correspondent in Lisbon,

Friday, the day before the match, Pep Guardiola's press conference left us bitter. Nothing personal against the Manchester City coach, who was only responding to what was asked of him. The problem arose rather from the questions of our colleagues from across the Channel. Almost none on Olympique Lyonnais, then future opponent of the Citizens. Everything revolved around the unique opportunity that this competition format offered City to go to the end of the Champions League. As if they had already beaten OL in advance.

Conscious or not, this unbearable arrogance always ends up being punished. We call it karma. In 2004 when José Mourinho tumbled along the Old Trafford sideline to celebrate the qualifying goal against Manchester United with Porto, it was already to punish the British complacency before the meeting. Sir Alex Ferguson in the text: “Porto? Every time they buy a bottle of milk from the supermarket they win their championship. “On the verge of inventing the concept of farmers league, with which France has been stamped for a good decade with the queen. We had written about this no later than last year.

Mbappé pays for the trolls

This time, it is not the coach or even a player from Lyon who is responsible for taunting the Kingdom but Kylian Mbappé in person through a strong tweet.

FARMERS LEAGUE 🤡

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @OL

- Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) August 15, 2020

The Citizens expelled from Lisbon, there are only two German clubs - Bayern and Leipzig - as well as two French clubs - Paris and Lyon. A victory in the form of an arm of honor which we are the first to enjoy, even if it will take more than a last four of a Champions League which counts half as butter to open the eyes of our English friends and remind them that it's our pseudo-quiches that West Ham is going to collect every summer for 40 plates.

Interesting that Lyon and PSG are from a so called 'farmer's league' and yet are bossing the Champions League. Same goes with Leipzig and Bayern Munich.

- Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) August 15, 2020

Lyon wins so Lyon becomes strong

After their success in the quarterfinals, the Lyonnais do not have vengeful pride. At most they claim, like Anthony Lopes, the right to continue to dream. “We are clearly the surprised team today, not many people were waiting for us there. But we have the right to dream and we will continue to do so. Pep Guardiola for his part wanted to congratulate his striker who has magically become a super team in his eyes, probably because deep down that suited him a little.

“Like many French teams, they defended very well, they were aggressive in the duels. And then they quickly looked for the balloons in depth to make one against one. There was a lot of commitment, a lot of aggression. Congratulations to OL on their half. Ekambi, Dembele it was important to win those second balls and they did it. Aouar and Guimaraes are extraordinary players. Their way of playing, of attacking depth, of changing sides, it's strong. "

Strong enough to stop being taken for branquignolles by the self-proclaimed elite of the universe? Response to the next round, even if we have few illusions when we see that PSG have been mocked on the English internet for having beaten Atalanta "only" 2-1.

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