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UEFA Champions League
Result: Olympique Lyon 2-2 Manchester City
Date: November 27, 2018
Place: Groupama Stadium
Manchester City has qualified for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League after playing a 2-2 draw with Olympique Lyon in the penultimate clash of Group F, Tuesday evening.
After a slow start to the match, the citizens began to show an offensive intention after ten minutes, but Lyon did not give up much.
Leroy Sane and David Silva were particularly dangerous for City, but their combination did not give them the slightest opportunity to defend themselves.
The visitors were moving the ball faster before half-time, but they could not bring goalkeeper Anthony Lopes to action and headed for the half-time anchor.
Maxwel Cornet found the decisive deal for Bruno Genesio's troops ten minutes after the start of the second stanza with a spectacular strike from the edge of the box after Memphis Depay had a quick free-kick, 1-0.
City equalized in the 62nd minute by Aymeric Laporte, who gave Lopes a header after a shot from Silva following a free kick, 1-1.
The Ligue 1 team did not let it happen since Cornet took over advantage for the hosts nine minutes before the hour as a result of a counterattack to complete its doubled.
However, Sergio Aguero brought parity to the citizens two minutes later with a header at the first post following a 2-2 corner.
There was still time for a late winner for both sides. However, they could not get any chance and shared the spoils.
The city is leading the group F with ten points with only one game to play, while Lyon is second with seven points.
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