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In trouble in French Ligue 1, Lyon defeated Manchester City champion Manchester City 2-1 on the first day of the UEFA Champions League.
Ivorian objectives Maxwel Cornet and book the French World Cup Nabil
Fekir allowed OL to lead 2-0 in the first half and held out well after the Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva reduce the deficit in the 67th minute.
Director of the city Dynamism
Guardiola was suspended for the match and had to watch from the stands at Etihad Stadium while assisting Mikel Arteta trained the team.
The game drew a crowd of only
40 111 and was considered a mere formality. Back in France, Lyon, seventh in Ligue 1, had no chance.
Lyon coach Bruno Genesio has received intense criticism from Lyons fans
for the team's game and a recent late-night incident, when the video caught him chasing a fan and launching abuses after the fan insulted Genesio's daughter.
The young team of Genesio – the midfielder
included 20 years Houssem Aouar and 21 years old Sheikh Diop, Tanguy Ndombele and Cornet – has been rewarded for going out and trying to attack.
"When we are
together, "said Fekir," we can do good things. We did not come to defend, we tried to play even though we did not have possession of the ball. We managed to do good things and we were rewarded. we
We knew we needed everyone defensively, and that paid off. We showed what we were capable of. "
Fekir was one of three French World Cup champions to have scored at the opening day of the UCL group.
step.
Paul Pogba scored twice for Manchester United in their 3-0 win against Young Boys, while Kylian Mbappe had a goal in the 3-2 defeat of Paris St. Germain in Liverpool. Antoine
Griezmann took part in the 2-1 win of Atletico Madrid in Monaco.
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