A goal up after winning February’s first leg, French side Lyon will face Manchester City at the final tournament in Lisbon after drawing 2-2 on aggregate and going through because they scored more away goals.
UCL: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, but ultimately couldn't prevent Juventus being dumped out of the Champions League by Ligue 1's Lyon.Lyon qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League despite losing 2-1 to Juventus in Turin this morning.A goal up after winning February’s first leg, French side Lyon will face Manchester City at the final tournament in Lisbon after drawing 2-2 on aggregate and going through because they scored more away goals.Lyon squeezed past the Italian champions thanks to Memphis Depay’s 12th-minute penalty, which put Rudi Garcia’s side two goals ahead in the tie and left Juve with a mountain to climb.“We are super satisfied with our performance and super happy to go to Lisbon,” said Lyon defender Leo Dubois.“We need to be aware that we have the qualities to play this quarter-final, we need to give it our all, like we did tonight.”Needing to score three unanswered goals in order to go through, Cristiano Ronaldo tried his best to drag the Italian champions over the line.He levelled the scores on the night with a penalty of his own with two minutes left in the opening period before crashing a second home on the hour mark.However Juve performed poorly and Lyon managed to hold on to set up a clash with Pep Guardiola’s City on August 15.Meanwhile, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he remained “proud” of his team for their achievements this season despite the Spanish giants going out of the Champions League to Manchester City in the last 16.Trailing 2-1 from the first leg at home back in February, before the coronavirus shutdown, Real lost by the same scoreline at an empty Etihad Stadium to go out 4-2 on aggregate, with two Raphael Varane mistakes directly leading to City’s goals.“We can’t be happy about today because we have lost a game and gone out, but we have to be proud of what we have done over the season,” Zidane said after the match.Real overhauled Barcelona to win Spain’s La Liga for the first time since 2017 thanks to a fine run of 10 successive wins following the long shutdown.However, they have now been knocked out of the Champions League for the first time with Zidane as coach — the Frenchman led Real to glory in the competition in three straight years during his first spell in charge between 2016 and 2018 before returning to the job last year.Varane was robbed of possession in the ninth minute by Gabriel Jesus, allowing Raheem Sterling to give City the lead.Karim Benzema equalised to keep the tie in the balance, but a short headed backpass by Varane midway through the second half allowed Jesus to swoop in and secure the victory for City.“We had opportunities to score at 1-1 but didn’t take them. "City were blown away in the Premier League title race by Liverpool this season, but were excellent in both legs to beat European giants Real.Without the injured Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus stepped up, but it is midfielder Kevin de Bruyne who remains arguably the best footballer in England.The former Wolfsburg midfielder was directly involved in 33 Premier League goals this season (13 goals, 20 assists), the most by a central midfielder since Frank Lampard's 36 for Chelsea in 2009-10. All rights reserved. In Sergio Agüero’s absence, Jesus was the hero as at the Bernabéu, underling his growing assurance by teeing up Sterling and then doing it all on his own by chasing a lost cause for the winner.True, there was a free header for Benzema but this was a night of positives: City were the sharper side, they controlled the second half, and the scalp of Madrid – their biggest in this competition – should instil real hope for Lisbon..There’s one thing to begin with: Madrid have been beaten by the better side across two matches and, if everyone at the Spanish champions were honest with themselves, they'd accept that the margin of defeat could actually have been a little greater based on the chances which Los Blancos conceded.
Manchester City have reached one Champions League semi-final in their history, while Guardiola has now gone nine years without lifting the trophy.The Spanish manager is aiming to reach his eighth semi-final, which would be a joint record for a manager in the competition alongside old nemesis Jose Mourinho. I don't agree but people still think he is not at the right club because of what happened in the last few seasons at City in this competition. Manchester City vs Lyon Champions League quarter-final ... 4-2 aggregate defeat of Real Madrid in the round of 16. Pep Guardiola has made just one change from the side that beat Real Madrid …
Bagrat Aristakesian Recommended for you Last updated: Friday 7 August 2020 We have to be very proud of the team, of what we have done this season.”
"Guardiola is under so much pressure because people keep repeating he hasn't won it since 2011, and he hasn't won it without Lionel Messi in his team.
"They will have the same approach, defend deep and exploit any mistakes that City could make and be very clinical.
The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from 12 to 23 August. Manchester City booked a UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Lyon thanks to a 2-1 home win against Real Madrid which wrapped up a 4-2 aggregate victory against the Spanish champions. It is his time now.
They need everything to click, not only with De Bruyne - the best midfielder in the world - they need Raheem Sterling to be effective. Lyon qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League despite losing 2-1 to Juventus in Turin this morning. 90+6' The referee blows the final whistle. ""That's the pressure - to take them to the next level. "They certainly believe. Manchester City will play Lyon in Portugal in a Champions League one-legged quarter final, with Pep Guardiola's side strong favourites to advance. Some Cristiano Ronaldo magic couldn’t keep Juventus’ Champions League dream alive while Man City knocked out Real Madrid.
Raheem Sterling's 100th goal for the club helped Manchester City to tee up a quarter-final against Lyon.Manchester City booked a UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Lyon thanks to a 2-1 home win against Real Madrid which wrapped up a 4-2 aggregate victory against the Spanish champions.City wasted little time exerting their high press, with Gabriel Jesus dispossessing Raphaël Varane close to his own goal line before squaring for Raheem Sterling to turn in for the ninth-minute opener.Karim Benzema drifted into the penalty box unnoticed just before the half-hour to meet Rodrygo's cross with a smart downward header that levelled the scores on the night.