“This is a match that I will not forget,” says Malick Fofana after the Lyon nightmare

The nightmare. While they were led 2-0 to the 71st, the Lyonnais managed to air condition Old Trafford by tearing up extensions. During the latter, Rayan Cherki and his teammates thought of flying first by the young prodigy (104th), then by Captain Alexandre Lacazette on penalty (109th). But the dream was short -lived. Bruno Fernandes re -laid the Mancunian machine on a penalty (114th) and Mainoo managed to equalize at the end of the end (120th). Malick Fofana and his teammates then thought he was heading for the penaltial session, but no. A man had not said his last word. Harry Maguire. A minute after his teammate, the central defender found himself in the position of attacker and slammed an unstoppable head for Perri. Shower. Lyon bows 5-4 at the end of the extensions (7-6 cumulative score) and will not see the semi-finals of the Europa League.

After the meeting, the Belgian striker Malick Fofana, who entered the 64th, was at the microphone of Canal +. “Yes of course (it's terrible). I think everyone is disappointed because I think we've made a very good match with character and mentality. But now, in the end it was not enough. I don't know what happened, I think we got a little relaxed. We thought it was over but in a big match like that, it's never over. I think it hurt us (the penalty of Bruno Fernandez at the 114th), after the public that grows. But frankly we are very disappointed. No (we don't tell ourselves that it is won). At the end we must be more demanding with ourselves especially in matches like that, there are fifteen minutes I think, we must remain compact. No, it's the first time (feeling such an emotion), it's a match that I will not forget. Yes of course (we will have to digest). We will have to land and focus on the derby. ”