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Passed by all the emotions, Olympique Lyonnais, which held its victory for ten against eleven in extra time, collapsed in three minutes (5-4) against the Red Devils. The Gones leave the European scene after an epic scenario.
From nightmare to dream … then the nightmare. At the end of an unforgettable evening at Old Trafford, Olympique Lyonnais sold at the end of the extensions against Manchester United (5-4), this Thursday in the quarter-final return of the Europa League, when it led 2-4 to the 114th minute. Reduced to ten, the Gones, first heroic, had gathered a gap of two goals to the Red Devils, who led 2-0 to the break. The rest is (already) part legend.
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In suffering from the start, the Lyonnais, without Alexandre Lacazette replacing, were surprised by the Red Devils. Manuel Ugarte, former PSG, concluded a sublime collective action (1-0, 5th) to slap the apathetic Rhodanians. Subsequently, the players of Paulo Fonseca tried to react through Rayan Cherki, author of a crazy ride from the midfielder, finally stopped by the Mancunian goalkeeper André Onana (32nd).
Lacazette and Fofana awaken Lyon
Opposite, the other artist of the evening named Bruno Fernandes also distinguished himself. And in what way. The captain of United, very in legs and always just technically, began his score with a sumptuous resumption of the right volley, sent to the Rhodanian transversal (36th). It was his teammate and compatriot Diogo Dalot who was responsible for doubled the bet shortly before half-time (2-0, 45+1st). OL, head underwater at the intermission in the face of a devilishly effective Manchester United, surely did not imagine returning English limbo for an end of meeting in apotheosis.
First saved by his Brazilian goalkeeper Perri at the start of the second period, following a devastating dribble of Garnacho on Mata, Lyon took up hope thanks to a whim from Corentin Tolisso (71st), after a deviation from the skull of Alexandre Lacazette, who came into play a few minutes earlier. The Gones, galvanized and invigorated by the goal of their evening captain and the entries of the “general” and Malick Fofana, equalized through Tagliafico, as a good “surface fox”, at the second post (2-2, 77th). The start, only from a night of madness to Manchester.
Tolisso, impeccable guilty
The locals, lost on the ground, seemed then on the edge of the precipice when Tolisso, so far beyond so far, was receiving a second yellow card on the Lyon side (89th). Direction all the same the extensions for OL which displayed an equally attractive and combative face. Extensions that have switched to the irrational. Solid defensively and inspired, the Gones stolen in attack and the Rayan Cherki jewel, highly anticipated, shone in a thousand lights by scoring the goal of 2-3 of a dry strike (105th). Paulo Fonseca could let his joy burst on his bench, especially since his men, in a second state, completely overturned the table thanks to his luxury jokers. Fofana to obtain the fault of Shaw and Lacazette to transform the penalty of 2-4 (110th). And the win we thought. Then patatras.
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Extensions that will make the date, OL in hell
In a final revival of energy, the Mancunians of Ruben Amorim, who have been hanging on the lawn for a good hour, have dropped the horses. As an exemplary captain, Fernandes made Old Trafford roar, on penalty, after a fault of Almada on Casemiro (3-4, 114th), and gave hope to an entire people. Corporated, Lyon had to hold its meager advantage. Panic on board. Using long balloons, Manchester United played his all-out. And the (first) hero was the young person trained at the Kobe Mainoo club, who (again) put the two teams with a sudden shot (120th).
4-4. Direction the shots for OL, a lesser evil? Not even … At the end, the Colossus Harry Maguire, which remained at the forefront, placed his head in the small net of Perri (120+1). Furious madness at Old Trafford, a success and a Homeric qualification of the Red Devils who will challenge the Athletic Club of Bilbao in the semi-finals. For Olympique Lyonnais, this evening, which will be a date, risks hurting the heads before the derby on Sunday in Saint-Etienne. The Gones, long impressive, fell arms in hand. But can blame yourself, terribly. Their ambition to win a first European title flew to the “Theater of Dreams”, the place of an exceptional thriller in the north of England.
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