After the incredible OL defeat at Manchester United (5-4)-and say that Lyon was led 4-2 in the 110th minute ...

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He saw others, in other times with other players, much more graded than these Ineos Red Devils. However, we would be ready to bet that Sir Alex Ferguson, 83, spent one of his best football evenings this Thursday in Old Trafford. His “Fergie Time” experienced an unreal resonance in a dream of dreams long ridiculed by the Lyon parcage before knowing ten minutes out of time, the kind of those we would like to tell again in years, if we have been on the right side. “”This is the first time I have lived a match like that and I think I'm not going to forget it“, also blew a Malick Fofana in shock after the fact.

There is something. Because, before evoking the first failed Lyonnaise period, the miraculous equalization of Tagliafico, the Vista de Cherki, the class of Bruno Fernandes, it is advisable to recall one thing: in the 110th minute, OL already celebrated its qualification after the penalty transformed by Alexandre Lacazette (2-4, 110th). At this moment, the fate of the game is sealed, OL will achieve one of its greatest European exploits, MU will undergo yet another crisis with unimaginable and end of history. But, football, especially when it is played on a thread in these European knife evenings, is unpredictable.

Because, in 45 seconds, everything changed. Casemiro, to experience, came to scratch a logical penalty to put suspense and electricity in a match that thought it was rid of it. After arbitration palaver, Fernandes set fire to Old Trafford (3-4, 114th). But the rest was even more extraordinary. Because, in the 119th minute, OL was still qualified. And then … and then Mainoo. And then Maguire. And then the black hole.

“I don't know what happenedadmitted Fofana again afterwards. I think we have relaxed a little, we thought it was over but in big matches like that, it's never over. “An analysis similar to that given by Corentin Tolisso, excluded in the second period, afterwards.”At 2-4, we may have thought it was done but in football it was never done, we saw it this eveninghe admitted to the microphone of Canal +. We take these three goals in the background. It's complicated and it hurts the head …“

No doubt savor too quickly, OL woke up a beast that was thought to be dead. Or worse, missing. Because evenings of this ilk, Old Trafford had not known it for an eternity. But, DNA is never completely lost, especially in mythical places. Afterwards, all the Lyonnais spent at the microphone spoke of the public, suddenly again again screaming and insisting. It hurt the Lyon heads. But it especially completely boosted the Mancunians.

Fonseca regrets emotional management

“Here, everything is possible, it is something that is palpable in the environment of this clubattested by Ruben Amorim at the microphone of TNT Sports. When we returned to 3-4, after the penalty of Bruno Fernandes, we felt that we could change the course of things“. On the other side, Paulo Fonseca said nothing else:”I think we lacked emotional balance at that time. This is the only negative thing I can say: we celebrated at 4-2 when there was playing time. We should have continued to think about our match management. We lacked experience at this moment. After the 4-3 penalty, Manchester United put a lot of pressure and multiplied the centers, and we gave in.”

From this Mancunian evening, they will all leave with a memory. A scar even for some, like Alexandre Lacazette. Sir Alex Ferguson may say that Manchester United is not completely dead. And that his umpteenth successor is a lucky little who knew, at least once, the beauty and cruelty of a “Fergie Time”.

“I'm sorry for the fans who had to go to 2-4 for fear of traffic, they will be disgustedAU Ainsi Conclu. But the sound of this stage is the best thing in the world. Some people collect t-shirts, scarves … I want to keep this sound, it's just the most beautiful in the world“. Say that in the 110th minute, he only reigned silence …