DBasia.news – The biggest surprise in the first week of Champions League group qualification will be for Olympique Lyon. Apparently, Nabel Fekir and friends surprisingly defeated the giant team of EPL, Manchester City, with a 2-1 score.
Two goals from Maxwel Cornet and Fekir just countered by Bernardo Silva’s goal. The sensation of Lyon wasn’t just defeating City, but also coming to England with a poor record.
Before meeting City, Bruno Genesio squad just played draw 2-2 against Caen in Ligue 1. Overall, the team just scored one victory this season. Thus, ahead of the Champions League, the team management announced the heating of Genesio’s coaching seat.
But the fact boosted the motivation of Lyon players. The team goalkeeper, Anthony Lopes explained they played hard and presented the victory against City for the coach, Genesio.
Lyon vs Manchester City
“We came here a little off colour. We wanted to try to find ourselves. Genesio was criticised, sometimes unjustly,” Lopez said. “We managed to get out all we had in us this evening. We proved that Lyon are always a threat. We all did it for the coach, who was a bit in trouble,” he added.
In another opportunity, Fekir confirmed all elements were united and agreed to perform competitively against City. The fact that Lyon could win made the France national team player believed his team could do great things.
” We did not come to defend, we tried to play even if we did not have possession of the ball. We managed to do some good things and we were rewarded,” said Fekir who is currently the target of Liverpool.