MAN CITY 1, OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS 2
A frustrated Pep Guardiola was forced to watch from the stands as Manchester City suffered a shock defeat to Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League.
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by Tony Bugby
by Paul Chan
Manchester City’s routine looking Champions League group suddenly looked a lot more interesting after they went down to a 2-1 defeat at home to Olympique Lyon.
by Paul Chan
Cristiano Ronaldo will face Manchester United after his Juventus side were drawn against the Reds in the group stages of this season’s Champions League.
by Tony Bugby
MAN CITY WOMEN 0, OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS 0
Manchester City proved a match for Europe’s top team as they held Olympique Lyonnais in the first leg of their UEFA Women’s Champions League, semi-final.
City’s performance at the Etihad’s Academy Stadium demonstrated the team’s remarkable progress in recent seasons to become a force in Europe.
by Tony Bugby
MAN CITY 1, LIVERPOOL 2
(Liverpool won 5-1 on aggregate)
AFTER breezing through the 2017/18 campaign for more than eight months, Manchester City and Pep Guardiola have suddenly been found lacking at the business end of the season.
Three defeats in a disastrous seven days – twice to Liverpool in the quarter finals of the Champions League and also in the Manchester derby – have exposed chinks in the armour of Guardiola who had until now done little wrong.