Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
26'
Maxwel Cornet
0 - 2
43'
Nabil Fekir
Bernardo Silva
67'
1 - 2
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End of match

End of match

  • 90'
    FULL TIME. City defeated 2-1 by Lyon. A valiant display at the back from Lyon holds off countless City efforts and the French side come away with the three points.
  • 90'
    Three minutes of added time at the Etihad.
Card

Yellow card

a Manchester City
  • 90'
    Lopes makes another good save as Aguero runs outside the defence and thrashes an effort towards the near post. Corner to City. Aguero booked as he questions that he was brought down.
  • 87'
    Lopes does excellently once more, collecting a dangerous cross from David Silva. City will continue to press...
  • 85'
    Kyle Walker fires over the crossbar from 19 yards.
  • 84'
    Free kick to City on the edge of the area as Sane brought down once more.
  • 80'
    Lyon doing very well to hold off City going forward.
Card

Yellow card

a Olympique Lyonnais
  • 77'
    Fekir shown a yellow card for a foul on Delph.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester City
Substitution

Substitution

at Olympique Lyonnais
  • 76'
    City make their final change of the night, bringing off Sterling for Riyad Mahrez. Lyon's Rafael also makes way for Leo Dubois.
  • 75'
    Ndombele is down after a challenge with Raheem Sterling.
  • 73'
    Neat play between Sane and Silva sets up Aguero on the edge of the box, but Lopes saves well from a powerful strike.
  • 69'
    Walker brings down Mendy whilst attacking the Lyon area. Free kick to the visitors.
  • 68'
    John Stones heads over as Bernardo Silva delivers a corner.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 67'
  • 67'
    GOAL! CITY! 1-2! BERNARDO SILVA! Game on as Sané is back to his tricky best on a marauding run, and cuts back for Bernardo Silva who finds the corner.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester City
  • 63'
    Aguero enters the fray in place of Jesus.
  • 62'
    Delph tries his luck from distance but his effort flies high of the crossbar.
  • 60'
    Depay hits the post! Almost 3-0 as the Dutchman is played one-on-one with Ederson. The Brazilian gets an important hand to the ball.
  • 58'
    Jesus heads wide from the resulting free kick.
  • 57'
    Cheikh brings down Sterling on the right side of the area.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester City
  • 55'
    Gundogan makes way for Leroy Sane.
  • 54'
    Jesus turns and thrashes an effort towards goal, but a Denayer block takes the pace off the ball and makes a save simple for Lopes.
  • 52'
    City bossing possession but struggling to carve out a clear chance.
  • 50'
    Gundogan tees up Fernandinho on the edge of the area, but the Brazilian fires wide.
  • 47'
    This two-goal deficit will be a mountain to climb for City.
  • 46'
    City get us back underway.
  • 45'
    HALF TIME. Manchester City go into the break two goals behind Lyon, surprising everyone in the ground. Impressive performance from the visitors, not so much from the hosts.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Olympique Lyonnais en el 43'
  • 43'
    GOAL! LYON! 2-0! FEKIR! What a goal from Fekir as Lyon double their surprise advantage. Fekir picks up the ball around 25 yards from goal and unleashes a low drive to the far corner. Nothing Ederson could do.
  • 40'
    Gabriel Jesus denied a penalty as he is brought down in the area.
  • 38'
    City pressing for an equaliser.
  • 34'
    An attempt from Delph on the edge of the area deflects nicely for Lopes to save.
  • 33'
    Fekir in space and tries from distance, but cuts across the ball and it flies wide of the near post.
  • 32'
    City have a goal disallowed as Sterling is sent in behind and cuts back for Jesus to finish, only to see the linesman's flag is raised.
  • 30'
    Cheikh brings down Laporte.
  • 29'
    Bernardo crosses nicely for Jesus, who can't quite direct his header past Lopes.
  • 28'
    City and Pep Guardiola will be wanting a quick response.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Olympique Lyonnais en el 26'
  • 26'
    GOAL! LYON! 0-1! CORNET! Lyon take the lead as Delph makes a mistake from a cross, and Cornet drills low into the corner with his left foot. Game on.
  • 25'
    Gundogan brings down Ndombele in the middle of the park.
  • 23'
    Cornet narrowly offside as he rounds Ederson and finishes into an empty net. Still 0-0.
  • 21'
    Depay almost gets in behind but Stones makes a strong tackle. Corner to Lyon.
  • 20'
    Sterling cuts inside onto his right, but Lopes does well to make the save.
  • 19'
    Cornet tries to beat Delph for pace but eventaully overruns it.
  • 17'
    An audacious lob from Gundogan from close to the corner flag sees Laporte hit the post with a header from a difficult angle.
  • 16'
    Fekir sees Ederson off his line and tries an audacious shot from distance, but the effort is tame and Ederson catches easily.
  • 15'
    Fernandinho smashes well over on the half volley from the resulting corner.
  • 14'
    Corner to City after neat play between Jesus and Bernardo Silva on the right.
  • 13'
    Sterling drags another left-footed shot wide of the near post. Plenty of half-chances seem to be coming City's way.
  • 12'
    The game has quite an open look to it so far.
  • 11'
    Sterling hits the side-netting with his left-foot after some impressive trickery gets him close to the by-line.
  • 9'
    Sterling gets in behind but his cross inside is blocked by Denayer.
  • 8'
    Aouar cuts inside before trying his luck from the edge of the area, but the Frenchman drags his attempt wide of the near post.
  • 5'
    Lyon showing lots of attacking intent from the way they have set themselves up here.
  • 4'
    Fekir brought down around30 yards from goal.
  • 3'
    Foul by Ndombele on Gundogan.
  • 2'
    Fekir caught offside as Ndombele attempts a through ball.
  • 1'
    KICK OFF. The referee blows the whistle and Lyon get the match underway.
Start of match

Start of match

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    Ten minutes to go...
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    Just over half an hour to go until kick off at the Etihad. Lyon's team walk out for a pre-match training session...
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    Memphis Depay: "It's very special for me to return to Manchester. I am very happy. It was a good experience for me. I now hope to come back and try to perform well tomorrow."
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    Some quotes ahead of kick off... Mikel Arteta: "That’s the aim [winning the Champions League]. We have a young squad, they have gained experience and we feel better prepared than previous two years."
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    Jason Denayer returns to face his old club, while Aguero and Mendy miss out with injuries.
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    Lyon's XI: Lopes, Rafael, Marcelo, Denayer, Mendy, Diop, Ndombele, Cornet, Fekir, Aouar, Depay.
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    The teams are in... Manchester City's XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Delph, Fernandinho, Gundogan, David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Jesus, Sterling.
Info

Pre-match

19 September 2018, 21:00

Referee: Daniele Orsato

Stadium: Etihad Stadium

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    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Manchester City's opening Champions League game against French side Lyon.