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Manchester City - Olympique Lyon in the live ticker: Pep has to do without a star striker

2020-08-15T17:13:18.357Z


Manchester City versus Olympique Lyon are the last pairing of the quarter-finals in the Champions League final. We follow the game in the live ticker.


Manchester City versus Olympique Lyon are the last pairing of the quarter-finals in the Champions League final. We follow the game in the live ticker.

  • Manchester City - Olympique Lyon -: - (- :-) Sat, 9 p.m.
  • Manchester City and Olympique Lyon play the last semi-final participant in the Champions League *.
  • The winner of the game will either face FC Bayern. The live ticker

Manchester City - Olympique Lyon -: - (- :-) Sat, 9 p.m.

Manchester City: -
Olympique Lyon: -
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Gates: -

+++ UPDATE +++

Update from August 15, 5:29 p.m.: Which superstars is Pep betting on today? Striker Sergio Agüero is out injured, which is why Gabriel Jesus is taken by storm. Ilkay Gündogan and Kevin De Bruyne should start in the attacking midfield.

Nobody is locked at the Skyblues either, which is why Guardiola - with the exception of Agüero - can really draw on the full. In two and a half hours we will know when the lineups are out.

LET'S DO THIS

🔵 #ManCity | https://t.co/axa0klD5re pic.twitter.com/bg77HLmn57

- Manchester City (@ManCity) August 15, 2020

Update from August 15, 4:43 p.m.: The last quarter-finals of the Champions League between Manchester City and Olympique Lyon will start in a good four hours . The opponent of FC Bayern is wanted in the semi-finals.

The team of coach Hansi Flick had sensationally prevailed 8: 2 against FC Barcelona on Friday evening and made a clear statement *. The Munich team has definitely * underpinned the role of favorites. So we're excited to see who FC Bayern will meet. ManCity with Pep Guardiola or the surprise team from Lyon, which eliminated CR7 and Juventus in the round of 16.

Manchester City - Olympique Lyon in the live ticker: Favorite victory or next sensation?

Lisbon - The role of favorites between Manchester City and Olympique Lyon in the last quarter-finals at the final tournament * of the Champions League on Saturday evening * is clearly distributed. While the English have hardly been challenged so far, the French were on the verge of losing in the group stage and surprised a co- favorite in the round of 16 . In the semifinals, the winner of the game will be awarded the big ticket FC Bayern * or Barcelona .

Manchester City - Olympique Lyon in the live ticker: Favorite scare Lyon knock Juve out

Olympique Lyon prevailed in the group stage of the Champions League by just one point ahead of Benfica Lisbon and Zenit St. Petersburg. OL got the decisive point for the entry into the knockout round thanks to a 2-2 win against group winners RB Leipzig , who has already booked his semi-final ticket, and that after a 2-2 deficit at the break.

In the second round, Lyon then managed the big coup . OL lost the second leg against Juventus Turin with 1: 2, but the 1: 0 at home from the first leg was enough to throw the big favorites out of the premier class. Striker Memphis Depay took the early lead with a penalty and calmed the Lyonnais' nerves. At that point, Juve would have needed three goals to advance, Cristiano Ronaldo's brace was not enough in the end.

EVERY #TeamOL goal on the #UCL road to Lisbon! 🔴🔵

🎥 @Dugout pic.twitter.com/qILsDtTt02

- OL English 🇬🇧 (@OL_English) August 14, 2020

Manchester City - Olympique Lyon in the live ticker: For Manchester City only the handle pot counts

Manchester City has so far shown no nakedness and marched over the opponents. In the group stage, the Guardiola-Elf made only two draws against Atalanta Bergamo and Shakhtar Donetsk. In the first knockout round against Real Madrid , the Sky Blues won twice with 2: 1 and sat down at the end confidently through. In the second leg, however, the English also benefited from two blatant defensive failures .

Reliving Friday nights momentous victory! 💪

🔵 #ManCity | https://t.co/axa0klUGiM pic.twitter.com/atMa0snoWU

- Manchester City (@ManCity) August 10, 2020

Pep Guardiola wants to finally win the premier class with Manchester City. But first the semi-finals have to be reached, the Sky Blues only managed that in the 2015/16 season, at that time Guardiola was still in office and dignity at Bayern . The role of favorites between Manchester City and Lyon is clearly divided, but so is the pressure . If the mandatory task is fulfilled, Guardiola beckons a reunion with one of his two ex-clubs FC Bayern or Barcelona .

Manchester City - Olympique Lyon in the live ticker: Quick reunion - Lyon knows how to do it

Manchester City and Olympique Lyon already know each other from two games in the group stage of the preseason. The Sky Blues finished first, Lyon followed in second. But the direct duel decided the Lyonnais for themselves. The 2-1 surprise win in Manchester was followed by a 2-2 win at home. So Lyon has fresh good memories of the Guardiola-Elf and knows how it can go against the stars from the island.

Manchester City - Olympique Lyon in the live ticker: duel of the goal scorers

The game between Manchester City and Olympique Lyon is also a duel between the goal scorers . Orienteering clippers Memphis Depay has already scored six goals, as do Manchester's attackers Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus. All three strikers scored their teams' goals in the second leg. Only Bayern's Robert Lewandowski, who is challenged with Munich in the quarter-finals against Barca, with 13 goals and Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland with ten goals were more successful. (ck) * tz.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network

Source: merkur

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