XtraTime Web Desk: Two quick goals from super-sub Moussa Dembele helped Lyon to beat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City 3-1 in the Champions League quarter-final on Sunday.
As with their group-stage meetings last season, City went into the game as huge favourites but Lyon once again caused an upset, with Maxwell Cornet (24) – who has now scored four times against City – putting his side ahead in the first half.
A top finish from Kevin de Bruyne (69) helped City to level the game and at one stage they were looking clear favourites to score more goals, but Lyon had an ace up their sleeve in top scorer Dembele, who put the Ligue 1 side back ahead in the 79th minute. City will once again feel aggrieved by VAR in the Champions League as the Frenchman was not penalised for a foul on Aymeric Laporte in the build-up.
Dembele (87) then scored again 59 seconds after Raheem Sterling had blazed over from six yards with an open goal on offer. The former Celtic and Fulham forward slotted home a rebounded save from Ederson to set up a semi-final tie against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
City have once again failed to advance past the quarter-final stage, being knocked out in the final eight in four successive seasons.
This is the first time two French teams will make it to the semi-finals of the champions league as PSG had qualified earlier.