By Andrés Abril
Join us for live minute-by-minute coverage of the Manchester United vs Lyon of the Europa Le, including goals and more
END OF THE MATCH!!! MANCHESTER UNITED IS IN THE EUROPA LEAGUE SEMIFINALS!!!
A foul on an unstoppable Bruno is called and the fans are preparing for the final.
There's time for one more!! But United is pressing hard in the opponent's half.
It's Lyon's last chance!! They'll kick the ball into the box!
How United's fans are enjoying themselves right now. In the 118th minute, a child was crying in defeat. Now, it's all joy.
That's a great header from Maguire!!! It's Casemiro's second assist in two minutes!!! What a crazy few minutes!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAL OF MAGUIIIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL DEL MANCHESTEEEEEER UNIITEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!
FIVE MINUTES ADDED!!! UNITED WANTS TO AVOID EXTRA TIME!
What a great finish in the box!! Mainoo levels the tie again!!! THIS MATCH IS HISTORIC!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAL!!! MANCHESTER UNITEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!
BRUNO'S SHOT WIDE!! Time is running out for the English team.
Perri is again assisted to gain a few valuable seconds.
MAGUIRE CLAIMS FOR A PENALTY AGAIN!! There's some shirt grabbing, but it doesn't look like they're going to give it a pass.
Tagliafico leaves its place to Ćaleta-Car.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL BY BRUNO FERNANDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THERE IS LIFE FOR MANCHESTER UNITED!!
The referee calls VAR!! It looks like he's about to award a penalty.
The action is reviewed by VAR, it appears that Casemiro is hit on the boot.
CASEMIRO CLAIMS FOR A PENALTY!!! THE REFEREE DOESN'T INDICATE ANYTHING!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAL LAAACAAAAZETTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! IT'S OLYMPIQUE LYON'S ROOM!!!
SHAW'S PENALTY ON FOFANA!!! WHAT A NIGHTMARE FOR UNITED!!
Shaw has been cautioned for pushing Cherki while he was wasting time.
Cherki is substituted and Vinicius is substituted.
THE LAST 15 MINUTES OF THE MATCH BEGIN!!
Amorim, head bowed, tries to give final instructions on the board. The team has 15 minutes left to avoid a resounding failure.
THE FIRST HALF OF EXTRA TIME ENDS!! LYON HAS THE ADVANTAGE!!
What a shot from Cherki! Hard and solid, hitting the base of the post. No one could stop him. What a comeback for both teams.
CHEEEEERKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII GOOOOLAAAAAZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL OF THE OLYMPIQUE LYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!
AMASS IS ALMOST THE ONE! Bruno's backheel pass was fantastic.
Dorgu leaves and Amass will play. Garnacho leaves his place to Eriksen.
Bruno puts his all into it and forces another corner.
Fatigue is noticeable, and United are lacking precision in the final meters.
Lacazette misses in the box!! And then, on top of that, he was flagged for offside.
Possession is shared, and United is unable to impose itself. The game is very open.
Maguire booked for a foul.
United must try to avoid penalties at all costs. They're playing with an extra man and must take advantage of it.
THE EXTRA TIME STARTS!!!
END OF THE MATCH!!! WE'RE GOING TO OVERTIME!!!
Unbelievable how United blew a two-goal lead. Lyon will play extra time with one less player.
Foul on Mainoo. This could be one of the last chances of the match.
PERRI DEFLECTS BRUNO'S FREE KICK!! What a danger!
Five minutes are added while Perri is treated.
Tolisso leaves, shaken by the expulsion, and the rest of the players form a circle to give instructions.
DOUBLE YELLOW FOR TOLISSO!!! LYON ARE ONE DOWN!!
Mainoo is positioned as a center forward. No one expected this tactic from Amorim.
Hojlund for Mainoo and Ugarte for Mount.
ALMADA SHOOTS AT THE BARRIER!!
Ugarte's foul on Cherki in front of goal. An unbeatable scoring opportunity.
Right now, if a goal is scored, all the chances are Lyon's.
For now, this is the only tie with extra time. But two others are one goal away from extra time.
ONANA SAVES IT AT THE NEAR POST! The match is at a critical moment.
Lyon wants more and doesn't stop, another nightmare match for United when they could have made it 3-0 on several occasions.
United 's doubts and errors returned. A team that crumbles at the slightest problem. Tagliafico shot, but Onana couldn't get the ball out. He was completely out of position.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAL OF THE LYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!! TAGLIAFICOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
WHAT CRAZY MINUTES!!
Onana prevents the equalizer! And on the counterattack, Garnacho once again had the chance to score.
Finally, the set piece helped Lyon advance to the tie. They only need one goal to level the score.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAL OF THE OLYMPIQUE LYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL BY TOLISSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Another free kick for the team looking for a comeback. Almada goes there.
Lyon hit a wall. Tessmann and Lacazette came on but barely played a role.
Amorim doesn't want to change anything. Shaw was the only one who came on board, and he hasn't made any other changes.
Clear foul by Dorgu. Set pieces could be the visitors' biggest asset.
Fonseca's team isn't capable of taking a step forward and setting a high pace. United isn't allowing it.
The minutes tick by, and it doesn't seem like the tie is in danger for United. But with this team, you never know.
Tagliafico booked . Very strong tackle on Bruno.
United are closing in on their own half. Lyon are currently unable to get close to Onana.
SORRY, DORGU!!! Another clear chance. We'll see if United regrets it later.
Garnacho's shot went wide! The position was now very awkward.
Casemiro cleared the ball. Once again, the Brazilian put in a very complete performance.
A free kick from the side that Almada will take in search of a finisher.
ANOTHER GREAT SAVE FROM ONANA!!! How well he went down!! He stopped Tolisso from scoring.
Lyon is on the ropes. They struggle to create in the final yards and are already leaving their defensive line severely exposed.
Garnacho commits a foul due to his helplessness and receives a yellow card.
WHAT A MISSED CHANCE GARNACHO MISSED!!! He did everything right with the cut in the box, but then he had the whole goal to himself and sent the shot into the keeper's hands.
They add a lot of attacking force to the French side, but United also close the box well with their lines very close together.
CASEMIRO HEADER CROSS!!! The linesman then called offside.
The first chance of the second half will be a free kick in favor of United.
THE SECOND PART BEGINS!!!
Shaw starts this second half in place of Mazraoui.
HALF TIME!!! UNITED WITH A TWO-GOAL LEAD!!
The action is being reviewed but there does not appear to be any foul by Dalot.
Maguire takes a long ball and Dalot wins it beautifully over Tagliafico. He then curls the ball inside the far post to make it 2-0. A great goal.
MANCHESTER UNITEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!! DAAAAAALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!
Tolisso is the second player to be cautioned in the match.
Two minutes are added.
Another truce, we'll see if it lasts until halftime. United, however, dominates the ball completely.
Ugarte makes a good save inside the area, but the best he can get is a corner.
United want the second and now they have given themselves reasons to have a bigger lead.
BRUNO AGAIN!!! Now he's close to the top corner with a shot from the edge of the box.
Now Garnacho tried again and the ball ended up in a corner.
BRUNO FERNANDES HITS THE CROSSBAR!!!! IT WAS A SCANDALOUS GOAL!!! WHAT A TRICKY VOLLEY ON THE RUN!!
Yoro's vertical drives are becoming more common, and the French defender is gaining confidence.
Lyon probably doesn't deserve to be behind in terms of chances generated, but for now, their accuracy is making the difference.
SPECTACULAR STOP BY ONANA ON CHERKI!!!
The attacker entered the area amid hesitation from the defenders, and the goalkeeper responded well below.
Maitland-Niles shoots high! He arrived well at the far post, but he couldn't quite put his shot in.
Amorim 's team is taking it easy now. But they struggle greatly when they try to break through from the back line.
Maguire headed dangerously from the corner but the referee called a foul on Hojlund in attack.
Garnacho was in fine form, launching a solo counterattack that almost found the net. His shot ended up as a corner.
ONANA PREVENTS THE EQUAL!!! A header that is blocked by the back of the net. Lyon persists.
SHOOT ALMADA!!! Maguire is too quick to put his body in and it will be a corner again.
Back and forth without stopping and Lyon gets a corner that Cherki takes.
DALOT SHOTS WIDE!! His left foot was off and the ball went too high.
Tolisso is the first to be cautioned, he stopped Bruno 's counterattack with a foul.
The match was picking up pace. Tolisso came close but couldn't finish, and Onana punched it away.
CASEMIRO ALMOST SCORES WITH HIS LEFT FOOTBALL!!! He entered the box and tried to adjust the ball, but Perri managed to send it out for a corner.
It's United's time; we'll see if they can take advantage of it to gain a bigger advantage. Lyon is struggling at home.
Garnacho scored more than half a goal. He controlled the ball in the box, leaving his marker in his wake and then slipping a pass back to the Uruguayan. A great goal.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAL OF THE MANCHESTEEEEEER UNITEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL OF UGAAAARTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Bruno had a good time! He advanced with the ball to the edge of the box and it was taken away from him when he didn't make a decision.
Bruno takes control in the three-quarters, drops back to the right and wins the first corner of the match.
United now play from the back and that's where the problems in creation begin.
Fonseca is very attentive on the sidelines, standing with his arms crossed. He knows he has a great opportunity today.
The home side's first chance comes with a back pass from Fernandes that is repelled by the defense.
The entire initiative belongs to the visiting team. Lyon moves the ball very calmly.
From the start, United tried to press very high, although with very little conviction.
THE GAME STARTS!!!
We’re examining the context at Old Trafford, where Manchester United, managed by Ruben Amorim, aims to capitalize on home advantage. The first leg on April 10 at Parc OL ended 2-2, with Leny Yoro (header, 18th minute) and Joshua Zirkzee (header, 79th) scoring for the Red Devils, answered by Thiago Almada (free-kick, 33rd) and Rayan Cherki (solo run, 86th) for Lyon. United’s 5-2 aggregate win over Real Sociedad in the round of 16, led by Fernandes’s hat-trick, contrasts with their 14th-place Premier League standing (37 points) after a 4-1 loss to Newcastle on April 13.
We’re concluding by underscoring the significance of this April 17, 2025, fixture at Old Trafford. Manchester United seeks to salvage a challenging season, while Olympique de Lyon aims to cement their resurgence. The winner faces Anderlecht or Benfica in the semifinals, making this Europa League clash a defining moment.
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