I will never stop, said the red and black tifo displayed in Old Trafford Thursday evening to celebrate the past glories of Manchester United in Europe.
This may be the case, but when will this club stop putting their fans through the spinner like that? When will they stop abandoning silly goals and tracks that allow teams like Lyon in games like this?
What a very ridiculous football game. Total goodkers. United was two at halftime, Lyon returned to the level and took this quarter-final nearby before scoring twice more with only 10 men.
United looked dead and buried. But no. This team does not stop. They withdrew a goal, then another.
While we entered additional time at the end of the operating time, Harry Maguire appeared to direct the winner and send Old Trafford to ecstasy in the most dramatic circumstances.
It is therefore united, in a way, which passes to face athletic bilbao in the semi-finals in May with a chance to return to the Basque city for the final at the San Mames stadium towards the end of the month.
Man United finished a miraculous return to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League
Harry Maguire’s header in the 121st minute saw United Edge Out Lyon via a global victory of 7-6
United followed 6-4 in aggregate with six minutes before their heroic at the last blow
It may not be equal with the three successes of the European Cup that have taken a place on the new banner here, but that will not bother Ruben Amorim and his players after a fairly incredible evening.
They can always find the salvation of these most infernal seasons. Always win a trophy and automatically qualify for the Champions League. Always struck the jackpot of 100 million pounds sterling.
It was a game that Ruben Amorim desperately needed to win.
“ We all know what is at stake, ” wrote the head coach of United in his program notes before appointing an unchanged program of the 2-2 draw last week in France and to give Andre Onana a chance to have his errors amend at the Groupama stadium.
“We have to play with our hearts and our heads. The advantage of being at home tonight is that we have the incredible weapon of an old traffic crowded on our side, and that can make a huge difference for us.
The new tifo moved in the stand of SIR Alex Ferguson added in the sense of occasion, and the smoke of the pre-match fireworks was always suspended in the air when Maguire gathered the fans with a perfectly timed challenge in Lyon Dangerman Rayan Cherki.
United made the lead of an excellent decision that attracted the nap to Lyon in the 10th minute.
The pass of Ussair Mazraoui on the right found Fernandes without Paul Akouokou.
Lyon seemed ready to draw a remarkable return victory after having increased 4-2 in addition to time
But the side of Ruben Amorim withdrew the unthinkable to make sure that their season has remained alive
Manuel Ugarte put United 1-0 at the start of the 10th minute after a quick departure from the hosts
Diogo Dalot scored a good goal just before half-time to give the Ruben Amorim team an advance of 2-0
It was like a big moment because United set foot in the semi-finals after an impressive first half
He played the ball in Alejandro Garnacho who extends from Jordan Veretout and Moussa Niakhate before intelligently removing him from Manuel Ugarte, the former midfielder in Paris Saint-Germain, who was marked at home at home.
Onana ran to Lyon fans who hooked each of his touches to dance a festive template in front of them, and Fernandes led the celebrations around Old Trafford when Var confirmed that he was right next and that the goal was held.
The goalkeeper Lucas Perri denied Casemiro with a backup with one hand and Fernandes rocked the bar with a volley before Unite continues their advance in the additional time at the end of the first half.
Maguire floated a pass to Diogo Dalot on the edge of the Lyon box.
He fought with Nico Tagliafico who fell by claiming a fault, but the Swiss officials saw nothing wrong and Dalot stabilized before retalling a shot out of the distant post.
Garnacho should have really put the tie out of their reach within five minutes of the restart, but he drew straight on Perri with only the goalkeeper to beat.
How Lyon made United pay for that.
Onana saved Coretin Tolisso’s shooting on the turn, but he was helpless to prevent the Lyon skipper giving her team a lifeline in the 71st minute, nodded at close range.
Andre Onana narrated Lyon fans after the goals in the middle of her tablecloth with Nemanja Matic
But United has wasted several enormous chances of extending their advance and they were made to pay
Corentin Tolisso withdrew a goal in the 71st minute to increase the pressure on United
Lyon then finished a remarkable turnaround while Nicolas Tagliafico equalized six minutes later
The former man-benan Alexandre Lacazette claimed the goal, but the ball had already crossed the line
United was swinged and Lyon amazed Old Trafford with an equalizer in the 78th minute.
Tagliafico encountered the crossing of Malick Fofana with a poorly struck volley which slipped on the line on the distant side of Onana despite the goalkeeper’s best efforts to back down.
Lyon was reduced to 10 men in a frantic finish when Tolisso was harshly shown a second yellow card for a trip to Leny Yoro, but the drama was just beginning.
Cherki, the man pursued by United when he was a teenager, crossed the Dalot legs and in the lower corner after the United States returned to Fofana dispossessed.
Then, Luke Shaw sparked the excellent Fofana and the former man of Arsenal Alexandre Lacazette converted from the place, the two goals causing an invasion of pitch from the Lyon bench.
In a way United has rallied. Referee Sandro Scharger was invited to pass the instructor by Var after Almada caught Casemiro late, and Fernandes withdrew one of the penalty in the 114th minute.
Six minutes later, Fernandes and Casemiro obtained the balloon at Kobbie Mainoo – playing like a new false – and he cut inside to equalize.
Tolisso was sent at the end of normal time for a second reservable offense in a blow for Lyon
But Lyon was brilliant with 10 men and Rayan Cherki put them forward with a nice finish
Lacazette then made 6-4 on the aggregates when he inserted a penalty in an additional time
Bruno Fernandes gave hope to Unite
The pandemonium inside Old Trafford had barely moved away when Casemiro cut a cross towards the distant post where Maguire was heading inside the distant post.
This time, it was the united staff who poured into the field in total jubilation while the players of Lyon stood there with total disbelief.
What an incredible football game. United, still undefeated in Europe this season, walk in Bilbao with a real conviction that it is their year.
