Lyon cashes in on Man City’s errors

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Ronaldo sees red in Juve’s CL debut; Man United, Real and Bayern register wins

Tournament favourite Manchester City was stunned at home by Lyon on Wednesday while Juventus kicked off its Champions League campaign with a 2-0 victory at Valencia in a match overshadowed by a controversial red card for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Manchester City was beaten 2-1 by French side Lyon after an error-strewn display with Pep Guardiola watching from the stands after a touchline ban. City suffered a nightmare first half against an enterprising Lyon, with Maxwel Cornet sweeping in after a mistake by Fabian Delph, and Nabil Fekir drilling home before half-time.

The introduction of Sergio Aguero as a substitute revitalised City after the break, and Bernardo Silva turned in Leroy Sane’s cutback with 23 minutes still to play.

But Lyon held on to clinch a famous victory and ease the pressure on coach Bruno Genesio.

Dreadful debut

Ronaldo’s Champions League debut for Juventus lasted less than half an hour as the Portuguese star was red-carded after a collision with Valencia defender Jeison Murillo.

Celebration time: Nabil Fekir, right, is congratulated by teammates after he scored Lyon’s second goal against Manchester City.

Celebration time: Nabil Fekir, right, is congratulated by teammates after he scored Lyon’s second goal against Manchester City.

Manchester United tops Group ‘H’ table after continuing its recent upturn in form by brushing aside Young Boys 3-0.

Holder Real Madrid showed that it is still serious contender on the biggest stage as Julen Lopetegui’s men saw off Roma 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The results:

Group E: Ajax 3 (Tagliafico 46, 90, Van de Beek 77) bt AEK Athens 0; Benfica 0 lost to Bayern Munich 2 (Lewandowski 10, Renato Sanches 54).

Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk 2 (Ismaily 27, Maycon 81) drew with Hoffenheim 2 (Grillitsch 6, Nordtveit 38); Manchester City 1 (B. Silva 67) lost to Lyon 2 (Cornet 26, Fekir 43).

Group G: Real Madrid 3 (Isco 45, Bale 58, Mariano 90+1) bt Roma 0; Viktoria Plzen 2 (Krmencik 29, 41) drew with CSKA Moscow 2 (Chalov 49, Vlasic 90+5-pen).

Group H: Young Boys 0 lost to Manchester United 3 (Pogba 35, 44-pen, Martial 66); Valencia 0 lost to Juventus 2 (Pjanic 45-pen, 51-pen).


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