Man United's 'crazy' comeback defeats Lyon 5-4

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Man United players celebrate after Harry Maguire's golden goal (left) - Photo: REUTERS

In the first leg, the two teams drew 2-2 and Man United was determined to win at Old Trafford by pushing up the attacking formation right from the start of the match.

Coach Amorim's team created many dangerous opportunities in front of goalkeeper Lucas Perri (Lyon).

In the 10th minute, Man United opened the score 1-0 thanks to Ugarte with a tap-in in a very open position, after a pass from Garnacho.

Lyon then rose up to create a few good chances but goalkeeper Onana (Man United) played excellently to keep a clean sheet for the Red Devils.

In the 45+1 minute, Diogo Dalot skillfully shot in the penalty area to raise the score to 2-0 for Man United. The advantage is quite large for the English team.

However, in the second half, Lyon rose up and scored 2 goals by Tolisso in the 71st minute and Tagliafico in the 78th minute to equalize 2-2.

With just one minute left of regulation time, Lyon were reduced to 10 men after midfielder Tolisso was sent off for a second yellow card. The score remained 2-2 until the end of 90 minutes and the two teams had to enter 30 minutes of extra time.

The advantage of having more players helped Man United completely control the game, but Lyon unexpectedly scored a goal to take the lead 3-2 thanks to Cherki in the 105th minute. Not only that, in the 110th minute, Lacazette raised the score to 4-2 for Lyon from the penalty spot.

At this point everything seemed to be over for the Red Devils and in the stands many Man United fans burst into tears.

But Bruno Fernandes gave Man United hope with a successful penalty kick to reduce the score to 3-4 in the 114th minute.

Then in the 120th minute, Kobbie Mainoo fired a technical shot from inside the penalty area to equalize 4-4, bringing the Red Devils back from... hell.

Just resurrected from the dead, Man United scored another goal right after with a beautiful header by Harry Maguire in the 120+1 minute.

This goal also officially sent Man United into the semi-finals, when they won 7-6 on aggregate after two matches. Man United's opponent in the upcoming semi-finals is Athletic Bilbao.

Meanwhile, Tottenham also struggled to beat Frankfurt 1-0 in the second leg to book a place in the semi-finals with a 2-1 aggregate victory. In the other semi-final, Tottenham will face Norway's Bodø/Glimt, who overcame Italy's Lazio despite losing the second leg away 3-1.

Chelsea into Conference League semi-finals

Chelsea lost 1-2 to Legia Warsaw at Stamford Bridge in the early morning of April 18 in the second leg of the Conference League quarter-finals. Despite the loss, Chelsea still won a ticket to the semi-finals with a 4-2 aggregate victory after two matches.

In the semi-finals, Chelsea will face Djurgardens, while Real Betis will face Fiorentina.