Lyon 2-2 Man City: Citizens reach knockout rounds with late Aguero equalizer

Manchester City secured their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League after coming from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw.

Match Events

15' CHANCE! Mahrez's shot saved

CHANCE! And at the other end! Sterling gets into the box and squares unselfishly for Mahrez, but his side-footed effort, 15 yards out in space with Lyon up the pitch, is quite comfortably saved by Lopes to his left!

25' CLOSE! Depay's free kick wide out

SHOT! Depay has a go from the resulting free-kick, 30 yards out, and his right-footed dipper drops about a yard high and wide. 

44' SHOT! Cornet's volley off the bar

OFF THE POST! City will be lucky going into this break at 0-0.

Depay has the ball on the left, and lifts a beauty to the far post for Cornet. He has a lot to do on his left foot, 12 yards out first time, but he hits the volley into the ground, and it bounces up off the post and Laporte clears!

55'GOAL! Lyon 1-0 Man City (Cornet)

GOAL! What a strike by Cornet to make it 1-0! Lyon win themselves a free kick that's quickly fired up to Depay. The Dutchman cuts on to his right foot and sends a pass over to Cornet, who isn't closed down quickly enough and manages to beat Ederson with a spectacular strike from the edge of the box.

59' CLOSE! Aguero's header saved

 SAVE! Oh my, what a save by Lopes. It's the first real sniff of the night for Aguero, whose header is destined for the top corner but for his brilliant save!

62'GOAL! Lyon 1-1 Man City (Laporte)

Goal!  Lyon 1, Manchester City 1. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Silva following a set piece situation.

63' CHANCE! Sane's shot saved

81'GOAL! Lyon 2-1 Man City (Cornet)

Depay feeds the ball into the box for him, his first touch brilliantly takes him away from Laporte, and he sneaks it under Ederson for 2-1!

Lyon currently topping the group, City still going through, but the French side ahead on head-to-head record. 

Goal!  Lyon 2, Manchester City 1. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a through ball.

83'GOAL! Lyon 2-2 Man City (Aguero)

Unbelievable drama here! Mahrez with a corner on the right, towards Aguero, and somehow the little Argentine gets above the entire Lyon defence!

It's a superb glancing header into the far corner past Lopes! Pep celebrates, and City are going back to the top of the group!

Match reports

Sergio Aguero's late equaliser ensured Manchester City booked their place in the Champions League last 16 with a frantic 2-2 draw at Lyon on Tuesday.

Maxwel Cornet's double looked to have put Lyon in pole position in Group F heading into the final matchweek, with Aymeric Laporte having cancelled out the winger's 55th-minute opener.

But just two minutes after Cornet's second, City responded again – Aguero rising highest to head home from a corner and punish the hosts for some wasteful first-half finishing.

And thanks to Shakhtar Donetsk scoring a late winner against Hoffenheim, Lyon's battling performance did not prove enough to secure progression just yet, with a draw still required from their final group fixture in Ukraine next month.

Line-ups

Lyon XI: M.Antonio, Rafael, Anthony Lopes, Marçal, Depay, N. Fekir, Cornet, F.Mendy, Jason Denayer, NDombele, Aouar

Subs: J.Morel, Traoré, M. Gorgelin, K.Tete, Diop, Tousart, Terrier

Man City XI: David Silva, S. Agüero, Fernandinho, K. Walker, Mahrez, R. Sterling, A.Laporte, J. Stones, Ederson Moraes, Zinchenko, Sané

Subs: V. Kompany, F. Delph, N. Otamendi, Danilo, B.Diaz, Foden, A. Murić