Man United made an unimaginable comeback after Lyon were behind 4-2 at Old Trafford. Even when the score was 2-2, they played with one more player but were still dragged into extra time and then conceded 2 more goals.
There have been stronger, more thorny opponents since the beginning of the season, but Lyon is truly the biggest obstacle for Man United. Ruben Amorim shared that the sound from the Old Trafford stands after Harry Maguire's goal was the best thing he had ever heard.
Man United was excellent for a comeback, but if we look back at the game from the beginning of the second half, it seems that Ruben Amorim's students put themselves in a position of having to come back instead of Lyon playing well in the second half and early extra time. Anyway, everyone has won tickets to the semi-finals. Any mistakes and negligence of the tactical system could be improved in the following days.
After Harry Maguire scored, Alejandro Garnacho (replaced before) ran a circuit from the bench to the corner of the yard, where there were crowds of fans "Red Devils" to celebrate. The Argentine striker burned with the fans as if he were the main character of the party.
Casemiro had the best extra time of his career. He was the one who earned the penalty, then directly assisted Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire. The owner of five Champions League titles has fallen onto the pitch, seemingly unable to believe what has just happened.
Goalkeeper Andre Onana left the penalty area and ran straight to Ruben Amorim's position. The two coaches and students hugged and celebrated very emotionally when just a few days ago, Amorim himself removed Onana from the squad in the crushing away match against Newcastle.
Luke Shaw knelt near the billboard and was immersed in the chaos at that time. Mason Mount also joined the academy alongside Harry Amass, Jaydan Kamason, Godwill Kukonki and Jack Moorhouse.
Amass and Moorhouse also gave emotional gestures to celebrate the victory. Amass has had a chance to try out in the first team while Moorhouse is preparing to accept that.
Hero Harry Maguire began to move around the area outside the pitch after the grass slide. He seemed to be looking for a place to rest a little after 120 minutes of stress. Finally, Manuel Ugarte has arrived at Maguire to celebrate and Rasmus Hojlund is ready to join the party.
Former midfielder Darren Fletcher has left the analyst's seat on the pitch. For him, there is nothing to analyze in this match as emotions have dominated all actions and words.
Entering the Stretford End stands, hundreds of fans were taking off their shirts to celebrate enthusiastically. Not all the spectators on the pitch, but at Stretford End, people hear the most wonderful sound, just like what Ruben Amorim described. A truly emotional night for those who watch it.
After the match, Amorim talked about some major mistakes Man United need to fix to prepare for the match against Athletic Bilbao. However, this was a normal logically unreasonable match, an unimaginable night for Man United, beyond the framework of quality measures. Man United won and won very emotionally, that was enough.
