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In match Juventus Vs Lyon, the visitors did lose to the host Bianconeri. But Rudi Garcia, coach Lyon, continues to call the result the most exhilarating defeat of his career.
Lyon lost with a score of 1-2 when hosted by Juventus in the second leg of the Champions League last 16, Saturday (8/8/2020) early morning Western Indonesian Time. But these results still made Lyon able to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Despite losing in Turin, Lyon won a ticket to the last eight thanks to the advantage of making away goals from this match. On the aggregate, the result of the duel ended at 2-2.
“This is one of the most fulfilling moments of my career and getting past Juventus is truly an achievement,” said Rudi Garcia over Juventus Vs Lyon, to Sky Sport Italia quoted Football Italia.
“Our first half, both tonight and in the first leg, was really top level. We struggled under the pressure in the second half but Juve did not have the burden anymore and moved forward so that’s only natural.”
“For Juve, it is difficult to do better without Paulo Dybala, but we proved we have a strong defense because we were also able to hold PSG for 120 minutes in the cup last week.”
“I know this stadium, I’ve come here with Roma so I know how difficult it is to win here. You could say this is the happiest defeat of my career!” said Rudi Garcia who coached AS Roma in the 2013-2016 period.
Juventus Vs Lyon became one of two Champions League games played earlier this morning. Manchester City vs Real Madrid is another match. From this duel, Man City successfully passed Real Madrid.
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