Lyon’s Maxwel Cornet revelled in his role after helping to down Manchester City once again in the Champions League.
The Ivorian bent a loose ball round a stranded Ederson to score the opening goal in Lisbon on Saturday as the Ligue 1 side upset the odds to beat Pep Guardiola’s men 3-1, and book their place in the semi-finals.
It isn’t the first time Cornet has enjoyed some success against City though – back in 2018, the 23-year-old opened the scoring as Lyon won 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium during their first group stage game. He then scored both goals in the 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture, meaning his tally stands at four goals against City in three appearances.
And he couldn’t hide his delight after coming back to haunt City, and cause them yet more Champions League heartache.
“These are exceptional matches to play in, they don't come along everyday. I have succeeded once more against Man City,” Cornet told RMC Sport, as he praised his teammates for their performance against the Blues.
“We have to underline the work of the team. I am delighted.
“We are lucky to play against the best players in the world. We are not here by accident, we have worked very hard, we have never given up.
“That is part of football, the most important thing is to rout the doubters, that is what I have done, I have always given my all for the shirt.
“I do not know if we were underestimated, we do our work in complete humility. We work each day. We have to continue like this.”
Next up for Lyon is a semi-final clash against competition favourites Bayern Munich, and Cornet is relishing once again being the underdogs.
“We know the attacking power of this team, we saw it again vs Barça.
“It will be a difficult match that we will have to play with desire, there is no reason why we shouldn’t succeed.”
