By Isyaku Ibrahim
What could have been a major calamity for struggling Manchester United was averted courtesy of two goals in quick secession by Kobie Mainoo and Harry Maguire
The former Champions who were leading by two goals before the interval netted by Ugarte and Dalot had their goals cancelled towards the tail end of the match to draw level two two
Despite the one man disadvantage as a result of red card, this did not stop the visitors from France from piling pressure on the English side
Their effort paid off during extra time when Cherki and Lacazette via a well taken penalty kick increased the tally to make the scores four goals to two in favour of the French side Lyon
Some minutes later the host decreased the tally through a penalty scored by skipper Bruno Fernendez before the two goals in quick secession by Maguire and Mainoo to send Manchester United to the semis on seven six goals aggregate
Europa league remains the only hope of the English Giants to participate in next year’s Champions League provided they win the trophy as their standon the log in the premier league is nothing to write home about
Thus, all will now be focused on the tactician whether he will be able to rewrite history
Righteously, , only time will tell
Other English side in the tournament Tottenham Hotspurs also scaled through after quashing Frankfurt in Germany by alone goal
