Frequently driven forward by the former City right-back Lucy Bronze’s scouring advances, Lyon began in irrepressible fashion. With City initially unable to string two passes together, it was easy to see why Pedros’s richly gifted team are regarded Europe’s best. Thus emboldened, City began pressing higher up the pitch and Jill Scott made things happen in midfield. Yet if Scott needed to watch her step so, too, did Bronze, after going in hard on Parris and being shown a yellow card. Outmanoeuvred in midfield, Lyon began seeking to win as many set pieces as possible.

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2018 14:53 UTC