The last club to have beaten Manchester City (2-1) at the Etihad Stadium in this event, thanks to goals from Fekir and Cornet, Olympique Lyonnais presented themselves that evening against Pep Guardiola's team with a surprising double pivot in the middle, Diop – Ndombele, and four offensive players (Cornet, Aouar, Fekir and Memphis).
A choice that he accepted despite the surprise of his assistants, Gérald Baticle and Claudio Caçapa: “When I announced the line-up, they asked me how I was going to recover the ball. […] They thought I was crazy (laughs). What will happen with Diop who had hardly played, with Tanguy? I said to myself: ''You are faced with a challenge, what do you want to do to meet it?'' There was a moment, it's true, when I was a little doubtful. When someone says to you: ''Don't you think that the guy in front of the defense should be a great recoverer?'' But I kept my convictions. […] Winning there made me switch to another way of operating. When you're a coach, there are some things that are rational and others that aren't. And this irrationality comes from feeling. »
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