Lyon pulled off an upset over Juventus on Wednesday in the first leg of their round of 16 Champions League matchup. The difference was a first half goal from the French side that was scored when Juve was caught off guard.
As the scoreline might indicate, this result was not the case of Lyon absolutely dominating Juventus. The Italian side got threatened plenty of times, first with numerous offensive pushes that quieted down the crowd at Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon had its chances, but they were few and far between.
One of those chances came in the first half when Houssem Aouar cut his way through the left side of the defense and found Lucas Tousart with a slight cross. Tousart had to jump so he could volley in the goal for the opener.
The rest of the match for the Serie A squad was characterized by wasted opportunities. Just minutes after the Lyon goal, Ronaldo was brought down just outside the penalty box for what could have been an excellent opportunity for the superstar to score. Instead, the free kick went to his teammate Miralem Pjanić, who hit the wall -- a theme of sorts with Juve set pieces. To go through the rest of those wasted chances would be an exercise in monotony.
Juve's biggest threats only came late, when the seemingly impenetrable fortress of Lyon's defense started to break down after spending most of the second half frustrating Ronaldo and company. Juventus players kept looking for whistles to no avail. Ronaldo tried to make it seem as though he was pushed in the back while going after a cross, and the official shook his head on the plea. The next chance was a disallowed goal from Dybala, who was a whole leg offside when he received the ball.
It was at that point that things started to unravel in the match, as the two sides had a flop-off in the hopes that the ref would call something in their favor. But nothing went right for Juventus, which will need a victory during the March 17 second leg to advance to the quarterfinals.
Juventus 0, Lyon 1 (2H)
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