Manchester City vs Lyon - as it happened: Pep Guardiola's men make losing start in Europe
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City get their Champions League campaign underway tonight against Ligue 1's Lyon.
After being knocked out in the semi-finals of last year’s competition, Pep Guardiola’s men will be hoping to go all the way this time around.
Lyon, meanwhile, will be looking to progress beyond the group stages and avoid dropping down to the Europa League. With City favourites to secure the top spot, they face competition from Hoffenheim and Shakhtar Donetsk for second place.
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When is it?
The game kicks off at 8.00pm on Wednesday 19 September.
Where can I watch it?
BT Sport 3 and BT Sport 4k UHD will be providing live coverage of the game.
SECOND HALF: United get the action back underway and look immediately more threatening than they did in the first half. Martial and Fred combine in the area but Camara gets it clear
49 mins: Sulejmani wins a corner for Young Boys but there were claims against Smalling for a handball. However it hit his shoulder and the ref sends the ball to the corner spot
52 mins: Utd corner. Pogba moves the ball forward by giving it to Lukaku who holds the ball up before sending Fred down the left. Fred cuts back inside and takes a shot that's deflected behind. The corner comes to nothing.
54 mins: Sulejmani wrestles with Smalling again before hitting a low cross across Utd's six yard area towards Assale who doesn't quite hit the ball cleanly and it goes out for a goal kick.
Leroy Sane makes an appearance for Manchester City, he replaces Gundogan but City remain 2-0 down at the Etihad
58 mins: Fassnacht wins a foot race with Luke Shaw on United's left wing but his cross sails into the safe hands of David De Gea
62 mins: Young Boys 0 - 2 Man Utd
United have a throw in Young Boys' half but they lose it easily, the tempo of the game has slowed down a touch now
64 mins: Young Boys 0 - 2 Man Utd
Man Utd have a free kick in a good position, just out of the box on the left. Marcus Rashford takes the shot but fires it against the wall.
63 mins: Man City 0 - 2 Lyon
Sergio Aguero replaces Gabriel Jesus, what can he do for City?
65 mins: GOAL! Young Boys 0 - 3 Man Utd - Martial
United play the ball out of the defence with Fred finding Pogba in tons of space. He runs it up to the opposition area with options on the left and right, he flicks it Martial on the left who sends it home with a little deflection.
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