UEFA: Lyon Sends Juventus Out Of Champions League After 2-1 Defeat

Turin based professional football club, Juventus FC was on Friday night, kicked out of the UEFA Champions League game.

This was coming after Juve recorded a 2-1 victory against French professional football club, Lyon, on August 7 to end the quarter-final stage with a 2-2 aggregate.  Naija News understands that Lyon defeated Juventus based on away advantage to secure a space to the next stage of the UEFA Champions League.

Memphis Depay, scored a 12 minutes opening goal for Lyon from a penalty kick, while Portuguese professional footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo equalizes with a goal in the 43 minutes on penalty, added another in the 60 minutes, Naija News understands.

Meanwhile, English Premier League club, Manchester City, has beaten Spanish professional football club, Real Madrid to qualify for Champions League quarter-finals.

City on Friday, August 7 defeated Madrid to 2-1 in the round 16 legs 2:2 of the UEFA Champions League, Naija News understands.