The player of the Lyon Houssem Aouar assured this Friday that the team is clear that they are not the favorites to prevail in the quarterfinal duel against him Manchester City of Pep GuardiolaAlthough, he pointed out in the press conference prior to the game, they do not give up on making a difference.
“We are going to be very humble in our approaches,” he said. Aouar, who also noted that eliminating Juventus from the competition could be a double-edged sword, since it has probably made the City have a “great game” in store for them.
The French team player appeared at a press conference with the coach, Rudi garcia, who agreed that the English are favorites although “the quarter Champions they're showing that the odds may not be right. “
Garcia stressed that they will make efforts to prevent “individual talent” from City give them “problems” and that they will seek to keep the pressure on the high side.
And he is not naive: “those of Guardiola they are going to go out 'very ferocious' to the field “, he considered. The press conference saved for the end a personal question to Aouar, who was questioned for the praise that Guardiola has recently given him and the possibility of changing teams in the near future. “You can only go if we win the Champions League!”, He joked Garcia.
The biggest unknown that the technician of the Lyon, on which he has not given clues today, is the offensive reference that will accompany the Dutch Memphis Depay, a player who has benefited from the break due to the pandemic, since he has been able to recover from the torn ligament he suffered at the end of 2019.
Moussa Dembelé or the former forward of Villarreal Cameroonian Ekambi, that's the surprise he will keep until the end Rudi Garcia.