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Sterling, Laporte both 5/10 as City suffer shock Champions League exit to Lyon

Manchester City crashed out of the Champions League at the quarterfinal stage for the third consecutive season after a drab performance saw them beaten 3-1 by Lyon in Lisbon.

It was the French side who drew first blood midway through the first half, when wing-back Maxwel Cornet stroked home a loose ball after Eric Garcia did well to deny Karl Toko Ekambi. After long spells of City probing, Kevin De Bruyne finally fired home in the 69th minute to restore parity.

But when City looked set to push on and chase a winner, Lyon substitute Moussa Dembele raced through on goal and slotted pass Ederson, with VAR ignoring calls for offside in the build-up.