Ex-Sporting man bags two assists, tops Europa League group | OneFootball

Lyon confirmed their good form in the Europa League by defeating PAOK 4-2, finishing the regular phase of the competition in 1st place in the standings. Although the Greek team opened the scoring, the French team managed to turn the game around and secure the victory in front of their fans.

The standout player of the match was the Portuguese winger Afonso Moreira, who was once again in great form - providing two assists in the match. At the Groupama Stadium, the Greek team surprised by opening the scoring as early as the 20th minute through Giorgos Giakoumakis.

Lyon's equalizer began to take shape still in the first half, with Remi Himbert leveling the score in the 33rd minute after a pass from Afonso Moreira, and shortly after, PAOK was reduced to 10 men due to the expulsion of Giannis Konstantelias in the 40th minute, shifting the game's momentum in favor of the French.

In the second half, Lyon took control of the match: Khalis Merah put the team ahead in the 55th minute, with another precise pass from the Portuguese, but PAOK responded again to make it 2-2 with a header from Soualiho Meïté in the 66th minute. Towards the end, Adam Karabec made it 3-2 in the 88th minute, and Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez sealed the result in stoppage time.

This season, wearing the Lyon jersey, Afonso Moreira - valued at 5 million euros - played 25 matches: 17 in Ligue 1, six in the Europa League, and two in the French Cup. In his 1,343 minutes of play, the player scored five goals and made eight assists.

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