Afonso Moreira seals Lyon v Basel, scores on European debut (video) | OneFootball

Three games, three victories. Lyon, led by Paulo Fonseca, maintains a perfect record in the Europa League, this time thanks to the help of Afonso Moreira, a former Sporting player. After two consecutive defeats in Ligue 1, the French team hosted and defeated Basel last Thursday, October 23, by 2-0.

The team of the Portuguese coach had already overcome Utrecht (1-0) and Salzburg (2-0), continuing without conceding any goals after three rounds in the European competition. The first goal came just three minutes in, with Portuguese involvement: Mathys de Carvalho anticipated the play and assisted captain Tolisso, who opened the scoring.

Near the end, it was Afonso Moreira's turn to seal the deal. Brought on at the 79th minute, the star from the Lions' academy scored his first goal since arriving in France, after being set up by Karabec, and secured the 2-0 result at the 90th minute.

At the end of the match, the former Sporting player couldn't hide his satisfaction and explained the goal he scored: "When I came on, I told myself I had to score. I also had to show that to the coach, show him I was capable of scoring and bringing positive energy. It's fractions of seconds... It's something I can't explain. I don't know, the ball came to my feet, I thought I had to seize the moment, and I scored the goal. Speed is one of my characteristics, so I try to use it for the team's benefit".

Then, Afonso Moreira also spoke about his time in France: "Did I think I would score in Europe six months ago? No, that never crossed my mind. I'm someone who lives in the moment, who thinks day by day, who doesn't think long-term. I was focused on my matters and my performance. But this interest from Lyon also comes from my work and is why I'm here today".

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