Ex-Sporting man sees Lyon thrashed in Tel-Aviv from the bench | OneFootball

Afonso Moreira did not leave the bench in the 6-0 victory in M. Tel-Aviv - Lyon. The French side traveled to Israel to play the match corresponding to the fifth round of the Europa League group stage, but the Sporting academy graduate did not play a single minute in the game.

First, it’s worth highlighting Afonso Moreira’s presence—who recently spoke about leaving Alvalade—on the match sheet for M. Tel-Aviv - Lyon. The young player, who came through the ranks at Sporting, was the only one with a past at the Alvalade club among both squads, but was not brought on by Portuguese coach Paulo Fonseca.

As for the match itself, Lyon gave the Israeli opponents no chance. Paulo Fonseca’s team opened the scoring in the fourth minute through Abner Vinicius and doubled their lead in the 25th minute with a goal from Tolisso. Before halftime, there was time for another goal, this time from Niakhate.

The game was practically decided by halftime in Lyon’s favor, but the French side did not slow down. Tolisso scored twice in quick succession, in the 51st and 53rd minutes, to complete his hat-trick, and shortly after, Karabec found the net to seal the final score at 6-0.

With this victory, Afonso Moreira and Paulo Fonseca’s Lyon move to the top of the Europa League group stage, with 12 points from five matches played. The Israelis from M. Tel-Aviv, on the other hand, are in the penultimate position of the European competition, with just one point so far.

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