Bordeaux 1-0 Lyon (agg 2-3) - 7M sport

Bordeaux 1-0 Lyon (agg 2-3)



Posted Thursday, April 08, 2010 by theguardian.com

Marouane Chamakh strikes but cannot save Bordeaux's skin against Lyon

Bordeaux 1-0 Lyon (agg 2-3)
Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh is challenged by Lyon's Aly Cissokho at the Chaban Delmas stadium.

Lyon reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time, despite losing 1-0 at Bordeaux. Marouane Chamakh scored right on half-time to keep his team's hopes of qualifying alive, but Lyon held on to win 3-2 on aggregate and next face Bayern Munich.

The Morocco international slid home a cross from Benoît Trémoulinas that was diverted by team-mate Jaroslav Plasil. But Bordeaux could not score again to advance on away goals, with the Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris making a crucial save in the 87th minute, leaping to palm away a powerful header from the Brazilian midfielder Wendel.

Laurent Blanc took a gamble by starting centre-back Marc Planus in his first match since spraining his knee last month. The Bordeaux coach deemed the move necessary after two defensive blunders and a penalty gave Lyon a 3-1 win in the first leg.

Lyon were without the suspended forward Lisandro Lopez and winger Sidney Govou and the injured Jean Makoun. Bordeaux were missing the Argentinian midfielder Fernando Menegazzo, who fractured his cheekbone in the French league last weekend.

The Lyon coach Claude Puel adopted a defensive strategy to contain Bordeaux's attack, leaving the Bosnia playmaker Miralem Pjanic on the bench and fielding three defensive midfielders.

Lyon created the first two chances, a long-range free kick from Michel Bastos that sailed wide in the ninth minute and an off-target header from Bafétimbi Gomis in the 13th, but Bordeaux gradually took control of the match.

Fiver minutes later, the Bordeaux playmaker Yoann Gourcuff beat Lloris to a free-kick from Wendel only to head over the bar. Another free kick from Wendel put Lyon under pressure in the 31st, but Chamakh had his close-range shot blocked.

Lyon had more trouble when Aly Cissokho shoved Wendel to the ground, earning a yellow card in the 34th minute. Cissokho fouled Wendel again five minutes later and was lucky not to be sent off.

Bordeaux stepped up the pressure with a half-volley from captain Alou Diarra that rattled the bar in the 44th minute off a pass from Chamakh, who found the net a minute later to rouse the home crowd.

Lyon nearly scored shortly after the break when Gomis outpaced the defence and dribbled past goalkeeper Cédric Carrasso, but Planus rushed back to block a tame shot.

Bordeaux suffered a blow in the 70th minute, a thigh injury forcing Diarra to be replaced by Matthieu Chalmé.

Lyon seemed to be on the verge of elimination 10 minutes from time when an unmarked Ludovic Sané connected with a header at the far post but the ball few wide.

"It was a match that was not easy," Puel said: "Even though we told ourselves that we should play as if it was 0-0 in the first leg, we felt a bit of pressure. We were too much on the back foot in the first half. We handled better the second half because Bordeaux played at a slower tempo."

Blanc admitted Bordeaux lost it in the first match. "I have regrets over the first leg where our lack of defensive experience cost us at least two goals," he said.

Bordeaux: Carrasso; Sané, Ciani, Planus (Cavenaghi 84), Trémoulinas; Plasil, Diarra (Chalmé 70); Jussie (Gouffran 77), Gourcuff, Wendel; Chamakh. Subs not used: Rame, Henrique, Bellion, Traore

Lyon: Lloris; Réveillère, Cris, Boumsong (Bodmer 77), Cissokho; Toulalan, Gonalons, Kallstrom; Bastos (Ederson 88), Delgado; Gomis (Pjanic 66). Subs not used: Vercoutre, Tafer, Gassama, Belfodil.

Referee: A Undiano Mallenco (Sp). Att: 33, 897.



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