Manchester City treated Lyon like they were Bayern Munich and paid the price, says BBC Radio 5 Live pundit Chris Waddle.
The graphic on the left shows De Bruyne's first-half touches - he started out wide on the right before switching to the left flank after 25 minutes. In the first half, he did not manage a single forward pass counted as successful in open play but did set up Raheem Sterling with one raking diagonal ball forward from deep on the left in first-half stoppage time.
We were not sure of Guardiola's formation until the game started but when we saw how they were set up, I did not agree with them going with three at the back, let alone with extra cover in front. City's usual 4-3-3 system would have left Lyon with four attack-minded players to contend with in midfield and on the flanks, as well as Gabriel Jesus. Instead, they had only two - Raheem Sterling and Kevin de Bruyne - and it was left to them to try to open Lyon up.
I just don't understand why Pep did not make any changes until the 55th minute, when Riyad Mahrez came on for Fernandinho, because it was obvious after about 15 minutes that City were not going to make many chances with the team that started the game. Lyon were disciplined, worked extremely hard and took their chances, but they are an average side and to lose 3-1 to them is a terrible result for City.
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