2010 against Lyon
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Remember the time when Lyon were Madrid’s kryptonite? It might seem absurd now, but the French side used to be the Galacticos’ biggest headache in Europe’s premier competition.
And the root cause for the Madrid club’s suffering was Hugo Lloris.
The current Spurs goalkeeper formed a one-man wall against Real Madrid whenever he played against them and has the chance to face his old nemesis once again if Tottenham are tied against the Blancos next season.
But let’s leave that talk for another day.
As Real Madrid took on Lyon at the latter’s home ground, many fans thought the team consisting of newly signed star players, Cristiano Ronaldo and co. would break the curse. However, Jean Makoun scored the only goal of the game and gave Lyon the lead heading into the second leg.
1-0 isn’t a big margin and the Spanish club had all it took to win the tie. And it seemed like that was what would happen when a lobbed Guti pass was sent through the legs of Lloris by Cristiano Ronaldo.
It was the only time they could beat Hugo Lloris as the goalkeeper saved multiple shots of Real Madrid players that would have ended up in the net had it not been for his skills.
Miralem Pjanic restored the lead with just 16 minutes to play—and that was the last nail struck on Real Madrid’s coffin.
First leg score: Lyon 1-0 Real Madrid
Aggregate score: Lyon 2-1 Real Madrid
