Man Utd completed a sensational comeback in extra time in the second leg at Old Trafford and Onana had the last laugh after being labelled ‘the worst goalkeeper of Man Utd history’ before the first leg.
United had a 4-2 aggregate lead thanks to two goals at Old Trafford but Lyon drew their quarter-final tie level with goals just seven minutes apart from Corentin Tolisso and Nicolas Tagliafico.
Lyon took the tie to extra time but played the additional 30 minutes with ten men. Tolisso was sent off for a second bookable offence with just one minute of normal time remaining.
What followed was almost disaster from a Man Utd point of view
Despite being a man down, Lyon made it 4-2 on the night with goals either side of half time in extra time, first a crisp strike into the bottom corner from the dangerous Rayan Cherki and then a penalty from Alexandre Lacazette.
Ruben Amorim’s men started to claw their way back with six minutes of extra time remaining and a Bruno Fernandes penalty was followed by two goals in a minute from Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire.
Immediately after Maguire’s sumptuous winning header in the first minute of time added on, Onana suffered a harrowing bout of cramp.
Although the condition is known to affect footballers whose team have the lead late in long European ties particularly viciously, goalkeepers are less susceptible than the team average and Onana’s affliction caught the eye of fans on social media.
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