Party time in Lyon! French side’s fans abandon social distancing to let off flares in city centre to toast famous win over Man City as they reach Champions League semi-finals for only the second time
- Lyon fans partied in the streets after their 3-1 victory over Manchester City
- There was little social distancing as supporters danced and let off flares
- France has seen a significant rise in coronavirus cases in the last week
- The celebrations are expected to continue into the early hours of Sunday
Jubilant fans partied in the streets of Lyon on Saturday night as following their side’s shock Champions League victory over Manchester City.
Supporters let off flares and danced around the city centre after the French side progressed to the semi-finals of the competition – where they will face Bayern Munich.
There was little social distancing despite France’s recent increase in coronavirus cases.
Lyon fans let off flares and partied in the streets after their shock victory over Manchester City
The French side came out on top despite being the underdogs to progress to the semi-finals
The country reported 2,846 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, the highest increase since lockdown restrictions were lifted in May.
The weekly average also rose to 2,041 and the British government took the decision to impose quarantine measures on people returning from the country to the UK from Saturday onwards.
But Lyon fans did not allow the rise in cases to dampen their celebrations with the party expected to continue well into the early hours of Sunday morning.
There was little social distancing despite France’s recent increase in coronavirus cases
The French side were very much the underdogs going into the European tie after finishing the 2019-2020 Ligue 1 season in seventh place.
Maxwel Cornet’s goal gave Rudi Garcia’s team a 1-0 lead at half-time before Kevin De Bruyne drew City level with 20 minutes remaining.
But Lyon came back once more as Moussa Dembele scored twice to set up a semi-final with Hansi Flick’s Bayern, who thrashed Barcelona 8-2 on Friday night.
If the club can produce a shock agains the Bundesliga champions there will likely be more parties on the streets of Lyon next week.
There will be more parties in the city if Lyon produce another shock against Bayern Munich