Olympique Lyon are going to a very difficult and unpredictable opponent, asserts Bernardo Silva

Yet with the Cityzens the favourites, few expect anything more than a Manchester City win in the single leg game but Bernardo Silva has quashed any claims of an easy game. In his pre-match interview, the former Ligue 1 star confessed that Olympique Lyon, or any French team, are tough opponents especially in a one off game. He also added that the Manchester side will prepare them to the best of their abilities but Lyon’s unpredictable nature makes it hard to predict the game.

“I played many times against them. Also here at Manchester City we faced them last season and it wasn’t easy. We didn’t manage to beat them in either of the two games. That shows how difficult a team they are. Not only Lyon, but all the French teams are very physical, very strong and in just one game it’s unpredictable. It’s going to be very difficult. We are going to try to prepare ourselves the best way we can, but we know it’s not going to be easy.  They knocked Juventus out of the competition and it’s not going to be an easy task for us," Silva said, reported the Guardian.