Invited to RMC Sport’s Dream Team show over the weekend, former Manchester City midfielder Ali Benarbia wasn’t impressed with what Lyon had to offer.
The Ligue 1 side struggled to draw against Caen, who went down to 10 men relatively early on in the second half, which wasn’t the result they wanted going into a Champions League clash against Pep Guardiola’s side.
Saved by a rather fortuitous goal from Ferland Mendy on his weaker foot, Bruno Génésio’s team will need to perform better in midweek if they want to have any chance of taking something away from the game against Manchester City.
However, Benarbia doesn’t believe that’s going to happen, claiming Wednesday’s game at the Etihad will be a ‘massacre’, and that ‘if you want to see goals, watch that match’.
At least we know where the ex-Algeria international’s allegiances lie, helping Manchester City get back to the Premier League back during the 2001-02 season.
Lyon, who came third in last season’s campaign, have struggled to get going so far, picking up just seven points from their first five games.
