<p>Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri said he was "bitter" as the Italian giants crashed out of the Champions League on Friday to Lyon despite a Cristiano Ronaldo double giving the hosts a 2-1 win over the French club on the night.</p>.<p>Captain Memphis Depay's 12th-minute penalty however, sealed Lyon's berth in the quarter-finals with a 2-2 aggregate score to go through on away goals.</p>.<p>A goal up after winning February's first leg, Lyon will face Manchester City at the final tournament in Lisbon.</p>.<p>"I am very bitter, I understand how much this competition is cursed for Juve," said Sarri, who took over as coach last summer.</p>.<p>The Turin side have won the tournament twice, but not since 1996.</p>.<p>They have been runners-up seven times, including twice in the last five years.</p>.<p>Sarri's side were coming off a tough battle to win a ninth consecutive league title in Italy, against an opponent who were fresh after Ligue 1 was cancelled five months ago because of coronavirus.</p>.<p>"The regret is to have missed the first half in Lyon. At this level, it costs," continued Sarri of the first leg played back in February.</p>.<p>"They had a much more logical preparation than ours.</p>.<p>"I'm going home sad because we are beaten, but tonight we had a good game.</p>.<p>"We were immediately behind with a penalty which for me is crazy, much more than questionable.</p>.<p>"But they gave everything and fought to the end. Juve had a good game and Lyon suffered a lot."</p>.<p>"If I weren't devastated by the elimination, I would be happy with tonight's performance, because we brought out so much energy and the team responded with character and showed that they have recovered in the last few days."</p>.<p><strong>READ: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/manchester-city-pounce-on-raphael-varane-mistakes-to-dump-out-real-madrid-870884.html" target="_blank">Manchester City pounce on Raphael Varane mistakes to dump out Real Madrid</a></strong></p>.<p>Depay's penalty put Rudi Garcia's side two goals ahead in the tie and left Juve with a mountain to climb.</p>.<p>Needing to score three unanswered goals in order to go through, Ronaldo tried his best to drag the Italian champions over the line.</p>.<p>He levelled the scores on the night with a penalty of his own with two minutes left in the opening period before crashing a second home on the hour mark.</p>.<p>Lyon managed to hold on to set up a clash with Pep Guardiola's City, who put out 13-time winners Real Madrid, on August 15.</p>.<p>"Ronaldo is a pillar of Juventus," said Juventus president Andrea Agnelli.</p>.<p>"In the Champions League, it's disappointing because we had a dream. We will take a few days to evaluate the season."</p>
<p>Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri said he was "bitter" as the Italian giants crashed out of the Champions League on Friday to Lyon despite a Cristiano Ronaldo double giving the hosts a 2-1 win over the French club on the night.</p>.<p>Captain Memphis Depay's 12th-minute penalty however, sealed Lyon's berth in the quarter-finals with a 2-2 aggregate score to go through on away goals.</p>.<p>A goal up after winning February's first leg, Lyon will face Manchester City at the final tournament in Lisbon.</p>.<p>"I am very bitter, I understand how much this competition is cursed for Juve," said Sarri, who took over as coach last summer.</p>.<p>The Turin side have won the tournament twice, but not since 1996.</p>.<p>They have been runners-up seven times, including twice in the last five years.</p>.<p>Sarri's side were coming off a tough battle to win a ninth consecutive league title in Italy, against an opponent who were fresh after Ligue 1 was cancelled five months ago because of coronavirus.</p>.<p>"The regret is to have missed the first half in Lyon. At this level, it costs," continued Sarri of the first leg played back in February.</p>.<p>"They had a much more logical preparation than ours.</p>.<p>"I'm going home sad because we are beaten, but tonight we had a good game.</p>.<p>"We were immediately behind with a penalty which for me is crazy, much more than questionable.</p>.<p>"But they gave everything and fought to the end. Juve had a good game and Lyon suffered a lot."</p>.<p>"If I weren't devastated by the elimination, I would be happy with tonight's performance, because we brought out so much energy and the team responded with character and showed that they have recovered in the last few days."</p>.<p><strong>READ: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/manchester-city-pounce-on-raphael-varane-mistakes-to-dump-out-real-madrid-870884.html" target="_blank">Manchester City pounce on Raphael Varane mistakes to dump out Real Madrid</a></strong></p>.<p>Depay's penalty put Rudi Garcia's side two goals ahead in the tie and left Juve with a mountain to climb.</p>.<p>Needing to score three unanswered goals in order to go through, Ronaldo tried his best to drag the Italian champions over the line.</p>.<p>He levelled the scores on the night with a penalty of his own with two minutes left in the opening period before crashing a second home on the hour mark.</p>.<p>Lyon managed to hold on to set up a clash with Pep Guardiola's City, who put out 13-time winners Real Madrid, on August 15.</p>.<p>"Ronaldo is a pillar of Juventus," said Juventus president Andrea Agnelli.</p>.<p>"In the Champions League, it's disappointing because we had a dream. We will take a few days to evaluate the season."</p>