Moussa Dembele produces Cristiano Ronaldo-esque reaction after Aaron Cresswell red card
dailystar.co.ukWest Ham, as the Frenchman brought out his inner Cristiano Ronaldo.With the game level heading towards half-time, Dembele broke through before going down on the edge of the West Ham area as Cresswell came across to cut him out, and he was sent off for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity.
Despite a mass appeal from West Ham, VAR did not intervene, handing David Moyes' side a huge blow in their Europa League journey.West Ham will now face a tough test away in Lyon in their quarter-final second-leg, but they will be without one of their most creative defenders.
And they will be furious when they see Dembele's wink, as the striker appears to have sunk the Hammers.Chances were few and far between during the first half between West Ham and Lyon, which ended goalless, but Dembele broke through to create one of the most clear chances in the opening 45 minutes.
However, he went down easily before getting off a shot right on the edge of the area, and Cresswell was given his marching orders.A furious Joe Cole slammed the referee for having an "awful game" in a damning reaction on BT Sport, and now West Ham have a mountain to climb with the stakes higher than ever.
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