Anderlecht vs Lyon, 2026-27 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League

Anderlecht

61': Mihajlo Cvetkovic

FT
1 - 2

Lyon

8': Noah Nartey
22': Keito Nakamura

About

Anderlecht are hosting Lyon at Lotto Park, Brussels, Belgium, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Thelo Aasgaard (Anderlecht).
1': Loïs Openda (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Attempt saved. Mohamed Ouédraogo (Lyon) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht). Assisted by Kaïl Boudache with a cross.
2': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Colin Coosemans.
4': Tyler Morton (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Lukás Ambros (Anderlecht).
5': Foul by Thelo Aasgaard (Anderlecht).
5': Tyler Morton (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Andrew Omobamidele (Anderlecht).
7': Mohamed Ouédraogo (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Goal! Anderlecht 0, Lyon 1. Noah Nartey (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
12': Foul by Lukás Ambros (Anderlecht).
12': Tyler Morton (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt blocked. Marten Winkler (Anderlecht) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ali Maamar with a cross.
14': Corner, Anderlecht. Conceded by Ruben Kluivert.
15': Attempt saved. Kaïl Boudache (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht). Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
20': Attempt missed. Enric Llansana (Anderlecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Maamar.
22': Goal! Anderlecht 0, Lyon 2. Keito Nakamura (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Ouédraogo.
25': Offside, Lyon. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
26': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon).
26': Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Corner, Anderlecht. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
27': Attempt blocked. Tyler Morton (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
27': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Colin Coosemans.
28': Attempt missed. Ruben Kluivert (Lyon) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Keito Nakamura with a cross following a corner.
29': Attempt blocked. Ali Maamar (Anderlecht) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thelo Aasgaard.
29': Corner, Anderlecht. Conceded by Mohamed Ouédraogo.
33': Foul by Clinton Mata (Lyon).
33': Marten Winkler (Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt saved. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Anderlecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rémy Descamps (Lyon).
34': Noah Nartey (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Enric Llansana (Anderlecht).
35': Corner, Anderlecht. Conceded by Ruben Kluivert.
36': Foul by Loïs Openda (Lyon).
36': Lukás Ambros (Anderlecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Offside, Lyon. Mohamed Ouédraogo is caught offside.
39': Mohamed Ouédraogo (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Ali Maamar (Anderlecht).
40': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Ouédraogo with a cross.
40': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Léo Pétrot.
42': Foul by Mohamed Ouédraogo (Lyon).
42': Lukás Ambros (Anderlecht) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Attempt saved. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Anderlecht) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Rémy Descamps (Lyon). Assisted by Ali Maamar with a cross.
44': Foul by Mohamed Ouédraogo (Lyon).
44': Lukás Ambros (Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Mohamed Ouédraogo (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45': First Half ends, Anderlecht 0, Lyon 2.
45': Second Half begins Anderlecht 0, Lyon 2.
45': Substitution, Lyon. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Mohamed Ouédraogo.
45': Substitution, Lyon. Felix Bacher replaces Moussa Niakhaté.
45': Substitution, Anderlecht. Marco Kana replaces Romeo Amané.
47': Foul by Ruben Kluivert (Lyon).
47': Marten Winkler (Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Ruben Kluivert (Lyon).
48': Thelo Aasgaard (Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Noah Nartey (Lyon).
49': Marten Winkler (Anderlecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Rémy Descamps (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Léo Pétrot (Anderlecht).
52': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht). Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
52': Offside, Lyon. Tyler Morton is caught offside.
53': Foul by Noah Nartey (Lyon).
53': Lukás Ambros (Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Felix Bacher (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Enric Llansana (Anderlecht).
56': Attempt saved. Kaïl Boudache (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht). Assisted by Loïs Openda.
57': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
57': Ali Maamar (Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt blocked. Thelo Aasgaard (Anderlecht) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Kana.
58': Attempt missed. Ludwig Augustinsson (Anderlecht) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
59': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht).
61': Goal! Anderlecht 1, Lyon 2. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Anderlecht) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ali Maamar with a cross.
63': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht). Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
65': Substitution, Lyon. Pavel Sulc replaces Loïs Openda.
67': Offside, Anderlecht. Enric Llansana is caught offside.
68': Foul by Noah Nartey (Lyon).
68': Andrew Omobamidele (Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt blocked. Marten Winkler (Anderlecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enric Llansana.
69': Corner, Anderlecht. Conceded by Pavel Sulc.
69': Attempt blocked. Andrew Omobamidele (Anderlecht) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lukás Ambros with a cross.
71': Offside, Anderlecht. Ali Maamar is caught offside.
72': Felix Bacher (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Mihajlo Cvetkovic (Anderlecht).
74': Substitution, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso replaces Tyler Morton.
74': Substitution, Lyon. Mads Bidstrup replaces Noah Nartey.
74': Substitution, Anderlecht. Tawfik Bentayeb replaces Thelo Aasgaard.
74': Substitution, Anderlecht. Danylo Sikan replaces Lukás Ambros.
80': Attempt saved. Tawfik Bentayeb (Anderlecht) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rémy Descamps (Lyon).
80': Corner, Anderlecht. Conceded by Rémy Descamps.
81': Attempt missed. Danylo Sikan (Anderlecht) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
81': Attempt missed. Andrew Omobamidele (Anderlecht) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Enric Llansana following a corner.
81': Attempt saved. Keito Nakamura (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht). Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico.
82': Offside, Anderlecht. Tawfik Bentayeb is caught offside.
84': Kaïl Boudache (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Enric Llansana (Anderlecht).
85': Substitution, Anderlecht. Oliver Antman replaces Mihajlo Cvetkovic.
86': Mads Bidstrup (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Danylo Sikan (Anderlecht).
86': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht). Assisted by Kaïl Boudache.
86': Handball by Ruben Kluivert (Lyon).
87': Attempt missed. Danylo Sikan (Anderlecht) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marten Winkler with a cross following a set piece situation.
88': Kaïl Boudache (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Marten Winkler (Anderlecht).
89': Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Enric Llansana (Anderlecht).
90': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Andrew Omobamidele.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Lyon. Pavel Sulc is caught offside.
90'+2': Substitution, Anderlecht. Noa Cobiella replaces Ludwig Augustinsson.
90'+2': Offside, Lyon. Pavel Sulc is caught offside.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Anderlecht 1, Lyon 2.
0': Match ends, Anderlecht 1, Lyon 2.

Statistics

LYON		AND
12	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	8
42.2	Possession	57.8
13	SHOTS	14
10	ON GOAL	5
0.8	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
276	Accurate Passes	399
351	Passes	476
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	6
12	Crosses	26
0.3	Cross %	0.2
49	Long Balls	52
17	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	10
33	Effective Clearances	16
33	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Lotto Park
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 16,337

UEFA Europa League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Juventus	1	+5	3
2	Crystal Palace	1	+4	3
3	Sparta Prague	1	+3	3
4	Besiktas	1	+3	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Anderlecht (4-4-2)

No.	Name
26	Colin Coosemans (GK)
27	Léo Pétrot
12	Andrew Omobamidele
6	Ludwig Augustinsson
79	Ali Maamar
8	Amane Romeo
24	Enric Llansana
10	Marten Winkler
18	Lukás Ambros
19	Thelo Aasgaard
9	Mihajlo Cvetkovic

Anderlecht Substitutes:

Noah Kalonji, Oliver Antman, Justin Heekeren, Kaïs Houdoussi Barry, Tristan Degreef, Danylo Sikan, Mario Stroeykens, Oleg Reabciuk, Noa Cobiella, Joshua-Williame Nga Kana, Marco Kana, Tawfik Bentayeb.

Lyon (4-3-3)

No.	Name
40	Rémy Descamps (GK)
19	Moussa Niakhaté
22	Clinton Mata
76	Mohamed Ouédraogo
21	Ruben Kluivert
23	Tyler Morton
99	Noah Nartey
6	Tanner Tessmann
17	Loïs Openda
11	Keito Nakamura
26	Kail Boudache

Lyon Substitutes:

Ernest Nuamah, Zachary Athekame, Mads Bidstrup, Khalis Merah, Rémi Himbert, Julien Duranville, Dominik Greif, Justin Bengui Joao, Nicolás Tagliafico, Felix Bacher, Corentin Tolisso, Pavel Sulc.

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