UEFA Europa League | League Phase Matchday 1 | 2026-09-17 04:00 JST
Match summary
Anderlecht and Lyon met in the UEFA Europa League League Phase Matchday 1 on September 17. Lyon held on to beat Anderlecht 2-1. Lyon led 2-0 at half-time. Anderlecht pulled 1 back in the second half but it was not enough.
Scorers: Anderlecht – M. CvetkoviÄ; Lyon – N. Nartey and Keito Nakamura. Assists: Anderlecht – A. Maamar; Lyon – M. Ouédraogo.
Anderlecht had more possession (58% to 42%) and more shots (14 to 13), but Lyon were more efficient and took the win. Lyon scored 2 from 10 shots on target.
Team stats
4-4-2
4-3-3
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| Anderlecht | Stat | Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| 4-4-2 | Formation | 4-3-3 |
| 58% | Possession | 42% |
| 1.43 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.27 |
| 14 | Shots | 13 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 10 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 11 | Shots inside the box | 11 |
| 3 | Shots outside the box | 2 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 477 | Passes | 350 |
| 398 | Accurate passes | 274 |
| 83% | Pass accuracy | 78% |
| 8 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| -0.59 | Goals prevented (xG) | -0.59 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, Spain
Player stats
Anderlecht
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | C. Coosemans | 0 | 45(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | A. Maamar | 0 | 3(60%) | 5 | 1 | 31(79%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 90 | 4 | 3 | 16(10) | ||
| DF | A. Omobamidele | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 2 | 9(7) | |||
| DF | L. Pétrot | 0 | 1 | 58(97%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 8(3) | ||||||
| DF | L. Augustinsson | 1 | 0 | 27(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 89 | 4(2) | ||||||||
| MF | L. Ambros | 0 | 2 | 26(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6.7 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 12(6) | ||||
| MF | E. Llansana | 1 | 0 | 6 | 28(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.3 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 18(8) | ||||
| MF | R. Amané | 0 | 22(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 45 | ||||||||||
| MF | M. Winkler | 0 | 20(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 10(3) | |||||
| FW | M. CvetkoviÄ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7(58%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 85 | 12(4) | ||||
| FW | T. Aasgaard | 0 | 18(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 5(1) | |||||
| MF | M. Kana | 0 | 36(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 45 | 1 | 1(None) | ||||||||
| FW | T. Bentayeb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 16 | 2(1) | |||||||
| FW | D. Sikan | 2 | 0 | 1(20%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 16 | 6(4) | |||||||
| FW | O. Antman | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 9 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| MF | N. Cobiella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| GK | J. Heekeren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | K. Barry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | O. Reabciuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | N. Kalonji Kafumpata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | J. Bethume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | T. Degreef | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | M. Stroeykens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lyon
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | R. Descamps | 0 | 25(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 2(1) | ||||||||
| DF | R. Kluivert | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 3 | 1 | 18(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 90 | 14(7) | ||||
| DF | Clinton Mata | 0 | 33(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 90 | 1 | 6(3) | |||||||
| DF | M. Niakhaté | 0 | 40(93%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 45 | 1 | 2(1) | |||||||
| DF | M. Ouédraogo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14(70%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.5 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 9(4) | |
| MF | T. Tessmann | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 4(3) | |||||
| MF | T. Morton | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 31(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.3 | 74 | 8(8) | ||||||
| MF | N. Nartey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1(50%) | 1 | 21(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 | 74 | 14(3) | |||
| FW | K. Boudache | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 7(4) | |||
| FW | L. Openda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2(67%) | 7(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 | 65 | 2 | 8(3) | |||
| FW | Keito Nakamura | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3(75%) | 3 | 23(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 90 | 4 | 1 | 10(6) | |||
| DF | N. Tagliafico | 0 | 1 | 14(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 5(1) | |||||
| DF | F. Bacher | 0 | 1(100%) | 10(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 45 | 1 | 6(4) | ||||||
| MF | P. Šulc | 0 | 2 | 5(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 25 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| MF | M. Bidstrup | 0 | 2 | 2(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 16 | 4(4) | |||||||
| MF | C. Tolisso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4(57%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 16 | 1(None) | |||||||
| GK | J. Bengui João | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | D. Greif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Z. Athekame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | K. Merah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | R. Himbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | E. Nuamah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | J. Duranville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Anderlecht
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 26 | C. Coosemans |
| Starter | DF | 79 | A. Maamar |
| Starter | DF | 12 | A. Omobamidele |
| Starter | DF | 27 | L. Pétrot |
| Starter | DF | 6 | L. Augustinsson |
| Starter | MF | 18 | L. Ambros |
| Starter | MF | 24 | E. Llansana |
| Starter | MF | 8 | R. Amané |
| Starter | MF | 10 | M. Winkler |
| Starter | FW | 9 | M. CvetkoviÄ |
| Starter | FW | 19 | T. Aasgaard |
| Bench | MF | 55 | M. Kana |
| Bench | FW | 21 | T. Bentayeb |
| Bench | FW | 11 | O. Antman |
| Bench | FW | 14 | D. Sikan |
| Bench | MF | 53 | N. Cobiella |
Show unused substitutes (7)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 32 | J. Heekeren |
| Bench | DF | 5 | O. Reabciuk |
| Bench | DF | 50 | K. Barry |
| Bench | MF | 29 | M. Stroeykens |
| Bench | MF | 68 | N. Kalonji Kafumpata |
| Bench | MF | 61 | J. Bethume |
| Bench | MF | 83 | T. Degreef |
Lyon
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 40 | R. Descamps |
| Starter | DF | 21 | R. Kluivert |
| Starter | DF | 22 | Clinton Mata |
| Starter | DF | 19 | M. Niakhaté |
| Starter | DF | 76 | M. Ouédraogo |
| Starter | MF | 6 | T. Tessmann |
| Starter | MF | 23 | T. Morton |
| Starter | MF | 99 | N. Nartey |
| Starter | FW | 26 | K. Boudache |
| Starter | FW | 17 | L. Openda |
| Starter | FW | 11 | Keito Nakamura |
| Bench | DF | 3 | N. Tagliafico |
| Bench | DF | 20 | F. Bacher |
| Bench | MF | 8 | C. Tolisso |
| Bench | MF | 2 | M. Bidstrup |
| Bench | MF | 10 | P. Šulc |
Show unused substitutes (7)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | D. Greif |
| Bench | GK | 25 | J. Bengui João |
| Bench | DF | 13 | Z. Athekame |
| Bench | MF | 18 | K. Merah |
| Bench | FW | 7 | E. Nuamah |
| Bench | FW | 45 | R. Himbert |
| Bench | FW | 24 | J. Duranville |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 8' | Lyon | ⚽ Goal | N. Nartey | 0-1 |
| 1H 22' | Lyon | ⚽ Goal | Keito Nakamura | 0-2 |
| 1H 26' | Lyon | 🟨 Yellow card | M. Niakhaté | |
| 1H 44' | Lyon | 🟨 Yellow card | M. Ouédraogo | |
| 2H 1' | Anderlecht | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Amané → IN M. Kana | |
| 2H 1' | Lyon | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Ouédraogo → IN N. Tagliafico | |
| 2H 1' | Lyon | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Niakhaté → IN F. Bacher | |
| 2H 16' | Anderlecht | ⚽ Goal | M. CvetkoviÄ | 1-2 |
| 2H 20' | Lyon | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Openda → IN P. Šulc | |
| 2H 29' | Anderlecht | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Aasgaard → IN T. Bentayeb | |
| 2H 29' | Anderlecht | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Ambros → IN D. Sikan | |
| 2H 29' | Lyon | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Morton → IN C. Tolisso | |
| 2H 29' | Lyon | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Nartey → IN M. Bidstrup | |
| 2H 40' | Anderlecht | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. CvetkoviÄ → IN O. Antman | |
| 2H 45+2' | Anderlecht | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Augustinsson → IN N. Cobiella |
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