Brøndby vs Lyon 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

Brøndby IF

50': Mikkel Uhre

FT
1 - 3

Lyon

57': Rayan Cherki
66': Rayan Cherki
76': Islam Slimani

Introduction

Brøndby IF are hosting Lyon at Brøndby Stadion, Brøndby, Denmark, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

27': Mathias Greve (Brøndby IF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Brøndby IF 0, Lyon 0.
45': Second Half begins Brøndby IF 0, Lyon 0.
50': Goal! Brøndby IF 1, Lyon 0. Mikael Uhre (Brøndby IF) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal.
57': Goal! Brøndby IF 1, Lyon 1. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
63': Substitution, Brøndby IF. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Mathias Greve.
63': Substitution, Brøndby IF. Kevin Mensah replaces Blás Riveros.
66': Goal! Brøndby IF 1, Lyon 2. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
75': Substitution, Lyon. Lucas Paquetá replaces Moussa Dembele.
75': Substitution, Lyon. Bruno Guimarães replaces Thiago Mendes.
75': Substitution, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret replaces Habib Keita.
75': Substitution, Lyon. Karl Toko Ekambi replaces Tinotenda Kadewere.
75': Substitution, Brøndby IF. Marko Divkovic replaces Mikael Uhre.
75': Substitution, Brøndby IF. Christian Cappis replaces Josip Radosevic.
76': Goal! Brøndby IF 1, Lyon 3. Islam Slimani (Lyon) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
78': Damien Da Silva (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Castello Lukeba (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Brøndby IF. Sigurd Rosted replaces Henrik Heggheim.
84': Kevin Tshiembe (Brøndby IF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Lyon. Hugo Vogel replaces Malo Gusto.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Brøndby IF 1, Lyon 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Brøndby Stadion
Location: Brøndby, Denmark
Attendance: 16,645

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+12	Lazio	8	19	1
+8	Athletic Club	8	19	1
+7	Manchester United	8	18	0
+8	Tottenham Hotspur	8	17	1

Full Table

Statistics

LYON		BRO
8	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
65	Possession	35
10	SHOTS	6
5	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
606	Accurate Passes	262
693	Passes	357
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	3
8	Crosses	17
0.5	Cross %	0.2
74	Long Balls	58
47	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	5
11	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.3
15	Interceptions	5
10	Effective Clearances	12
10	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

Brøndby IF (3-5-2)

No.	Name
30	Mads Hermansen (GK)
5	Andreas Maxsø
18	Kevin Tshiembe
3	Henrik Heggheim
19	Morten Frendrup
8	Mathias Greve
22	Josip Radosevic
15	Blas Riveros
17	Andreas Bruus
27	Simon Hedlund
11	Mikkel Uhre

Substitutes:

Oskar Fallenius, Jens Martin Gammelby, Jagvir Singh Sidhu, Andreas Pyndt, Tobias Børkeeiet, Sigurd Rosted, Christian Cappis, Marko Divkovic, Thomas Mikkelsen, Kevin Niclas Mensah, Andrija Pavlovic, Anis Ben Slimane.

Lyon (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Lopes (GK)
4	Castello Lukeba
21	Damien Da Silva
12	Henrique
17	Malo Gusto
23	Thiago Mendes
19	Habib Keita
11	Tino Kadewere
18	Rayan Cherki
20	Islam Slimani
9	Moussa Dembélé

Substitutes:

Maxence Caqueret, Houssem Aouar, Lucas Paquetá, Karl Toko Ekambi, Jason Denayer, Xherdan Shaqiri, Hugo Vogel, Bruno Guimarães, Julian Pollersbeck, Emerson, Kayne Bonnevie.

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