Lyon vs Celta Vigo 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16
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0 - 2
2nd Leg - Celta Vigo advance 3-1 on aggregate
0 - 2
2nd Leg - Celta Vigo advance 3-1 on aggregate
Introduction
Lyon are hosting Celta Vigo
at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.
Match Commentary
- 19': Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) is shown the red card.
- 33': Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, Lyon. Tanner Tessmann replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Joseph Aidoo replaces Carl Starfelt.
- 45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Hugo Álvarez replaces Williot Swedberg.
- 53': Fer López (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Iago Aspas replaces Pablo Durán.
- 57': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Ferran Jutglà replaces Fer López.
- 61': Goal! Lyon 0, Celta Vigo 1. Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 67': Substitution, Lyon. Orel Mangala replaces Noah Nartey.
- 67': Substitution, Lyon. Afonso Moreira replaces Abner Vinícius.
- 67': Substitution, Lyon. Pavel Sulc replaces Endrick.
- 81': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Hugo Sotelo replaces Matías Vecino because of an injury.
- 81': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Lyon. Malick Fofana replaces Tyler Morton.
- 83': Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Goal! Lyon 0, Celta Vigo 2. Ferran Jutglà (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javi Rodríguez.
- 90'+6': Second yellow card to Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lyon 0, Celta Vigo 2.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Statistics
 CEL |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 64.8 | Possession | 35.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 499 | Accurate Passes | 238 |
| 556 | Passes | 289 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 8 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 15 | Clearances | 19 |
Lyon (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Greif (GK) |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté  |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico  |
| 22 | Clinton Mata |
| 16 | Abner |
| 60 | Steeve Kango |
| 23 | Tyler Morton |
| 99 | Noah Nartey |
| 8 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 77 | Roman Yaremchuk |
| 9 | Endrick |
Celta Vigo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Andrei Radu (GK) |
| 20 | Marcos Alonso |
| 2 | Carl Starfelt |
| 5 | Sergio Carreira |
| 32 | Javi Rodríguez |
| 15 | Matías Vecino |
| 6 | Ilaix Moriba |
| 30 | Fernando López |
| 18 | Pablo Durán |
| 19 | Williot Swedberg |
| 17 | Javi Rueda |
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