Lyon vs Celta Vigo, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Celta Vigo advance 3-1 on aggregate

Lyon

19': Moussa Niakhaté
90'+6': Nicolás Tagliafico

FT
0 - 2
2nd Leg - Celta Vigo advance 3-1 on aggregate

Celta Vigo

61': Javi Rueda
90'+2': Ferran Jutglà

About

Lyon are hosting Celta Vigo at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, starting on <span id="gameDate3"> <script> (function(){ const date3 = moment("2026-03-19T17:45Z").format('dddd D MMM YYYY h:mm A UTCZ'); document.getElementById("gameDate3").textContent = date3; })(); </script> </span>. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Delay in match because of an injury Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo).
3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4': Foul by Clinton Mata (Lyon).
4': Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
6': Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Delay in match because of an injury Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon).
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11': Foul by Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo).
11': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Greif (Lyon).
12': Delay in match because of an injury Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo).
13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14': Foul by Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo).
14': Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Offside, Lyon. Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
18': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
18': Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon).
18': Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) is shown the red card.
21': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Delay in match because of an injury Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Attempt saved. Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Fer López.
26': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo).
27': Handball by Fer López (Celta Vigo).
27': Attempt missed. Noah Nartey (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk following a set piece situation.
28': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo).
28': Roman Yaremchuk (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt saved. Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Sergio Carreira.
29': Clinton Mata (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo).
30': Fer López (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Foul by Abner Vinícius (Lyon).
31': Abner Vinícius (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Matías Vecino (Celta Vigo).
33': Foul by Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo).
33': Noah Nartey (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Offside, Lyon. Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
36': Attempt saved. Fer López (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Javi Rueda.
36': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Dominik Greif.
37': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo).
37': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt saved. Fer López (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Williot Swedberg.
40': Offside, Celta Vigo. Pablo Durán is caught offside.
42': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo).
42': Roman Yaremchuk (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo).
43': Roman Yaremchuk (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
44': Clinton Mata (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo).
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
45'+2': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Corentin Tolisso.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Lyon 0, Celta Vigo 0.
45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Celta Vigo 0.
45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Hugo Álvarez replaces Williot Swedberg.
45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Joseph Aidoo replaces Carl Starfelt.
45': Substitution, Lyon. Tanner Tessmann replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
47': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Noah Nartey.
49': Attempt blocked. Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Carreira.
49': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
50': Fer López (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
52': Foul by Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo).
52': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Fer López (Celta Vigo).
53': Tyler Morton (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Fer López (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt missed. Endrick (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
56': Attempt saved. Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Hugo Álvarez.
56': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Dominik Greif.
57': Endrick (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo).
57': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Iago Aspas replaces Pablo Durán.
57': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Ferran Jutglà replaces Fer López.
58': Offside, Celta Vigo. Ilaix Moriba is caught offside.
59': Abner Vinícius (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo).
61': Goal! Lyon 0, Celta Vigo 1. Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
62': Delay in match because of an injury Endrick (Lyon).
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Attempt missed. Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
67': Substitution, Lyon. Orel Mangala replaces Noah Nartey.
67': Substitution, Lyon. Afonso Moreira replaces Abner Vinícius.
67': Substitution, Lyon. Pavel Sulc replaces Endrick.
69': Attempt missed. Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
70': Offside, Lyon. Pavel Sulc is caught offside.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
74': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Attempt missed. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
76': Ferran Jutglà (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Tanner Tessmann (Lyon).
79': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Steeve Kango.
79': Delay in match because of an injury Matías Vecino (Celta Vigo).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Hugo Sotelo replaces Matías Vecino because of an injury.
81': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
81': Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Lyon. Malick Fofana replaces Tyler Morton.
82': Afonso Moreira (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Foul by Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo).
83': Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Foul by Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo).
84': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Handball by Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo).
87': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ionut Radu (Celta Vigo). Assisted by Afonso Moreira with a cross.
87': Offside, Celta Vigo. Hugo Álvarez is caught offside.
89': Afonso Moreira (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Foul by Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo).
89': Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
90'+1': Ionut Radu (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
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 with a through ball.
90'+4': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ionut Radu.
90'+5': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
90'+5': Hugo Sotelo (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second yellow card to Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Lyon 0, Celta Vigo 2.
0': Match ends, Lyon 0, Celta Vigo 2.

Statistics

CEL		LYON
20	Fouls	11
5	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	2
3	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	6
64.7	Possession	35.3
14	SHOTS	4
8	ON GOAL	1
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
498	Accurate Passes	237
556	Passes	290
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
11	Crosses	15
0.3	Cross %	0.3
45	Long Balls	44
23	Accurate Long Balls	21
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
14	Effective Clearances	18
14	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 41,764

Line-Ups

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

Lyon Substitutes:

Khalis Merah, Malick Fofana, Afonso Moreira, Rémy Descamps, Orel Mangala, Adam Karabec, Adil Hamdani, Yvann Konan, Tanner Tessmann, Mathys De Carvalho, Pavel Sulc.

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

Celta Vigo Substitutes:

Hugo Sotelo, Manuel Fernández, Carlos Domínguez, Iván Villar, Hugo Álvarez, Ferran Jutglà, Mihailo Ristic, Andrés Antañón, Jones El-Abdellaoui, Joseph Aidoo, Iago Aspas, Álvaro Núñez.

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