UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, October 15, 2026
Crystal Palace LWDLW 2
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Lyon WDWWL 3
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LYON213
Groupama Stadium · CBSSN

Match Report

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Crystal Palace boss Sage beaten on return to Lyon

Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage suffered a frustrating Europa League defeat after his side fell 3-2 to his former employers Lyon at the Groupama Stadium.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
2
49.9
Possession
50.1
12
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
414
Accurate Passes
425
483
Passes
491
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
10
0.4
Cross %
0.2
30
Long Balls
44
15
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
7
13
Tackles
9
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
18
15
Effective Clearances
19
15
Clearances
19

Head to Head

CRY leads series 1-0

Lineups

LYON · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Dominik GreifG
  2. 21Ruben KluivertCD-L
  3. 20Felix BacherCD-R
  4. 23Tyler MortonDM
  5. 16AbnerLB
  6. 13Zachary AthekameRB
  7. 18Khalis MerahAM
  8. 8Corentin TolissoLM
  9. 99Noah NarteyRM
  10. 11Keito NakamuraCF-L
  11. 7Ernest NuamahCF-R

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 44Walter BenítezG
  2. 5Axel DisasiCD
  3. 6Jaydee CanvotCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 23Quinten TimberCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 30Óscar MinguezaRM
  9. 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF
  10. 10Yéremy PinoCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Lyon 1, Crystal Palace 0. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  2. 25' Delay in match because of an injury Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
  3. 25'
  4. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 26'
  6. 31' Delay in match because of an injury Khalis Merah (Lyon).
  7. 31' Delay in match because of an injury Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace).
  8. 33' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 33'
  10. 36' Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 45'+2' Goal! Lyon 2, Crystal Palace 0. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
  12. 50' Goal! Lyon 2, Crystal Palace 1. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a through ball following a corner.
  13. 56' Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 58' Keito Nakamura (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 62' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  16. 62' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
  17. 63' Delay in match because of an injury Tyler Morton (Lyon).
  18. 63'
  19. 64' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  20. 64'
  21. 70' Substitution, Lyon. Pavel Sulc replaces Khalis Merah.
  22. 70' Substitution, Lyon. Kaïl Boudache replaces Ernest Nuamah.
  23. 75' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Darío Osorio replaces Yéremy Pino.
  24. 75' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Anan Khalaili replaces Óscar Mingueza.
  25. 76' Goal! Lyon 3, Crystal Palace 1. Pavel Sulc (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keito Nakamura following a fast break.
  26. 78' Substitution, Lyon. Tanner Tessmann replaces Noah Nartey.
  27. 81' Goal! Lyon 3, Crystal Palace 2. Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  28. 82' Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  29. 85' Delay in match because of an injury Zachary Athekame (Lyon).
  30. 85'
  31. 86' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  32. 86'
  33. 86' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Dwight McNeil replaces Quinten Timber.
  34. 90' Substitution, Lyon. Mads Bidstrup replaces Corentin Tolisso because of an injury.

UEFA Europa League News

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