FC Porto vs Lyon, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16
· 1st LegVAR rescues Lyon three times in Europa last-16 win at Porto
Lyon had Lucas Paqueta and VAR to thank after they beat Porto 1-0 in the first leg of their Europa League round-of-16 tie on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Romain Faivre (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 1': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mateus Uribe.
- 6': Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto).
- 6': Romain Faivre (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
- 10': Emerson (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
- 10': Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romain Faivre with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
- 11': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Vitinha (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Pepê Aquino.
- 12': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 13': Attempt missed. Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 14': Offside, Lyon. Thiago Mendes tries a through ball, but Moussa Dembele is caught offside.
- 15': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon).
- 16': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 16': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 18': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 18': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateus Uribe.
- 22': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball.
- 23': Foul by Evanilson (FC Porto).
- 23': Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Emerson (Lyon).
- 25': Pepe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Otávio (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
- 31': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
- 32': Attempt saved. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 32': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 33': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
- 34': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
- 34': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross.
- 38': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Dembele.
- 40': Offside, Lyon. Castello Lukeba tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt missed. Vitinha (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 43': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Pepe.
- 44': Diogo Costa (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
- 45': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon).
- 45': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mateus Uribe (FC Porto).
- 45': Romain Faivre (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emerson.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Porto 0, Lyon 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Porto 0, Lyon 0.
- 45': Substitution, FC Porto. Rúben Semedo replaces Pepe because of an injury.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zaidu Sanusi.
- 47': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Evanilson.
- 50': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 52': Foul by Evanilson (FC Porto).
- 52': Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 54': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 54': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pepê Aquino.
- 59': Goal! FC Porto 0, Lyon 1. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Dembele.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 60': VAR Decision: Goal FC Porto 0-1 Lyon (Lucas Paquetá).
- 62': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
- 63': Léo Dubois (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': VAR Decision: No Penalty FC Porto.
- 67': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 67': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Rúben Semedo.
- 72': Substitution, FC Porto. Toni Martínez replaces Evanilson.
- 73': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
- 73': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Offside, Lyon. Romain Faivre tries a through ball, but Léo Dubois is caught offside.
- 74': Emerson (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
- 74': Otávio (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt saved. Vitinha (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Otávio.
- 79': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 79': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (FC Porto).
- 79': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, FC Porto. Fábio Vieira replaces Mehdi Taremi.
- 80': Substitution, FC Porto. Galeno replaces João Mário.
- 80': Substitution, Lyon. Houssem Aouar replaces Romain Faivre.
- 83': Substitution, Lyon. Malo Gusto replaces Léo Dubois.
- 83': Attempt missed. Fábio Vieira (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Otávio with a headed pass.
- 85': Attempt missed. Vitinha (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 85': Attempt saved. Toni Martínez (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 85': Attempt missed. Galeno (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 88': Substitution, FC Porto. Francisco Conceição replaces Otávio.
- 89': Attempt saved. Galeno (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+1': Foul by Francisco Conceição (FC Porto).
- 90'+1': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 90'+4': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon).
- 90'+4': Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Offside, FC Porto. Toni Martínez tries a through ball, but Chancel Mbemba is caught offside.
- 90'+5': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Chancel Mbemba (FC Porto) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90'+6': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Porto 0-1 Lyon.
- 90'+6': Francisco Conceição (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Foul by Mateus Uribe (FC Porto).
- 90'+7': Moussa Dembele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, FC Porto 0, Lyon 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Porto 0, Lyon 1.
Statistics
 LYON |
FCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.5 | Possession | 51.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 342 | Accurate Passes | 366 |
| 420 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 24 | Tackles | 30 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 29 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 26,309
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 26,309
Line-Ups
FC Porto (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 3 | Pepe |
| 19 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 12 | Zaidu Sanusi |
| 23 | João Mário |
| 8 | Mateus Uribe |
| 20 | Vitinha |
| 11 | Pepê |
| 25 | Otávio  |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi |
| 30 | Evanilson |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 4 | Castello Lukeba |
| 23 | Thiago Mendes |
| 3 | Emerson |
| 14 | Léo Dubois |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 28 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 25 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 9 | Moussa Dembélé |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 15 | Romain Faivre |
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