Anderlecht 1–2 Lyon
Anderlecht
1–2HT 0–2
Lyon
Anderlecht played Lyon in the UEFA Europa League on 16 September 2026 at Lotto Park. The match finished 1–2.
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Goals and cards
- 8'N. Nartey
- 22'K. Nakamura (assist by M. Ouedraogo)
- 26'M. Niakhate — Yellow card
- 44'M. Ouedraogo — Yellow card
- 61'M. Cvetkovic (assist by A. Maamar)
Line-ups
Anderlecht 4-4-2
- Colin Coosemans
- Ali Maamar
- Andrew Omobamidele
- Léo Pétrot
- Ludwig Augustinsson
- Lukáš Ambros
- Enric Llansana
- Romeo Amane
- Marten Winkler
- Mihajlo Cvetković
- Thelo Aasgaard
- SUBSTITUTES
- Marco Kana
- Tawfik Bentayeb
- Danylo Sikan
- Justin Heekeren
- Kaïs Barry
- Oleg Reabciuk
- Noah Kalonji
- Joshua Nga Kana
- Tristan Degreef
- Mario Stroeykens
- Oliver Antman
- Noa Cobiella
- COACHES: Vitor Bruno
Lyon 4-3-3
- Rémy Descamps
- Ruben Kluivert
- Clinton Mata
- Moussa Niakhaté
- Mohamed Ouédraogo
- Tanner Tessmann
- Tyler Morton
- Noah Nartey
- Kaïl Boudache
- Loïs Openda
- Keito Nakamura
- SUBSTITUTES
- Nicolás Tagliafico
- Felix Bacher
- Pavel Šulc
- Mads Bidstrup
- Corentin Tolisso
- Justin Bengui
- Dominik Greif
- Zachary Athekame
- Khalis Merah
- Rémi Himbert
- Ernest Nuamah
- Julien Duranville
- COACHES: Paulo Fonseca
Match statistics
| Anderlecht | Lyon | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 10 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 1 |
| 13 | Total shots | 13 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 10 | Shots inside box | 11 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 6 | Corners | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 58% | Possession | 42% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 472 | Total passes | 346 |
| 396 | Accurate passes | 271 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 78% |
| 1.40 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.27 |
| -0.59 | goals_prevented | -0.59 |