1899 Hoffenheim vs Lyon 3-0

1899 Hoffenheim beat Lyon 3-0 at PreZero Arena, with Andrej Kramarić involved in the first two goals and Adam Hložek adding the third after coming off the bench. The home side led at half-time and kept control after the break.

Hoffenheim made the breakthrough in first-half stoppage time when Kramarić scored in the 45+4th minute to make it 1-0. Lyon had already made a change on 31 minutes, then used the interval to make two more, but they went into the break behind.

Adam Daghim doubled the lead on 49 minutes from Kramarić's assist for 2-0, and Hoffenheim then made two changes on 61 minutes, with Adam Hložek arriving on 65 minutes. He sealed it on 83 minutes, scoring from another Kramarić assist after coming on in the 65th minute. Lyon had made two substitutions at half-time and another on 60 minutes, but they only managed two shots on target and never found a way back into the match.

The numbers favoured Hoffenheim in the areas that mattered most. They had 21 shots to Lyon's 8, put 8 on target to 2, and finished with 2.06 expected goals against Lyon's 0.62. Lyon had more of the ball at 56% and more passes, 510 to 379, while Hoffenheim still won 11 corners to 9 and had 5 saves to Lyon's 2.

Hoffenheim were booked three times, with Mats Rots cautioned in the 9th minute, Wouter Burger on 72 minutes, and Ozan Kabak on 81 minutes. Christian Ilzer was also booked on 81 minutes. Lyon finished without a booking or a sending-off.