UEFA Europa LeagueMatchday 1

Anderlecht vs Lyon 1-2

Name: Anderlecht 1-2 Lyon — match data
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Anderlecht

1-2

Lyon

M. Cvetkovic61'

N. Nartey8'
K. Nakamura22'

Kick-off: Wed, 16 Sept 2026 · 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lotto Park, Brussels
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, Spain

Match timeline

90+3’SubstitutionAnderlechtN. Ojea ONL. Augustinsson OFF
85’SubstitutionAnderlechtO. Antman ONM. Cvetkovic OFF
74’SubstitutionLyonM. Bidstrup ONN. Nartey OFF
74’SubstitutionLyonC. Tolisso ONT. Morton OFF
74’SubstitutionAnderlechtT. Bentayeb ONT. Aasgaard OFF
74’SubstitutionAnderlechtD. Sikan ONL. Ambros OFF
65’SubstitutionLyonP. Sulc ONL. Openda OFF
61’Goal!AnderlechtM. CvetkovicAssist: A. Maamar1 – 2

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46’SubstitutionLyonF. Bacher ONM. Niakhate OFF
46’SubstitutionLyonN. Tagliafico ONM. Ouedraogo OFF
46’SubstitutionAnderlechtM. Kana ONR. Amane OFF
44’Yellow cardLyonM. Ouedraogo
26’Yellow cardLyonM. Niakhate
22’Goal!LyonK. NakamuraAssist: M. Ouedraogo0 – 2
8’Goal!LyonN. Nartey0 – 1
1’Kick-off

Key stats

AnderlechtLyon

58%Possession42%
13Shots13
1.40xG1.27
5Shots on Target10
6Corners4
84%Pass Accuracy78%
3Offsides4
8Saves3
472Passes346
14Fouls12
0Yellow Cards2

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Anderlecht4 - 3 - 3

26Coosemans
79Maamar
27Pétrot
12Omobamidele
6Augustinsson
8Amane
24Llansana
19Aasgaard
10Winkler
9Cvetković
18Ambros

Substitutions

46’↑55 Marco Kana↓8 Romeo Amane
74’↑21 Tawfik Bentayeb↓19 Thelo Aasgaard
74’↑14 Danylo Sikan↓18 Lukáš Ambros
85’↑11 Oliver Antman↓9 Mihajlo Cvetković
90+3’↑ N. Ojea↓6 Ludwig Augustinsson

Unused substitutes 32 Justin Heekeren, 50 Kaïs Barry, 5 Oleg Reabciuk, 68 Noah Kalonji, 61 Joshua Nga Kana, 83 Tristan Degreef, 29 Mario Stroeykens, 53 Noa Thomas Ojea Cobiella

Coach Vitor Bruno

Lyon4 - 3 - 3

40Descamps
21Kluivert
22Mata
19Niakhaté
76Ouédraogo
6Tessmann
23Morton
99Nartey
26Boudache
17Openda
11Nakamura

Substitutions

46’↑20 Felix Bacher↓19 Moussa Niakhaté
46’↑3 Nicolás Tagliafico↓76 Mohamed Ouédraogo
65’↑10 Pavel Šulc↓17 Loïs Openda
74’↑2 Mads Bidstrup↓99 Noah Nartey
74’↑8 Corentin Tolisso↓23 Tyler Morton

Unused substitutes 25 Justin Bengui, 1 Dominik Greif, 13 Zachary Athekame, 18 Khalis Merah, 45 Rémi Himbert, 7 Ernest Nuamah, 24 Julien Duranville

Coach Paulo Fonseca

Match facts

Competition: UEFA Europa League
Round: Matchday 1
Date: Wed, 16 Sept 2026
Kick-off: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lotto Park, Brussels
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, Spain
Anderlecht coach: Vitor Bruno
Lyon coach: Paulo Fonseca

League table

UEFA Europa League

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Juventus	2	2	0	+6	6
2	Bayer Leverkusen	2	2	0	+6	6
3	Benfica	2	2	0	+5	6
4	Beşiktaş	2	2	0	+4	6
5	Bournemouth	2	2	0	+4	6
8	Lyon	2	2	0	+2	6
29	Anderlecht	2	0	2	-2	0

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Anderlecht

W-D-L: 3-1-1
Scored / match: 1.0
Conceded / match: 0.6

Lyon

W-D-L: 2-2-1
Scored / match: 1.4
Conceded / match: 0.8

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Lyon beat Anderlecht 2-1 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Europa League at Lotto Park, Brussels.

M. Cvetkovic 61' scored for Anderlecht, N. Nartey 8' and K. Nakamura 22' for Lyon.

Anderlecht had 58% of the ball to Lyon's 42%; the sides had 13 and 13 shots (5 and 10 on target).

The referee showed 2 yellow cards and no reds.

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Match record

Competition: UEFA Europa League
Round: Matchday 1
Kick-off: Wed, 16 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC
Venue: Lotto Park, Brussels
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
Match ID: cornerflick:match:anderlecht-vs-lyon-europa-league-2026-09-16

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