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UEFA Europa LeagueMatchday 4Real Sociedad vs Lyon 1-1
- Orri Steinn Óskarsson28'
- Corentin Tolisso54'
- Kick-off
- Thu, 5 Nov 2026 · 17:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastian
- Referee
- Anastasios Papapetrou
Match timeline
- 90+1’Yellow card
LyonAbner Vinicius - 89’Yellow card
Real SociedadYangel Herrera - 89’SubstitutionLyonNicolás Tagliafico ONKail Boudache OFF
- 89’SubstitutionLyonAlejandro Gomes Rodríguez ONKhalis Merah OFF
- 87’Yellow cardLyonDominik Greif
- 82’Yellow cardLyonJulien Duranville
- 79’SubstitutionReal SociedadLuka Sučić ONOrri Steinn Óskarsson OFF
- 79’SubstitutionReal SociedadPablo Marin ONAnder Barrenetxea OFF
Show 9 earlier events
- 77’Yellow cardReal SociedadAnder Barrenetxea
- 75’SubstitutionLyonNoah Teye Nartey ONMads Bidstrup OFF
- 67’SubstitutionLyonJulien Duranville ONKeito Nakamura OFF
- 66’SubstitutionReal SociedadJob Ochieng ONGonçalo Guedes OFF
- 61’Yellow cardReal SociedadGonçalo Guedes
- 54’Goal!LyonCorentin TolissoAssist: Tanner Tessmann1 – 1
- 45’SubstitutionReal SociedadJon Martin ONMamadou Sarr OFF
- 38’Yellow cardLyonKail Boudache
- 28’Goal!Real SociedadOrri Steinn ÓskarssonAssist: Ander Barrenetxea1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Real SociedadLyon- 47%Possession53%
- 11Shots12
- 1.41xG0.94
- 4Shots on Target4
- 5Corners6
- 23Fouls10
- 1Offsides4
- 3Saves3
- 444Passes509
- 3Yellow Cards4
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Real Sociedad4 - 4 - 2
- 13Marrero
- 2Aramburu
- 5Zubeldia
- 19Sarr
- 17Gómez
- 11Guedes
- 4Gorrotxategi
- 21Herrera
- 7Barrenetxea
- 9Óskarsson
- 10Oyarzabal
Substitutions
- 45’↑6 Jon Martín↓19 M. Sarr
- 66’↑12 J. Ochieng↓11 Gonçalo Guedes
- 79’↑24 L. Sučić↓9 O. Óskarsson
- 79’↑15 Pablo Marín↓7 Barrenetxea
Unused substitutes 8 Beñat Turrientes, 22 Héctor Fort, 14 T. Kubo, 28 A. Lebarbier, 29 Alex Garcia, 3 Aihen Muñoz, 16 Jon Pacheco, 1 Álex Remiro
Coach P. Matarazzo
Lyon4 - 3 - 3
- 1Greif
- 13Athekame
- 20Bacher
- 21Kluivert
- 16Abner
- 2Bidstrup
- 6Tessmann
- 8Tolisso
- 26Boudache
- 18Merah
- 11Nakamura
Substitutions
- 67’↑24 J. Duranville↓11 Keito Nakamura
- 75’↑99 N. Nartey↓2 M. Bidstrup
- 89’↑3 N. Tagliafico↓26 K. Boudache
- 89’↑32 Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez↓18 K. Merah
Unused substitutes 44 A. Hamdani, 85 N. Kamara, 22 Clinton Mata, 46 Tiago Gonçalves, 40 R. Descamps, 25 J. Bengui João
Coach Jorge Maciel
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Matchday 4
- Date
- Thu, 5 Nov 2026
- Kick-off
- 17:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastian
- Referee
- Anastasios Papapetrou
- Real Sociedad coach
- P. Matarazzo
- Lyon coach
- Jorge Maciel
League table
UEFA Europa League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 |  Bournemouth | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 12 |
| 3 |  Ferencvarosi TC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 12 |
| 4 |  Union St. Gilloise | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 10 |
| 5 |  Juventus | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 10 |
| 13 |  Lyon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 20 |  Real Sociedad | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
Player ratings
- 1
O. Óskarsson8.0 - 2
Zubeldia7.1 - 3
M. Sarr7.0 - 4
J. Aramburu6.9 - 5
Barrenetxea6.8 - 6
Jon Martín6.8 - 7
Sergio Gómez6.7 - 8
Unai Marrero6.7 - 9
J. Ochieng6.6 - 10
Jon Gorrotxategi6.5 - 11
Mikel Oyarzabal6.4 - 12
Pablo Marín6.4 - 13
Gonçalo Guedes6.3 - 14
Y. Herrera6.3 - 15
L. Sučić6.2 - 16
Beñat Turrientes0.0 - 17
Héctor Fort0.0 - 18
T. Kubo0.0 - 19
A. Lebarbier0.0 - 20
Alex Garcia0.0 - 21
Aihen Muñoz0.0 - 22
Jon Pacheco0.0 - 23
Álex Remiro0.0
- 1
C. Tolisso7.9 - 2
T. Tessmann7.7 - 3
Keito Nakamura6.9 - 4
F. Bacher6.8 - 5
R. Kluivert6.8 - 6
J. Duranville6.6 - 7
D. Greif6.5 - 8
K. Merah6.5 - 9
M. Bidstrup6.4 - 10
N. Tagliafico6.4 - 11
Z. Athekame6.3 - 12
Abner6.2 - 13
K. Boudache6.2 - 14
Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez6.1 - 15
N. Nartey5.9 - 16
R. Descamps0.0 - 17
Tiago Gonçalves0.0 - 18
A. Hamdani0.0 - 19
N. Kamara0.0 - 20
Clinton Mata0.0 - 21
J. Bengui João0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
Rated 8.0, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 79 minutes.
Head to head
4 goals0 goals
Last 2 meetings
- 2013UEFA Champions LeagueReal Sociedad2 - 0Lyon
- 2013UEFA Champions LeagueReal Sociedad2 - 0Lyon
2 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Real Sociedad- W-D-L
- 3-1-1
- Scored / match
- 3.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
Lyon- W-D-L
- 3-0-2
- Scored / match
- 1.4
- Conceded / match
- 1.6
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- Real Sociedad0%
- Lyon0%
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What happened
Match report
Real Sociedad and Lyon drew 1-1 in the UEFA Europa League league stage. Both sides scored before the break and neither found a winner after half-time.
Orri Steinn Óskarsson put Real Sociedad ahead in the 28th minute, finishing from Ander Barrenetxea to make it 1-0. Lyon levelled in the 54th minute through Corentin Tolisso, who scored from Tanner Tessmann's pass. Real Sociedad led 1-0 at the break.
The second half opened with Lyon's equaliser and the contest stayed level through a run of changes. Real Sociedad made one substitution on 45 minutes, then another in the 66th minute when Gonçalo Guedes came off for Job Ochieng. They made two more changes on 79 minutes, including Óskarsson and Barrenetxea coming off. Lyon also made changes on 67, 75 and 89 minutes, with two more at 89 minutes, but neither side added another goal.
The numbers were tight. Lyon had 53% of the ball and 509 passes to Real Sociedad's 444, but the hosts had the better xG at 1.41 to 0.94. Lyon had 12 shots to 11, both sides put four on target, Lyon had six corners to five, and Real Sociedad were flagged offside once to Lyon's four. Both goalkeepers made three saves.
The bookings were spread across both sides. Lyon's Kail Boudache was booked in the 38th minute, while Real Sociedad's Gonçalo Guedes was booked on 61 minutes, Ander Barrenetxea on 77 and Yangel Herrera on 89. Lyon's Julien Duranville was booked on 82 minutes, Dominik Greif on 87 and Abner Vinicius three minutes into stoppage time.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Matchday 4
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastian
- Referee
- Anastasios Papapetrou
- Match ID
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17 events
- 28’Goal!Real SociedadOrri Steinn ÓskarssonAssist: Ander Barrenetxea1 – 0
- 38’Yellow cardLyonKail Boudache
- 45’SubstitutionReal SociedadJon Martin ONMamadou Sarr OFF
- 54’Goal!LyonCorentin TolissoAssist: Tanner Tessmann1 – 1
- 61’Yellow cardReal SociedadGonçalo Guedes
- 66’SubstitutionReal SociedadJob Ochieng ONGonçalo Guedes OFF
- 67’SubstitutionLyonJulien Duranville ONKeito Nakamura OFF
- 75’SubstitutionLyonNoah Teye Nartey ONMads Bidstrup OFF
- 77’Yellow cardReal SociedadAnder Barrenetxea
- 79’SubstitutionReal SociedadLuka Sučić ONOrri Steinn Óskarsson OFF
- 79’SubstitutionReal SociedadPablo Marin ONAnder Barrenetxea OFF
- 82’Yellow cardLyonJulien Duranville
- 87’Yellow cardLyonDominik Greif
- 89’Yellow cardReal SociedadYangel Herrera
- 89’SubstitutionLyonNicolás Tagliafico ONKail Boudache OFF
- 89’SubstitutionLyonAlejandro Gomes Rodríguez ONKhalis Merah OFF
- 90+1’Yellow cardLyonAbner Vinicius