Anderlecht vs Lyon 1-2

UEFA Europa League· League phase, matchday 1· 2026-09-16 19:00 UTC

Anderlecht

1-2

Full timeHT 0-2

Lyon

M. Cvetkovic 61'

N. Nartey 8'

K. Nakamura 22'

Lyon beat Anderlecht 2-1 at Lotto Park in the UEFA Europa League league stage, with Nartey (8') and Nakamura (22') putting the visitors ahead before Cvetkovic (61') pulled one back for the hosts. Anderlecht had 58% of the possession and 14 shots to Lyon's 13, but Lyon had more shots on target (10 to 5). No red cards were shown.

Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.

Match timeline

8'N. Nartey
22'K. Nakamura assist M. Ouedraogo
26'Moussa Niakhaté · Yellow card
44'Mohamed Ouédraogo · Yellow card
R. Amane for M. Kana46'
46'M. Ouedraogo for N. Tagliafico
46'M. Niakhate for F. Bacher
M. Cvetkovic assist A. Maamar61'
65'L. Openda for P. Sulc
T. Aasgaard for T. Bentayeb74'
L. Ambros for D. Sikan74'
74'T. Morton for C. Tolisso
74'N. Nartey for M. Bidstrup
M. Cvetkovic for O. Antman85'
L. Augustinsson for N. Ojea90+2'

Match stats

58%Possession42%

14Shots13

5Shots on target10

11Shots in the box11

6Corners4

477Passes350

83%Pass accuracy78%

14Fouls12

3Offsides5

8Saves3

0Yellow cards2

Line-ups

Anderlecht starting XI

Anderlecht bench · coach Vitor Bruno

Lyon starting XI

Lyon bench · coach Paulo Fonseca

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UEFA Europa League table

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
10	AZ Alkmaar	3	+4	6
11	Omonia Nicosia	3	+1	6
12	Lyon	3	-1	6
13	Rennes	3	+1	5
14	Real Sociedad	3	+5	4
15	Crystal Palace	3	+3	4
16	Sparta Praha	3	+2	4
17	Levski Sofia	3	0	4
18	Dinamo Zagreb	3	-1	4
19	Sturm Graz	3	-2	4
20	NEC Nijmegen	3	-3	4
21	Red Bull Salzburg	3	-3	4
22	Anderlecht	3	+1	3
23	1899 Hoffenheim	3	0	3
24	AC Milan	3	-1	3