UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Thu, Mar 19 2026 · 17:45 Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu
Lyon
First leg1–1 0–2 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.24 – 1.54
Celta Vigo
  • M. Niakhaté 19’
  • N. Tagliafico 90+6’
  • 61’ Javi Rueda
  • 90+2’ Ferran Jutglà
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Celta Vigo beat Lyon

Celta Vigo won 2–0 through goals from Rueda and Jutglà. Lyon played with ten men from the 19th minute after Niakhaté was sent off. Celta Vigo finished with the higher xG (1.54 vs 0.24).

Lyon34%
Draw29%
Celta Vigo ✓37%

Model vs reality

Lyon goals
0
Model 1.16 · xG 0.24
Celta Vigo goals
2
Model 1.22 · xG 1.54
Total goals
2
Model 2.39 · xG 1.78
Score 0–2
7%
Most likely 1–1 (14%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 43%
Both scored
No
Model 49%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchD. GreifLyon
7.6
  • RefereeIrfan Peljto
  • VenueGroupama Stadium
  • Table before kick-offLyon 10th · Celta Vigo 11th

Timeline

  1. M. NiakhatéRed card · Roughing
    19’
  2. W. SwedbergYellow card · Holding
    33’
  3. C. StarfeltYellow card · Roughing
    43’
  4. Half time · 0–0
  5. ⇄ F. TessmannFor R. Yaremchuk
    46’
  6. ⇄ Hugo ÁlvarezFor W. Swedberg
    46’
  7. ⇄ J. AidooFor C. Starfelt
    46’
  8. Fer LópezYellow card · Tripping
    53’
  9. ⇄ Ferran JutglàFor Fer López
    57’
  10. ⇄ Iago AspasFor Pablo Durán
    57’
  11. Javi Rueda 0–1Assist Hugo Álvarez
    61’
  12. ⇄ O. MangalaFor N. Nartey
    67’
  13. ⇄ P. ŠulcFor Endrick
    67’
  14. ⇄ Afonso MoreiraFor Abner
    67’
  15. ⇄ Hugo SoteloFor M. Vecino
    81’
  16. ⇄ M. FofanaFor T. Morton
    82’
  17. N. TagliaficoYellow card
    82’
  18. Javi RodríguezYellow card · Roughing
    83’
  19. Javi RuedaYellow card
    89’
  20. Ferran Jutglà 0–2Assist Javi Rodríguez
    90+2’
  21. N. TagliaficoSecond yellow · Tripping
    90+6’
  22. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Lyon4 shots · 2 in box, 2 outside
Celta Vigo14 shots · 9 in box, 5 outside
LyonCelta Vigo
35% Possession 65%
0.24 Expected goals (xG) 1.54
0.40 Expected points (xPts) 2.36
4 Shots 14
1 Shots on target 8
3 Shots off target 4
0 Blocked shots 2
2 Shots inside the box 9
2 Shots outside the box 5
288 Passes 556
82% Pass accuracy 90%
0 Corners 6
6 Goalkeeper saves 1
10 Fouls 20
3 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 5
2 Red cards 0
6.65 Team rating 6.71

Line-ups

Lyon 5-3-2

17.6★ D. Greif(G)
166.2 Abner ↓67’ 36.2 N. Tagliafico 193.7 M. Niakhaté 226.3 Clinton Mata 607.2 Steeve Kango
996.5 N. Nartey ↓67’ 236.9 T. Morton ↓82’ 86.5 C. Tolisso
777.0 R. Yaremchuk ↓46’ 96.9 Endrick ↓67’
  • 1D. Greif (G) ★7.6
  • 16Abner↓67’6.2
  • 3N. Tagliafico6.2
  • 19M. Niakhaté3.7
  • 22Clinton Mata6.3
  • 60Steeve Kango7.2
  • 99N. Nartey↓67’6.5
  • 23T. Morton↓82’6.9
  • 8C. Tolisso6.5
  • 77R. Yaremchuk↓46’7.0
  • 9Endrick↓67’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 6F. Tessmann↑46’6.5
  • 5O. Mangala↑67’6.5
  • 11M. Fofana↑82’6.3
  • 17Afonso Moreira↑67’6.9
  • 10P. Šulc↑67’6.5

Unused: Yvann Konan, R. Descamps, Mathys de Carvalho, A. Karabec, Khalis Merah, A. Hamdani

Celta Vigo 4-3-3

136.7 I. Radu(G)
56.9 Sergio Carreira 207.2 Marcos Alonso 26.5 C. Starfelt ↓46’ 326.7 Javi Rodríguez A
66.7 I. Moriba 156.7 M. Vecino ↓81’ 306.6 Fer López ↓57’
196.2 W. Swedberg ↓46’ 185.9 Pablo Durán ↓57’ 177.0 Javi Rueda
  • 13I. Radu (G)6.7
  • 5Sergio Carreira6.9
  • 20Marcos Alonso7.2
  • 2C. Starfelt↓46’6.5
  • 32Javi RodríguezA6.7
  • 6I. Moriba6.7
  • 15M. Vecino↓81’6.7
  • 30Fer López↓57’6.6
  • 19W. Swedberg↓46’6.2
  • 18Pablo Durán↓57’5.9
  • 17Javi Rueda7.0

Substitutes used

  • 4J. Aidoo↑46’6.6
  • 23Hugo ÁlvarezA↑46’6.9
  • 9Ferran Jutglà↑57’6.3
  • 10Iago Aspas↑57’7.2
  • 22Hugo Sotelo↑81’6.3

Unused: Iván Villar, M. Ristić, Carlos Domínguez, Manu Fernández, Alvaro Núñez, Andrés Antañón, Jones El-Abdellaoui

Player stats

Top rated
D. GreifLyon7.6
2nd
Steeve KangoLyon7.2
3rd
Marcos AlonsoCelta Vigo7.2

Lyon

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Greif G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 76% 46 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
Abner D 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 14 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.2
N. Tagliafico D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 78% 23 2 1 0/0 3/3 6.2
M. Niakhaté D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 13 0 0 0/0 1/1 3.7
Clinton Mata D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 31 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.3
Steeve Kango D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 28 9 0 2/2 0/0 7.2
N. Nartey M 67 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 16 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.5
T. Morton M 82 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 24 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
C. Tolisso M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 81% 31 1 1 0/0 3/1 6.5
R. Yaremchuk F 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 7 0 0 0/0 0/3 7.0
Endrick F 67 0 0 1 (0) 1 60% 5 0 1 1/2 0/1 6.9
F. Tessmann M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 19 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
O. Mangala M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
M. Fofana F 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
Afonso Moreira F 23 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 6 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.9
P. Šulc M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Celta Vigo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. Radu G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 67% 18 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Sergio Carreira D 90 0 0 2 (1) 2 95% 79 0 0 1/1 1/1 6.9
Marcos Alonso D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 96% 83 0 0 0/0 2/0 7.2
C. Starfelt D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 27 1 0 0/0 3/0 6.5
Javi Rodríguez D 90 0 1 1 (0) 0 86% 79 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.7
I. Moriba M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 33 1 1 1/1 0/1 6.7
M. Vecino M 81 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 53 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.7
Fer López M 57 0 0 2 (2) 1 93% 27 1 0 1/2 2/2 6.6
W. Swedberg M 46 0 0 1 (1) 1 86% 21 1 0 0/3 1/1 6.2
Pablo Durán F 57 0 0 1 (1) 0 62% 13 0 0 0/0 3/0 5.9
Javi Rueda D 90 1 0 2 (1) 1 85% 33 2 1 2/2 5/2 7.0
J. Aidoo D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 19 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Hugo Álvarez M 44 0 1 0 (0) 1 89% 28 0 1 2/4 0/0 6.9
Ferran Jutglà F 33 1 0 1 (1) 0 100% 7 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
Iago Aspas F 33 0 0 2 (1) 2 85% 26 0 1 0/0 0/1 7.2
Hugo Sotelo M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.