UEFA Europa League

Lyon vs FC Basel, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
Lyon
  • 3': Corentin Tolisso
  • 90': Afonso Moreira
FT
2 - 0
FC Basel

    About

    Lyon are hosting FC Basel at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Lyon. Malick Fofana is caught offside.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Khalis Merah.
    • 3': Goal! Lyon 1, Basel 0. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathys de Carvalho.
    • 7': Foul by Mathys de Carvalho (Lyon).
    • 7': Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 9': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Adrian Barisic (Basel).
    • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
    • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Albian Ajeti (Basel) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Philip Otele (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Martín Satriano (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Offside, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso is caught offside.
    • 20': Foul by Clinton Mata (Lyon).
    • 20': Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Abner Vinícius (Lyon).
    • 21': Marin Soticek (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Clinton Mata (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Philip Otele (Basel).
    • 23': Attempt missed. Abner Vinícius (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Malick Fofana.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon).
    • 26': Foul by Mathys de Carvalho (Lyon).
    • 26': Marin Soticek (Basel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Malick Fofana (Lyon).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marwin Hitz (Basel).
    • 30': Handball by Philip Otele (Basel).
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Clinton Mata (Lyon).
    • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Dominik Schmid (Basel) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Léo Leroy with a headed pass.
    • 40': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Adrian Barisic (Basel).
    • 41': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon).
    • 41': Philip Otele (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Martín Satriano (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marwin Hitz (Basel). Assisted by Abner Vinícius with a cross.
    • 42': Foul by Malick Fofana (Lyon).
    • 42': Nicolas Vouilloz (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
    • 44': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Dominik Schmid.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Martín Satriano (Lyon).
    • 45'+2': Marin Soticek (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Nicolas Vouilloz (Basel).
    • 45'+3': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Nicolas Vouilloz (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+7': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+7': Foul by Albian Ajeti (Basel).
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Lyon 1, Basel 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lyon 1, Basel 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Basel. Kevin Rüegg replaces Nicolas Vouilloz.
    • 45': Substitution, Basel. Koba Koindredi replaces Metinho.
    • 45': Substitution, Lyon. Tyler Morton replaces Tanner Tessmann.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marwin Hitz (Basel).
    • 49': Foul by Léo Leroy (Basel).
    • 49': Khalis Merah (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Léo Leroy (Basel).
    • 49': Mathys de Carvalho (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marwin Hitz (Basel). Assisted by Tyler Morton.
    • 51': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Marwin Hitz.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Khalis Merah (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 51': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kevin Rüegg.
    • 52': Foul by Mathys de Carvalho (Lyon).
    • 52': Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Clinton Mata (Lyon).
    • 53': Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel).
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Foul by Abner Vinícius (Lyon).
    • 55': Marin Soticek (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Niakhaté.
    • 60': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel).
    • 60': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Clinton Mata (Lyon).
    • 61': Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Basel. Ibrahim Salah replaces Philip Otele.
    • 65': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Dominik Schmid.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Martín Satriano (Lyon) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Abner Vinícius.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Léo Leroy (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a through ball.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Khalis Merah (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Malick Fofana.
    • 72': Substitution, Basel. Bénie Traoré replaces Marin Soticek.
    • 72': Substitution, Lyon. Ruben Kluivert replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
    • 72': Substitution, Lyon. Adam Karabec replaces Malick Fofana.
    • 73': Handball by Léo Leroy (Basel).
    • 75': Foul by Kevin Rüegg (Basel).
    • 75': Khalis Merah (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Salah (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Bénie Traoré.
    • 79': Substitution, Lyon. Pavel Sulc replaces Corentin Tolisso.
    • 79': Substitution, Lyon. Afonso Moreira replaces Khalis Merah.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Léo Leroy (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bénie Traoré.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Abner Vinícius (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
    • 82': Dominik Schmid (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Adam Karabec (Lyon).
    • 83': Attempt missed. Mathys de Carvalho (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 83': Offside, Lyon. Tyler Morton is caught offside.
    • 84': Substitution, Basel. Moritz Broschinski replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 87': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Adam Karabec.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Léo Leroy (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 88': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Salah (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 88': Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Goal! Lyon 2, Basel 0. Afonso Moreira (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Moritz Broschinski (Basel).
    • 90'+2': Ruben Kluivert (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lyon 2, Basel 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Lyon 2, Basel 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 3
    39.3 Possession 60.7
    10 SHOTS 18
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    281 Accurate Passes 507
    358 Passes 574
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    20 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    46 Long Balls 55
    27 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    9 Effective Tackles 5
    14 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    10 Interceptions 17
    16 Effective Clearances 24
    16 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Groupama Stadium
    Location: Lyon, France
    Attendance: 35,586

    UEFA Europa League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lyon 5 +9 12
    2 FC Midtjylland 5 +7 12
    3 Aston Villa 5 +5 12
    4 SC Freiburg 5 +5 11
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LYON Lyon (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Dominik Greif (GK)
    19 Moussa Niakhaté Yellow Card
    22 Clinton Mata
    16 Abner
    98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
    8 Corentin Tolisso
    39 Mathys De Carvalho
    6 Tanner Tessmann
    20 Martín Satriano
    11 Malick Fofana
    44 Khalis Merah
    Lyon Substitutes:
    Yvann Konan, Pavel Sulc, Nicolás Tagliafico, Ruben Kluivert, Tyler Morton, Alejandro Rodríguez, Enzo Molébé, Lassine Diarra, Adam Karabec, Afonso Moreira.

    FCB FC Basel (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Marwin Hitz (GK)
    24 Flavius Daniliuc
    26 Adrian Leon Barisic
    31 Dominik Schmid
    3 Nicolas Vouilloz Yellow Card
    22 Leo Leroy
    5 Metinho
    7 Philip Otele
    19 Marin Soticek
    23 Albian Ajeti
    10 Xherdan Shaqiri
    FC Basel Substitutes:
    Koba Koindredi, Moritz Broschinski, Kevin Ruegg, Jeremy Agbonifo, Jonas Adjei, Bénie Traoré, Mirko Salvi, Arlet Zé, Moussa Cissé, Andrej Bacanin, Ibrahim Salah, Tim Spycher.

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