Lyon vs FC Basel, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
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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
FCB |
LYON![]() |
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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
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 35,586
UEFA Europa League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 6 | +10 | 15 |
| 2 | FC Midtjylland | 6 | +8 | 15 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 6 | +6 | 15 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 6 | +7 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Greif (GK) |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
| 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 |
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 |
| 22 | Leo Leroy |
| 5 | Metinho |
| 7 | Philip Otele |
| 19 | Marin Soticek |
| 23 | Albian Ajeti |
| 10 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
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