Lyon vs Celta Vigo match stats & report

0–2 Full time

UEFA Europa League · Round of 16 · Groupama Stadium, Lyon · Ref Irfan Peljto, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Lyon stats & fixtures · Celta Vigo stats & fixtures

Lyon lost to Celta Vigo 0–2 in the UEFA Europa League (Round of 16) on 19 March 2026. Expected goals finished 0.24–1.49. Celta Vigo had 65% of the ball.

Lyon vs Celta Vigo match statistics

LyonCelta Vigo

35% Ball possession 65%
0.24 Expected goals (xG) 1.49
4 Total shots 14
1 Shots on target 8
3 Shots off target 4
0 Blocked shots 2
2 Shots inside the box 9
1 Corners 6
11 Fouls 20
3 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 5
2 Red cards 0
290 Passes 556
82% Pass accuracy 90%
6 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

19' Red card M. Niakhate Lyon
33' Yellow card W. Swedberg Celta Vigo
43' Yellow card C. Starfelt Celta Vigo
53' Yellow card Fer López Celta Vigo
61' Goal Javi Rueda Celta Vigo
81' Yellow card N. Tagliafico Lyon
83' Yellow card Javi Rodríguez Celta Vigo
89' Yellow card Javi Rueda Celta Vigo
90' Goal Ferran Jutglà (assist Javi Rodríguez) Celta Vigo
90+6' Yellow card N. Tagliafico Lyon
90+6' Red card N. Tagliafico Lyon

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Lyon

Confirmed 5-3-2 Paulo Fonseca

1 D. Greif

16 Abner Vinicius 3 N. Tagliafico 19 M. Niakhate 22 Clinton Mata 60 S. Kango

99 N. Nartey 23 T. Morton 8 C. Tolisso

77 R. Yaremchuk 9 Endrick

Bench R. Descamps , Y. Konan , T. Tessmann , M. Fofana , K. Merah , A. Hamdani , O. Mangala , P. Sulc , A. Karabec , Afonso Moreira , M. de Carvalho

Celta Vigo

Confirmed 4-3-3 Claudio Giraldez

13 I. Radu

5 Sergio Carreira 20 M. Alonso 2 C. Starfelt 32 Javi Rodríguez

6 I. Moriba 15 M. Vecino 30 Fer López

19 W. Swedberg 18 P. Duran 17 Javi Rueda

Bench Iván Villar , J. El Abdellaoui , Manu Fernández , A. Antanon , I. Aspas , Mihailo Ristić , Joseph Aidoo , Ferran Jutglà , Álvaro Núñez , Carlos Domínguez , H. Sotelo , Hugo Álvarez

Form guide

Lyon at home

7–1–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.6 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Celta Vigo away

2–7–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 3.1 per game
Shots on target: 2.3 per game

40% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Lyon vs Celta Vigo head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
12 Mar 26	Celta Vigo v Lyon	1–1
29 Jul 23	Celta Vigo v Lyon	1–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Lyon vs Celta Vigo head-to-head record