Celta Vigo vs Lyon

UEFA Europa League - 1/8-finals 12 Mar 2026, 20:00
Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo
1–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Lyon
Lyon
👤 E. Lambrechts

Match report

Celta Vigo were held to a 1-1 draw by Lyon in the UEFA Europa League - 1/8-finals on 12 March 2026.

Celta Vigo dominated possession with 70% of the ball, while Lyon had 20 shots to Celta Vigo's 5.

B. Iglesias was sent off in the 55th minute.

The referee was E. Lambrechts.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 70% - 30% Shots 5 - 20 On target 3 - 6 Corners 0 - 7 Fouls 11 - 14 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Javier Rueda
Celta Vigo · 1 goal
8 Endrick 1 goal
8 Williot Swedberg 1 assist
7 Ionuț Radu 5 saves
7 Javi Rodríguez captained the side
First half vs second half
Lyon came out stronger after half-time, with 13 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–7 2–13
Shots On Goal 3–1 0–5
Ball Possession 32–68 —
Corners 0–3 0–4
Attacks 22–103 23–59
Match statistics
0 Corners 7
5 Substitution 5
45 Attacks 162
14 Dangerous Attacks 93
3 On Target 6
2 Off Target 14
70% Ball Possession 30%
5 Shots Total 20
3 Shots On Goal 6
2 Shots Off Goal 7
0 Shots Blocked 7
3 Shots Inside Box 7
2 Shots Outside Box 13
11 Fouls 14
0 Corners 7
0 Offsides 1
29% Ball Possession 71%
5 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 2
288 Passes Total 697
225 Passes Accurate 651
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Celta Vigo · 3-4-2-1
13 I. Radu
32 J. Rodríguez 2 C. Starfelt 20 M. Alonso
17 J. Rueda 15 M. Vecino 6 I. Moriba 3 Ó. Mingueza
10 I. Aspas 19 W. Swedberg
7 B. Iglesias
Lyon · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Greif
60 S. Kango 22 C. Mata 19 M. Niakhaté 3 N. Tagliafico
23 T. Morton 8 C. Tolisso
9 Endrick 99 N. Nartey 16 A. Vinícius
77 R. Yaremchuk
Celta Vigo
Coach
Claudio Giraldez
Substitutes
  • 5 Sergio Carreira
  • 9 Ferran Jutglà
  • 21 Mihailo Ristić
  • 18 Pablo Durán
  • 22 Hugo Sotelo
  • 1 Iván Villar
  • 4 Joseph Aidoo
  • 14 Alvaro Núñez
  • 24 Carlos Domínguez
  • 23 Hugo Álvarez
  • 30 Fer López
  • 39 Jones El-Abdellaoui
Lyon
Coach
Paulo Fonseca
Substitutes
  • 45 Rémi Himbert
  • 7 Adam Karabec
  • 5 Orel Mangala
  • 6 Tanner Tessmann
  • 84 Adil Hamdani
  • 40 Rémy Descamps
  • 62 Yvann Konan
  • 39 Mathys de Carvalho
  • 44 Khalis Merah
  • 46 Tiago Goncalves
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ F. Jutgla ↓ I. Aspas Celta Vigo
  • 46' ↑ S. Carreira ↓ J. Rueda Celta Vigo
  • 63' ↑ M. Ristic ↓ O. Mingueza Celta Vigo
  • 67' ↑ P. Duran ↓ W. Swedberg Celta Vigo
  • 67' ↑ R. Himbert ↓ N. Tagliafico Lyon
  • 85' ↑ T. Tessmann ↓ S. Kango Lyon
  • 85' ↑ A. Hamdani ↓ N. Nartey Lyon
  • 85' ↑ O. Mangala ↓ T. Morton Lyon
  • 90+1' ↑ H. Sotelo ↓ I. Moriba Celta Vigo
Cards
  • 55' B. Iglesias Celta Vigo
  • 20' B. Iglesias Celta Vigo
  • 48' O. Mingueza Celta Vigo
  • 53' N. Tagliafico Lyon
  • 55' B. Iglesias Celta Vigo
  • 77' S. Kango Lyon
  • 90+3' M. Vecino Celta Vigo
  • 90+3' M. Alonso Celta Vigo
Head-to-head
Celta Vigo 2 1 draws 0 Lyon
2026-03-19 Lyon vs Celta Vigo 0 - 2
2026-03-12 Celta Vigo vs Lyon 1 - 1
2023-07-29 Celta Vigo vs Lyon 1 - 0
Recent form
Celta Vigo D D D D D
Lyon D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Celta Vigo vs Lyon?
Celta Vigo drew 1-1 against Lyon on 12 March 2026.
Who won Celta Vigo vs Lyon?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Who had more possession in Celta Vigo vs Lyon?
Celta Vigo had 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.