UEFA Europa League

Lyon vs Besiktas, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
Lyon
    FT
    0 - 1
    Besiktas
    • 71': Gedson Fernandes

    About

    Lyon are hosting Besiktas 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': Attempt blocked. Cher Ndour (Besiktas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ernest Muçi.
    • 1': Offside, Besiktas. Gedson Fernandes is caught offside.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
    • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Ersin Destanoglu (Besiktas).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
    • 7': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ersin Destanoglu.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 11': Cher Ndour (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Cher Ndour (Besiktas).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': Offside, Lyon. Saïd Benrahma is caught offside.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanner Tessmann.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 19': Clinton Mata (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Besiktas).
    • 20': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Cher Ndour.
    • 23': Foul by Rafa (Besiktas).
    • 23': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Offside, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso is caught offside.
    • 24': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 26': VAR Decision: No Goal Lyon 0-0 Besiktas.
    • 27': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Emirhan Topçu (Besiktas).
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Emirhan Topçu (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': VAR Decision: No Penalty Lyon.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Offside, Lyon. Saïd Benrahma is caught offside.
    • 32': Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Arthur Masuaku (Besiktas).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tanner Tessmann.
    • 33': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by João Mário (Besiktas).
    • 35': Foul by Jonas Svensson (Besiktas).
    • 35': Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Cher Ndour (Besiktas) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
    • 40': Offside, Lyon. Rayan Cherki is caught offside.
    • 41': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
    • 41': Rafa (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Rafa (Besiktas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
    • 45'+5': Delay in match (Lyon).
    • 45'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Lyon 0, Besiktas 0.
    • 45'+6': Arthur Masuaku (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Besiktas 0.
    • 47': Attempt saved. João Mário (Besiktas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arthur Masuaku.
    • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Offside, Lyon. Rayan Cherki is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt saved. João Mário (Besiktas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico.
    • 53': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Emirhan Topçu.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ernest Nuamah following a fast break.
    • 56': Foul by Cher Ndour (Besiktas).
    • 56': Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanner Tessmann.
    • 60': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Gedson Fernandes.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 61': Cher Ndour (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Tanner Tessmann (Lyon).
    • 61': Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
    • 63': Hand ball by Tanner Tessmann (Lyon).
    • 64': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Felix Uduokhai.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Ernest Muçi (Besiktas) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rafa following a fast break.
    • 65': Substitution, Lyon. Malick Fofana replaces Saïd Benrahma.
    • 65': Substitution, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret replaces Tanner Tessmann.
    • 66': Substitution, Besiktas. Semih Kiliçsoy replaces Ernest Muçi.
    • 66': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Semih Kiliçsoy (Besiktas).
    • 67': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Besiktas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Rafa (Besiktas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a fast break.
    • 68': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
    • 68': João Mário (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico.
    • 70': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by João Mário (Besiktas).
    • 70': João Mário (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Goal! Lyon 0, Besiktas 1. Gedson Fernandes (Besiktas) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafa with a through ball.
    • 72': Substitution, Lyon. Wilfried Zaha replaces Ernest Nuamah.
    • 73': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Gedson Fernandes.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
    • 79': Substitution, Lyon. Georges Mikautadze replaces Rayan Cherki.
    • 79': Substitution, Lyon. Gift Orban replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gift Orban.
    • 83': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Emirhan Topçu.
    • 83': Ersin Destanoglu (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Rafa (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Foul by Semih Kiliçsoy (Besiktas).
    • 84': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Semih Kiliçsoy (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Foul by Georges Mikautadze (Lyon).
    • 85': Gedson Fernandes (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Besiktas. Onur Bulut replaces Ciro Immobile.
    • 86': Substitution, Besiktas. Al Musrati replaces João Mário.
    • 87': Clinton Mata (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Semih Kiliçsoy (Besiktas).
    • 88': Attempt saved. Rafa (Besiktas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Al Musrati.
    • 89': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
    • 89': Onur Bulut (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Semih Kiliçsoy (Besiktas) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Al Musrati (Besiktas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
    • 90'+2': Delay in match (Lyon).
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malick Fofana with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Felix Uduokhai.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Gift Orban (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Besiktas. Salih Uçan replaces Gedson Fernandes.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lyon 0, Besiktas 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Lyon 0, Besiktas 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 7
    6 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 5
    0 Corner Kicks 8
    8 Saves 4
    41.9 Possession 58.1
    12 SHOTS 30
    5 ON GOAL 9
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    317 Accurate Passes 469
    399 Passes 549
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    6 Crosses 22
    0.5 Cross % 0.1
    53 Long Balls 33
    18 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 11
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    21 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 5
    38 Effective Clearances 10
    38 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Groupama Stadium
    Location: Lyon, France
    Attendance: 27,350

    UEFA Europa League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lazio 3 +8 9
    2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 +5 9
    3 Anderlecht 3 +4 9
    4 Ajax Amsterdam 3 +7 7
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LYON Lyon (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Lucas Perri (GK)
    19 Moussa Niakhaté
    22 Clinton Mata
    3 Nicolás Tagliafico
    98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
    18 Rayan Cherki
    8 Corentin Tolisso Yellow Card
    15 Tanner Tessmann Yellow Card
    10 Alexandre Lacazette
    17 Saïd Benrahma
    37 Ernest Nuamah
    Lyon Substitutes:
    Wilfried Zaha, Georges Mikautadze, Jordan Veretout, Nemanja Matic, Abner, Duje Caleta-Car, Gift Orban, Saël Kumbedi, Maxence Caqueret, Malick Fofana, Warmed Omari, Rémy Descamps.

    BES Besiktas (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Ersin Destanoglu (GK) Yellow Card
    53 Emir Han Topcu Yellow Card
    14 Felix Uduokhai
    26 Arthur Masuaku Yellow Card
    2 Jonas Svensson
    18 João Mário Yellow Card
    83 Gedson Fernandes
    73 Cher Ndour
    17 Ciro Immobile
    23 Ernest Muçi
    27 Rafa Silva
    Besiktas Substitutes:
    Göktug Baytekin, Al-Musrati, Onur Bulut, Baktiyor Zainutdinov, Salih Ucan, Mustafa Hekimoglu, Yakup Kilic, Semih Kiliçsoy, Tayyib Talha Sanuc, Emir Yasar, Serkan Terzi, Can Keles.

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