RSC Anderlecht 1-2 Olympique Lyonnais · Europa League
RSC Anderlecht lost to Olympique Lyonnais 1-2 in the Europa League. Goals: N. Nartey 8', K. Nakamura 22', M. Cvetković 61'. Expected goals (xG): RSC Anderlecht 1.3, Olympique Lyonnais 1.1. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
RSC Anderlecht and Olympique Lyonnais met in the Europa League at Lotto Park in Brussels on Wednesday, 16 September 2026.
Goalscorers
RSC Anderlecht: M. Cvetković 61'. Olympique Lyonnais: N. Nartey 8'; K. Nakamura 22'.
How the match went
RSC Anderlecht saw more of the ball, 58% of it. RSC Anderlecht had 14 shots with 5 on target, Olympique Lyonnais 13 with 10 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 6 to RSC Anderlecht and 4 to Olympique Lyonnais. RSC Anderlecht conceded 14 fouls, Olympique Lyonnais 12. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for RSC Anderlecht, 2 for Olympique Lyonnais).
Line-ups
RSC Anderlecht started in a 4-4-2: Colin Coosemans, Ali Maamar, Andrew Omobamidele, Léo Pétrot, Ludwig Augustinsson, Lukáš Ambros, Enric Llansana, Romeo Amane, Marten Winkler, Mihajlo Cvetković, Thelo Aasgaard.
Olympique Lyonnais started in a 4-3-3: Rémy Descamps, Ruben Kluivert, Clinton Mata, Moussa Niakhaté, Mohamed Ouédraogo, Tanner Tessmann, Tyler Morton, Noah Nartey, Kaïl Boudache, Loïs Openda, Keito Nakamura.
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Minute by minute
- 8'Goal! RSC Anderlecht 0-1 Olympique Lyonnais. N. Nartey (Olympique Lyonnais) scores.
- 22'Goal! RSC Anderlecht 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais. K. Nakamura (Olympique Lyonnais) scores, assisted by M. Ouédraogo.
- 45'Half-time. RSC Anderlecht 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais.
- 61'Goal! RSC Anderlecht 1-2 Olympique Lyonnais. M. Cvetković (RSC Anderlecht) scores, assisted by A. Maamar.
- 90'Full-time. RSC Anderlecht 1-2 Olympique Lyonnais.
Full commentary (61 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: RSC Anderlecht vs Olympique Lyonnais.
- 2'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 2'Attempt saved. M. Ouédraogo (Olympique Lyonnais), shot from a set piece. xG 0.27.
- 8'Goal! RSC Anderlecht 0-1 Olympique Lyonnais. N. Nartey (Olympique Lyonnais) scores.
- 14'Corner, RSC Anderlecht.
- 14'Attempt blocked. M. Winkler (RSC Anderlecht), header. xG 0.03.
- 16'Attempt saved. K. Boudache (Olympique Lyonnais), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 20'Attempt missed. E. Llansana (RSC Anderlecht), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 22'Goal! RSC Anderlecht 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais. K. Nakamura (Olympique Lyonnais) scores, assisted by M. Ouédraogo.
- 25'Offside, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 26'Yellow card for M. Niakhaté (Olympique Lyonnais) for foul.
- 26'Corner, RSC Anderlecht.
- 27'Attempt blocked. T. Morton (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 28'Attempt missed. R. Kluivert (Olympique Lyonnais), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 29'Attempt blocked. A. Maamar (RSC Anderlecht), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 29'Corner, RSC Anderlecht.
- 34'Attempt saved. M. Cvetković (RSC Anderlecht), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 35'Corner, RSC Anderlecht.
- 37'Offside, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 40'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 40'Attempt blocked. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 43'Attempt saved. M. Cvetković (RSC Anderlecht), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 44'Yellow card for M. Ouédraogo (Olympique Lyonnais) for foul.
- 45'0 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. RSC Anderlecht 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Olympique Lyonnais: F. Bacher comes on for M. Niakhaté.
- 46'Substitution, Olympique Lyonnais: N. Tagliafico comes on for M. Ouédraogo.
- 46'Substitution, RSC Anderlecht: M. Kana comes on for R. Amane.
- 52'Attempt saved. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.27.
- 53'Offside, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 56'Attempt saved. K. Boudache (Olympique Lyonnais), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 58'Attempt missed. L. Augustinsson (RSC Anderlecht), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 58'Attempt blocked. T. Aasgaard (RSC Anderlecht), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 59'Attempt saved. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 61'Goal! RSC Anderlecht 1-2 Olympique Lyonnais. M. Cvetković (RSC Anderlecht) scores, assisted by A. Maamar.
- 63'Attempt saved. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 65'Substitution, Olympique Lyonnais: P. Šulc comes on for L. Openda.
- 67'Offside, RSC Anderlecht.
- 69'Cleared off the line! A. Omobamidele (RSC Anderlecht), header from a corner. xG 0.23.
- 69'Attempt blocked. M. Winkler (RSC Anderlecht), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 69'Corner, RSC Anderlecht.
- 71'Offside, RSC Anderlecht.
- 74'Substitution, RSC Anderlecht: D. Sikan comes on for L. Ambros.
- 74'Substitution, RSC Anderlecht: T. Bentayeb comes on for T. Aasgaard.
- 74'Substitution, Olympique Lyonnais: M. Bidstrup comes on for N. Nartey.
- 74'Substitution, Olympique Lyonnais: C. Tolisso comes on for T. Morton.
- 80'Attempt saved. T. Bentayeb (RSC Anderlecht), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 80'Corner, RSC Anderlecht.
- 81'Attempt saved. K. Nakamura (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 81'Attempt missed. A. Omobamidele (RSC Anderlecht), header from a corner. xG 0.25.
- 81'Attempt missed. D. Sikan (RSC Anderlecht), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 83'Offside, RSC Anderlecht.
- 85'Substitution, RSC Anderlecht: O. Antman comes on for M. Cvetković.
- 86'Attempt saved. C. Tolisso (Olympique Lyonnais), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 87'Attempt missed. D. Sikan (RSC Anderlecht), header from a set piece. xG 0.09.
- 90'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Offside, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 90+2'Substitution, RSC Anderlecht: N. Cobiella comes on for L. Augustinsson.
- 90'Full-time. RSC Anderlecht 1-2 Olympique Lyonnais.