Celta Vigo vs Lyon: 1–1

Celta Vigo and Lyon drew 1–1 in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, 12 March 2026 at Balaidos, Vigo, Spain.

Competition: UEFA Europa League (2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16)
Kick-off time: Thu, 12 Mar 2026, 20:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Balaidos, Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 21,673
Teams: Celta Vigo (home), Lyon (away)

Goals

25' — Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo), assist Williot Swedberg
87' — Endrick (Lyon), assist Clinton Mata

Red cards

54' — Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo)

Match statistics

Statistic	Celta Vigo	Lyon
Possession (%)	28.7	71.3
Shots	5	20
Shots on target	3	6
Corners	0	7
Fouls	11	14
Yellow cards	2	2

Starting line-ups

Celta Vigo (3-4-2-1): Andrei Radu (G), Carl Starfelt (CD), Marcos Alonso (CD-L), Javi Rodríguez (CD-R), Ilaix Moriba (CM-L), Matías Vecino (CM-R), Óscar Mingueza (LM), Javi Rueda (RM), Borja Iglesias (F), Williot Swedberg (CF-L), Iago Aspas (CF-R).

Lyon (4-2-3-1): Dominik Greif (G), Moussa Niakhaté (CD-L), Clinton Mata (CD-R), Nicolás Tagliafico (LB), Steeve Kango (RB), Noah Nartey (AM), Corentin Tolisso (LM), Tyler Morton (RM), Roman Yaremchuk (F), Abner (AM-L), Endrick (AM-R).

Recent form

Celta Vigo: won 2–1 away to PAOK (19 Feb); won 2–0 vs Mallorca (22 Feb); won 1–0 vs PAOK (26 Feb); won 2–1 away to Girona (1 Mar); lost 2–1 vs Real Madrid (6 Mar).

Lyon: won 2–0 vs Nice (15 Feb); lost 3–1 away to Strasbourg (22 Feb); lost 3–2 away to Marseille (1 Mar); lost 2–2 vs Lens (5 Mar); drew 1–1 vs Paris FC (8 Mar).