BRUSSELS. Olympique Lyonnais prevailed over Anderlecht to win 2-1. It was Olympique Lyonnais to strike first with an early goal of Noah Nartey at the 8′. Then Keito Nakamura scored again for Olympique Lyonnais in the 22′ minute. Eventually, Mihajlo Cvetkovic reduced the distance for Anderlecht (61′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Anderlecht lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea assisted by Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Iván Masso Granado. The 4th official was Adrián Cordero Vega. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Anderlecht

1 - 2

Olympique Lyonnais

• 58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

• 14 Total 13
• 5 On Target 10
• 5 Off Target 1
• 4 Shots blocked 2

• 108 Attack 71
• 60 Dangerous attack 26
• 74 Ball safe 83

• 12 Free Kicks 14
• 0 Penalties 0
• 6 Corners 4
• 1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

• 14 Total 12
• 0 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Anderlecht had a superior ball possession 58% while Olympique Lyonnais was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Anderlecht was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Olympique Lyonnais managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Anderlecht shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Olympique Lyonnais shot 13 times, 10 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Anderlecht didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Olympique Lyonnais received 3 yellow cards (Mohamed Ouedraogo, Moussa Niakhaté and Mohamed Ouédraogo).

Standings

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht

G

Colin Coosemans  26.Belgium

8.4

D

Ludwig Augustinsson 6.Sweden

6.2

90'

D

Andrew Omobamidele 12.Republic of Ireland

6.6

D

Léo Pétrot 27.France

6.5

D

Ali Maamar 79.Belgium

8.0

M

Lukas Ambros 18.Czech Republic

6.6

74'

M

Enric Llansana 24.Netherlands

7.1

M

Romeo Amane 8.Ivory Coast

6.5

46'

M

Marten Winkler 10.Germany

6.4

F

Mihajlo Cvetkovic 9.Serbia

7.2

85' 61'

F

Thelo Aasgaard 19.Norway

6.5

74'

Substitutes

G

Justin Heekeren 32.Germany

D

Oleg Reabciuk 5.Moldova

D

Kaïs Barry 50.Belgium

M

Mario Stroeykens 29.Belgium

M

Joshua Nga Kana 61.Belgium

M

Noah Kalonji 68.Belgium

M

Tristan Degreef 83.Belgium

M

Noa Ojea 53.

90'

M

Marco Kana 55.Belgium

6.8

46'

F

Oliver Antman 11.Finland

6.4

85'

F

Danylo Sikan 14.Ukraine

6.7

74'

F

Tawfik Bentayeb 21.Morocco

6.7

74'

Anderlecht started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Vítor Bruno Clara Santos Mota Fernandes decided to play with the following team: Colin Coosemans (8.4), Ali Maamar (8.0), Andrew Omobamidele (6.6), Léo Pétrot (6.5), Ludwig Augustinsson (6.2), Lukas Ambros (6.6), Enric Llansana (7.1), Romeo Amane (6.5), Marten Winkler (6.4), Mihajlo Cvetkovic (7.2) and Thelo Aasgaard (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Noa Thomas Ojea Cobiella, Oliver Antman (6.4), Danylo Sikan (6.7), Tawfik Bentayeb (6.7), Marco Kana (6.8), Oleg Reabciuk, Mario Stroeykens, Justin Heekeren, Kaïs Barry, Joshua Nga Kana, Noah Kalonji, Tristan Degreef and Noa Ojea.

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 5 changes: Romeo Amane for Marco Kana (46′), Thelo Aasgaard for Tawfik Bentayeb (74′), Lukas Ambros for Danylo Sikan (74′), Mihajlo Cvetkovic for Oliver Antman (85′) and Ludwig Augustinsson for Noa Ojea (90′).

Player of the match: Colin Coosemans​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was the goalkeeper: Colin Coosemans. His rating is 8.41. He performed 8 saves.

Olympique Lyonnais – Formation

Olympique Lyonnais

G

Rémy Descamps 40.France

6.6

D

Ruben Kluivert 21.Netherlands

6.9

D

Clinton Mata 22.Angola

6.0

D

Mohamed Ouédraogo 76.Burkina Faso

7.2

46' 44'

D

Abner 16.Brazil

D

Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal

6.7

46' 26'

M

Noah Nartey 99.Denmark

6.8

74' 8'

M

Tanner Tessmann 6.United States

6.9

M

Tyler Morton 23.England

7.2

74'

F

Keito Nakamura 11.Japan

8.4

22'

F

Kaïl Boudache 26.France

7.5

F

Loïs Openda 17.Belgium

7.3

65'

Substitutes

G

Justin Bengui 25.France

G

Dominik Greif 1.Slovakia

D

Nicolás Tagliafico 3.Argentina

6.4

46'

D

Zachary Athekame 13.Switzerland

D

Felix Bacher 20.Austria

6.6

46'

M

Mads Bidstrup  2.Denmark

6.8

74'

M

Khalis Merah 18.Algeria

M

Corentin Tolisso  8.France

6.6

74'

M

Pavel Sulc 10.Czech Republic

7.2

65'

F

Julien Duranville 24.Belgium

F

Rémi Himbert 45.France

F

Ernest Nuamah 7.Ghana

Olympique Lyonnais started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca played with: Abner, Rémy Descamps (6.6), Ruben Kluivert (6.9), Clinton Mata (6.0), Moussa Niakhaté (6.7), Mohamed Ouédraogo (7.2), Tanner Tessmann (6.9), Tyler Morton (7.2), Noah Nartey (6.8), Kaïl Boudache (7.5) and Loïs Openda (7.3), Keito Nakamura (8.4).

These were the players on the bench: Dominik Greif, Ernest Nuamah, Corentin Tolisso (6.6), Pavel Sulc (7.2), Zachary Athekame, Felix Bacher (6.6), Mads Bidstrup (6.8), Nicolás Tagliafico (6.4), Khalis Merah, Julien Duranville, Justin Bengui and Rémi Himbert.

Substitutions

Olympique Lyonnais made 5 changes: Moussa Niakhaté for Felix Bacher (46′), Mohamed Ouédraogo for Nicolás Tagliafico (46′), Loïs Openda for Pavel Sulc (65′), Noah Nartey for Mads Bidstrup  (74′) and Tyler Morton for Corentin Tolisso  (74′).

Player of the match: Keito Nakamura​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Lyonnais was Keito Nakamura.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 27 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa League.​

• Omonia Nicosia – Celta de Vigo – 1-0
• Ararat-Armenia – Sparta Praha – 1-4
• AC Milan – Benfica – 0-2
• Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar – 1-0
• Sturm Graz – Rennes – 0-0
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Celje – 2-0
• Olympiacos F.C. – Jagiellonia Białystok – 2-1
• Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Dinamo Zagreb – 0-0
• Anderlecht – Olympique Lyonnais – 1-2