UEFA Europa League · Round of 16
0:2
HT 0:0
Javier Rueda 61'
Ferran Jutglà 90'
Thu, 19 Mar 2026, 17:45 (UK) · Groupama Stadium, Lyon

Celta Vigo won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.24–1.49).

Player of the matchJavi Rodríguez7.5Decisive moment61' Javier Rueda+1.1

Lyon 0-2 Celta Vigo

Key numbers

  • Possession 35% – 65%
  • Shots 4 (1 on target) – 14 (8)
  • Decisive moment: 61' Javier Rueda, FN xPts +1.1
Player of the match
Javi Rodríguez 7.5Strong

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.5 (Strong)

Game state

0-10-2
Lyon ahead 0 min · level 61 min · Celta Vigo ahead 29 min
  • Lyon: Red card 19' → ~71 min a player down
  • Ferran Jutglà — off the bench 33 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

19' Moussa Niakhaté Red card −0.6
61' Javier Rueda Goal +1.1
90' Ferran Jutglà Goal · assist Javi Rodríguez +0.2
90+6' Nicolás Tagliafico Red card 0.0

Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

LyonCelta Vigo
35%Possession65%
0.24Expected goals (xG)1.49
0.06xG per shot0.11
4Shots14
1Shots on target8
25%Shots on target %57%
2Shots in box9
290Passes556
82%Pass accuracy90%
1Corners6
6Saves1
11Fouls20
2Yellow cards5
3Offsides3

Compared with usual

Lyon

39 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.7
Conceded20.92
xG0.241.5
xG against1.491
Shots413.3
On target15.1low
Shots faced1410.3
xG per shot0.060.12
Possession35%57.9%
Passes290513.8
Pass accuracy82%86.2%
Corners15.5
Fouls1112.7

Celta Vigo

last 28 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.5
Conceded01
xG1.491.3
xG against0.241.1
Shots1410.6
On target84.3
Shots faced411.6
xG per shot0.110.14
Possession65%48.8%high
Passes556491.1
Pass accuracy90%84.9%
Corners63.7
Fouls2012.1

Timeline

  • 19' Red Moussa Niakhaté
  • 33' Yellow Williot Swedberg
  • 43' Yellow Carl Starfelt
  • 46' Sub Roman Yaremchuk → Tanner Tessmann
  • 46' Sub Carl Starfelt → Joseph Aidoo
  • 46' Sub Williot Swedberg → Hugo Álvarez
  • 53' Yellow Fer López
  • 57' Sub Pablo Durán → Iago Aspas
  • 57' Sub Fer López → Ferran Jutglà
  • 61' Goal Javier Rueda competition goal #2
  • 67' Sub Noah Nartey → Orel Mangala
  • 67' Sub Endrick → Pavel Šulc
  • 67' Sub Abner Vinícius → Afonso Moreira
  • 81' Yellow Nicolás Tagliafico
  • 81' Sub Matías Vecino → Hugo Sotelo
  • 82' Sub Tyler Morton → Malick Fofana
  • 83' Yellow Javi Rodríguez
  • 89' Yellow Javier Rueda
  • 90' Goal Ferran Jutglà competition goal #1 assist Javi Rodríguez
  • 90+6' Second yellow Nicolás Tagliafico

Category leaders

  • Key passesSergio Carreira2
  • Duels wonSteeve Kango11/12
  • DribblesSteeve Kango2/2
  • Defensive actionsSteeve Kango8
  • Fouls wonNicolás Tagliafico3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.