League-phase leaders Lyon dumped out of UEL round of 16 by Celta Vigo

[p]Unbeaten in eight home games in this competition, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a]’s record looked under threat in the opening minute when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rueda-javier/tt4Mm9ws/"]Javi Rueda[/a] was caught inside the area by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tagliafico-nicolas/jgaGiVOl/"]Nicolas Tagliafico[/a], only for referee Irfan Peljto to wave play on.[/p][p]The opening 15 minutes failed to see either side register a shot, but only thanks to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yaremchuk-roman/vuhK9J78/"]Roman Yaremchuk[/a]’s shoe size being a couple of sizes too small to turn home an Endrick cross.[/p][p][b]And following their earlier reprieve, Lyon weren’t so lucky when Rueda was caught again in the 19th minute, as this time Peljto showed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/niakhate-moussa/tdnibGHH/"]Moussa Niakhate[/a] a straight red card.[/b][/p][p]Celta attempted to make their man advantage pay dividends soon after, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duran-pablo/b7lKkJBn/"]Pablo Duran[/a] latched onto a through ball and tried his luck from a narrow angle, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swedberg-williot/KluZeL4G/"]Williot Swedberg[/a] unleashed a low effort from 10 yards, yet both were thwarted by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/greif-dominik/ID9k7lap/"]Dominik Greif[/a].[/p][p]In the final 10 minutes of the half, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fermin/2c2ipETG/"]Fer Lopez[/a] did excellently to take the ball down and find shooting space, but again, there was no getting past Greif.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="7b43988e-3094-4f26-881b-114ea9abcc13" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="052c4f85-eac0-44f4-8d5e-30b49e32627b" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]That ensured Les Gones got to the interval on level terms, and with the half-time result replicated at 90 minutes in seven of their last eight UEL home games, the signs were pointing to this game going the distance.[/p][p]That only looked more likely after the first 15 minutes of the second half, as Endrick sent a 25-yard free-kick over the top, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carreira-sergio/rHUdQZPd/"]Sergio Carreira[/a] saw his stabbed shot shuffled behind by Greif, only for the 11 men to go ahead just after the hour mark.[/p][p][b]Carreira did well to hold off a challenge and square the ball across the six-yard box, where a deflection took it away from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aspas-iago/rVBGggAd/"]Iago Aspas[/a], but Rueda was following up to bundle the ball home.[/b][/p][embed guid="b4de1c26-3e8b-4d4d-91c7-6cbc23b2cf4d" url="https://x.com/EuropaLeague/status/2034712369851449501" social-type="twitter" /][p]The tie could have been all but settled three minutes later as a Carreira effort went narrowly wide, and probably should have been when Rueda was through on goal, only to get caught in two minds and fail to square to a teammate instead of taking a shot.[/p][p][b]Paulo Fonseca’s side threw bodies forward in the final 10 minutes, but a tame [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tolisso-corentin/hQOIoFOs/"]Corentin Tolisso[/a] header was all [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/radu-andrei/4xYjfkEG/"]Ionut Radu[/a] had to deal with, as Os Celestes wrapped things up in added time when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jutgla-ferran/Wbz0q867/"]Ferran Jutgla[/a] coolly slotted home. [/b][/p][p]As a result, Claudio Giraldez’s side have suffered just one defeat in their last 10 away matches. They are now one round shy of equaling their best result in the UEL, while Lyon - for whom Tagliafico was dismissed in the final seconds - have gone seven games without a win in all competitions.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rueda-javier/tt4Mm9ws/"]Javi Rueda[/a] (Celta Vigo)[/b][/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="83ce775b-fa38-492b-9a6c-7c37dd15178e" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="8f61b32b-9545-4dfa-837a-89d88c0c9365" original-width="1920" original-height="1080" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/celta-vigo-8pvUZFhf/lyon-2akflumR/?mid=hC1Le2B4"][b]Click here for more on[/b][b] the match.[/b][/a][/p]