Match report

Lyon and FC Porto Draw Even in Europa League Clash (1-1)

Lyon
Lyon
1–1
FT
FC Porto
FC Porto
Mar 17, 2022

Lyon and FC Porto battled to a 1-1 draw in their UEFA Europa League encounter. Moussa Dembélé opened the scoring for Lyon in the 13th minute, assisted by L. Dubois. Pepê Aquino equalized for Porto with an assist from Fábio Vieira at the 27-minute mark. Both teams showed resilience but could not break through each other's defenses, leading to a hard-fought tie.

Key Facts

  • • Lyon scored first via Moussa Dembélé (13th minute)
  • • Pepê Aquino equalized for FC Porto in the 27th minute
  • • S. Eustaquio received a yellow card for FC Porto (18th minute)
  • • Moussa Dembélé was substituted out at the 65th minute, replaced by T. Kadewere and H. Aouar
  • • Lyon player C. Lukeba got a yellow card for time-wasting in the 82nd minute

Lineups

Lyon

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Anthony Lopes (G)
  • 3 Emerson (D)
  • 14 L. Dubois (D)
  • 4 C. Lukeba (D)
  • 23 Thiago Mendes (D)
  • 28 T. Ndombèlé (M)
  • 15 R. Faivre (M)
  • 10 Lucas Paquetá (M)
  • 25 M. Caqueret (M)
  • 7 K. Toko-Ekambi (M)
  • 9 M. Dembélé (F)

Substitutes

  • 11 T. Kadewere
  • 8 H. Aouar
  • 22 J. Reine-Adélaïde
  • 12 Henrique
  • 30 J. Pollersbeck
  • 26 B. Barcola
  • 5 J. Denayer
  • 21 D. Da Silva
  • 17 M. Gusto
  • 40 K. Bonnevie
  • 19 H. Keita

FC Porto

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 99 Diogo Costa (G)
  • 3 Pepe (D)
  • 19 C. Mbemba (D)
  • 12 Z. Sanusi (D)
  • 16 M. Grujić (M)
  • 28 Bruno Costa (D)
  • 46 S. Eustáquio (M)
  • 50 Fábio Vieira (M)
  • 29 Toni Martínez (F)
  • 13 Galeno (F)
  • 11 Pepê Aquino (F)

Substitutes

  • 23 João Mário
  • 8 M. Uribe
  • 9 M. Taremi
  • 30 Evanilson
  • 20 Vitinha
  • 35 Rúben Semedo
  • 1 A. Marchesín
  • 2 Fábio Cardoso
  • 14 Cláudio Ramos
  • 10 Francisco Conceição
  • 70 Gonçalo Borges
  • 22 Wendell

Timeline

  1. Lyon
    13' Lyon Goal · Normal Goal
    Moussa Dembélé · Assist: L. Dubois
  2. FC Porto
    18' FC Porto Card · Yellow Card
    S. Eustaquio

    Foul

  3. FC Porto
    27' FC Porto Goal · Normal Goal
    Pepê Aquino · Assist: Fábio Vieira
  4. FC Porto
    56' FC Porto subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Bruno Costa · On: Joao Mario
  5. FC Porto
    57' FC Porto subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Eustaquio · On: M. Uribe
  6. Lyon
    65' Lyon subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Moussa Dembélé · On: T. Kadewere
  7. Lyon
    65' Lyon subst · Substitution 2
    Off: R. Faivre · On: H. Aouar
  8. FC Porto
    74' FC Porto subst · Substitution 3
    Off: T. Martinez · On: M. Taremi
  9. FC Porto
    74' FC Porto subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Galeno · On: Evanilson
  10. FC Porto
    79' FC Porto subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Marko Grujić · On: Vitinha
  11. FC Porto
    81' FC Porto Card · Yellow Card
    Evanilson

    Argument

  12. Lyon
    82' Lyon Card · Yellow Card
    C. Lukeba

    Time wasting

Match Stats

Stat Lyon FC Porto
Fouls 14 10
Pass Accuracy 84% 81%
Offsides 3 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 13 9
Corners 2 5
Total Passes 488 431
Yellow Cards 1 2
Blocked Shots 3 2
Shots on Target 7 2
Shots off Target 3 5
Possession 53% 47%
Accurate Passes 412 348
Shots Inside Box 5 5
Saves 1 6
Shots Outside Box 8 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Moussa Dembélé's early goal gave Lyon an immediate advantage, setting the tone for their performance.
  • ▸ Pepê Aquino's equalizer for FC Porto at the 27-minute mark balanced the game and led to a more defensive approach from both teams.