Match report

Lyon 1–1 Ludogorets: Europa League Stalemate

Lyon
Lyon
1–1
FT
Ludogorets
Ludogorets
Jan 30, 2025

Lyon held off Ludogorets to secure a 1-1 draw in their UEFA Europa League match at Groupama Stadium. Claude Puel's side took the lead through Corentin Tolisso, but Danilo Almeida leveled for the Bulgarian side late in the game. Both teams made several substitutions and faced yellow cards, but could not break the deadlock.

Key Facts

  • • Lyon: 1 Goal (C. Tolisso)
  • • Assist for Lyon goal: G. Mikautadze
  • • Ludogorets: 1 Goal (D. Almeida)
  • • Assist for Ludogorets goal: Rwan Cruz
  • • E. Nuamah and Erick Marcus received yellow cards
  • • Multiple substitutions were made by both teams

Lineups

Lyon

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 23 Lucas Perri (G)
  • 98 A. Maitland-Niles (D)
  • 55 D. Ćaleta-Car (D)
  • 19 M. Niakhaté (D)
  • 16 Abner (D)
  • 7 J. Veretout (M)
  • 15 T. Tessmann (M)
  • 8 C. Tolisso (M)
  • 18 R. Cherki (F)
  • 69 G. Mikautadze (F)
  • 37 E. Nuamah (F)

Substitutes

  • 10 A. Lacazette
  • 31 N. Matić
  • 3 N. Tagliafico
  • 20 S. Kumbedi
  • 29 E. Molébé
  • 22 Clinton Mata
  • 27 W. Omari
  • 40 R. Descamps
  • 50 L. Diarra

Ludogorets

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 S. Padt (G)
  • 17 Son (D)
  • 24 O. Verdon (D)
  • 4 Dinis Almeida (D)
  • 3 A. Nedyalkov (D)
  • 30 Pedro Naressi (M)
  • 6 J. Piotrowski (M)
  • 77 Erick Marcus (M)
  • 20 A. Camara (M)
  • 11 Caio Vidal (M)
  • 12 Rwan Cruz (F)

Substitutes

  • 14 D. Gropper
  • 18 I. Chochev
  • 15 E. Kurtulus
  • 19 G. Rusev
  • 23 Deroy Duarte
  • 80 M. Stefanov
  • 5 G. Terziev
  • 67 D. Hristov
  • 73 F. Gigov
  • 39 H. Bonmann

Timeline

  1. Lyon
    37' Lyon Card · Yellow Card
    E. Nuamah

    Foul

  2. Lyon
    54' Lyon Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Tolisso · Assist: G. Mikautadze
  3. Lyon
    64' Lyon subst · Substitution 1
    Off: T. Tessmann · On: Alexandre Lacazette
  4. Lyon
    65' Lyon subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Veretout · On: N. Matic
  5. Ludogorets
    71' Ludogorets Card · Yellow Card
    Erick Marcus

    Foul

  6. Ludogorets
    74' Ludogorets subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Nedyalkov · On: D. Gropper
  7. Ludogorets
    74' Ludogorets subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Caio Vidal · On: I. Chochev
  8. Ludogorets
    77' Ludogorets Goal · Normal Goal
    D. Almeida · Assist: Rwan Cruz
  9. Lyon
    78' Lyon subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Abner Vinícius · On: N. Tagliafico
  10. Ludogorets
    79' Ludogorets subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Son · On: Edvin Kurtulus
  11. Ludogorets
    79' Ludogorets subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Erick Marcus · On: G. Rusev
  12. Ludogorets
    82' Ludogorets Card · Yellow Card
    J. Piotrowski

    Foul

  13. Lyon
    84' Lyon subst · Substitution 4
    Off: E. Nuamah · On: Saël Kumbedi
  14. Ludogorets
    90' Ludogorets subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Rwan Cruz · On: D. Duarte

Match Stats

Stat Lyon Ludogorets
Fouls 13 13
Pass Accuracy 86% 84%
Offsides 0 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 13 15
Corners 11 4
Total Passes 541 399
Yellow Cards 1 2
Blocked Shots 3 3
Shots on Target 8 6
xG 1.30 2.43
Shots off Target 2 6
Possession 58% 42%
Goals Prevented 1 1
Accurate Passes 464 335
Shots Inside Box 9 9
Saves 5 7
Shots Outside Box 4 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ At 54 minutes, Corentin Tolisso scored the opening goal for Lyon to take a temporary lead.
  • ▸ Just three minutes after Ludogorets' second substitution at 74 minutes, Danilo Almeida equalized in the 77th minute.