Match report

BSC Young Boys Defeats Lille 1-0 in UEFA Europa League

BSC Young Boys
BSC Young Boys
1–0
FT
Lille
Lille
Dec 11, 2025

BSC Young Boys stunned Lille with a hard-fought 1-0 victory in their UEFA Europa League match. The key moment of the game came early as Lille's A. Bouaddi was sent off after committing a professional foul, leaving his team to play most of the second half with ten men. Despite being down a man, Lille put up strong resistance until D. Males scored the only goal in the 61st minute for Young Boys.

Key Facts

  • • Final score: BSC Young Boys 1-0 Lille
  • • D. Males scored the winning goal at 61 minutes
  • • A. Bouaddi of Lille was sent off in the 32nd minute for a professional foul
  • • Tanguy Zoukrou of BSC Young Boys received two yellow cards and was also red-carded in stoppage time

Lineups

BSC Young Boys

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 M. Keller (G)
  • 17 S. Janko (D)
  • 5 G. Wuthrich (D)
  • 23 L. Benito (D)
  • 3 J. Hadjam (D)
  • 45 R. Raveloson (M)
  • 30 S. Lauper (M)
  • 39 D. Males (M)
  • 13 D. Pech (M)
  • 7 A. Virginius (M)
  • 29 C. Bedia (F)

Substitutes

  • 40 D. Marzino
  • 60 R. Salchli
  • 2 R. Andrews
  • 4 T. Zoukrou
  • 9 S. Cordova
  • 10 A. Sanches
  • 25 F. Tsimba
  • 48 J. Luthi
  • 54 L. Dalipi
  • 57 O. Mambwa
  • 66 R. Smith

Lille

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 B. Ozer (G)
  • 12 T. Meunier (D)
  • 3 N. Ngoy (D)
  • 18 C. Mbemba (D)
  • 15 R. Perraud (D)
  • 32 A. Bouaddi (M)
  • 21 B. Andre (M)
  • 17 N. Mukau (M)
  • 10 H. Haraldsson (M)
  • 27 F. Correia (M)
  • 9 O. Giroud (F)

Substitutes

  • 16 A. Bodart
  • 60 Z. Lanssade
  • 6 N. Bentaleb
  • 8 E. Mbappe
  • 11 O. Sahraoui
  • 14 M. Broholm
  • 22 T. Santos
  • 23 A. Mandi
  • 28 U. Raghouber
  • 35 S. Diaoune
  • 38 A. Goffi

Timeline

  1. Lille
    32' Lille Card · Yellow Card
    O. Giroud

    Argument

  2. Lille
    32' Lille Card · Red Card
    A. Bouaddi

    Professional foul last man

  3. BSC Young Boys
    61' BSC Young Boys Goal · Normal Goal
    D. Males
  4. Lille
    68' Lille subst · Substitution 1
    Off: F. Correia · On: E. Mbappe
  5. Lille
    68' Lille subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Ngal'ayel Mukau · On: O. Sahraoui
  6. Lille
    68' Lille subst · Substitution 3
    Off: O. Giroud · On: S. Diaoune
  7. BSC Young Boys
    72' BSC Young Boys subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. Pech · On: S. Cordova
  8. BSC Young Boys
    72' BSC Young Boys subst · Substitution 2
    Off: D. Males · On: A. Sanches
  9. BSC Young Boys
    76' BSC Young Boys subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Virginius · On: R. Smith
  10. Lille
    76' Lille subst · Substitution 4
    Off: H. Haraldsson · On: N. Bentaleb
  11. BSC Young Boys
    84' BSC Young Boys subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Saidy Janko · On: R. Andrews
  12. Lille
    84' Lille subst · Substitution 5
    Off: T. Meunier · On: T. Santos
  13. BSC Young Boys
    90'+3 BSC Young Boys Card · Red Card
    Tanguy Zoukrou

    Foul

  14. BSC Young Boys
    90' BSC Young Boys Card · Yellow Card
    Tanguy Zoukrou

    Time wasting

Match Stats

Stat BSC Young Boys Lille
Fouls 8 5
Pass Accuracy 85% 88%
Offsides 3 3
Red Cards 1 1
Total Shots 11 10
Corners 1 3
Total Passes 426 521
Yellow Cards 2 1
Blocked Shots 2 4
Shots on Target 5 1
xG 1.57 0.87
Shots off Target 4 5
Possession 45% 55%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 363 461
Shots Inside Box 6 5
Saves 1 4
Shots Outside Box 5 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Lille's A. Bouaddi was sent off for a professional foul at 32 minutes, drastically changing the momentum of the game.
  • ▸ D. Males' goal in the 61st minute broke the deadlock and secured BSC Young Boys' narrow victory.