Match report

Lyon Secures Narrow Victory Over BSC Young Boys in Europa League

BSC Young Boys
BSC Young Boys
0–1
FT
Lyon
Lyon
Jan 22, 2026

BSC Young Boys were unable to overcome a late goal by A. Maitland-Niles as Lyon secured a narrow 1-0 victory at home in the UEFA Europa League on Sunday. Despite multiple substitutions and a flurry of VAR incidents, BSC Young Boys could not find an equalizer.

Key Facts

  • • Lyon's A. Maitland-Niles scored the only goal at 45 minutes.
  • • BSC Young Boys had a goal cancelled due to VAR intervention at 61 minutes by player A. Sanches.
  • • Numerous substitutions occurred late in the match, with BSC Young Boys making several changes from 71 to 80 minutes.
  • • Lyon players R. Kluivert and T. Morton received yellow cards for argumentative behavior.

Lineups

BSC Young Boys

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 M. Keller (G)
  • 17 S. Janko (D)
  • 5 G. Wuthrich (D)
  • 30 S. Lauper (D)
  • 23 L. Benito (D)
  • 45 R. Raveloson (M)
  • 6 E. Fernandes (M)
  • 39 D. Males (M)
  • 10 A. Sanches (M)
  • 7 A. Virginius (M)
  • 9 S. Cordova (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 H. Lindner
  • 40 D. Marzino
  • 2 R. Andrews
  • 13 D. Pech
  • 16 C. Fassnacht
  • 29 C. Bedia
  • 37 A. Gigovic
  • 54 L. Dalipi
  • 57 O. Mambwa
  • 66 R. Smith
  • 77 J. Monteiro

Lyon

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 40 R. Descamps (G)
  • 98 A. Maitland-Niles (D)
  • 22 C. Mata (D)
  • 21 R. Kluivert (D)
  • 3 N. Tagliafico (D)
  • 6 T. Tessmann (M)
  • 23 T. Morton (M)
  • 44 K. Merah (M)
  • 7 A. Karabec (F)
  • 10 P. Sulc (F)
  • 17 A. Moreira (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 D. Greif
  • 50 L. Diarra
  • 5 O. Mangala
  • 8 C. Tolisso
  • 29 E. Molebe
  • 32 A. Gomes
  • 39 M. de Carvalho
  • 45 R. Himbert
  • 46 T. Goncalves

Timeline

  1. Lyon
    45' Lyon Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Maitland-Niles
  2. Lyon
    46' Lyon subst · Substitution 1
    Off: N. Tagliafico · On: Orel Mangala
  3. BSC Young Boys
    61' BSC Young Boys Var · Goal cancelled
    A. Sanches
  4. BSC Young Boys
    71' BSC Young Boys subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. Males · On: C. Fassnacht
  5. BSC Young Boys
    71' BSC Young Boys subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Sanches · On: J. Monteiro
  6. Lyon
    76' Lyon subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Moreira · On: C. Tolisso
  7. Lyon
    76' Lyon subst · Substitution 3
    Off: K. Merah · On: R. Himbert
  8. BSC Young Boys
    80' BSC Young Boys subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Saidy Janko · On: R. Andrews
  9. BSC Young Boys
    80' BSC Young Boys subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Virginius · On: C. Bedia
  10. BSC Young Boys
    80' BSC Young Boys subst · Substitution 5
    Off: E. Fernandes · On: A. Gigovic
  11. Lyon
    82' Lyon Card · Yellow Card
    R. Kluivert

    Argument

  12. Lyon
    83' Lyon Card · Yellow Card
    T. Morton

    Argument

  13. Lyon
    90'+1 Lyon subst · Substitution 4
    Off: T. Morton · On: M. de Carvalho
  14. Lyon
    90'+1 Lyon subst · Substitution 5
    Off: P. Sulc · On: T. Goncalves
  15. Lyon
    90'+5 Lyon Card · Yellow Card
    M. de Carvalho

    Time wasting

Match Stats

Stat BSC Young Boys Lyon
Fouls 11 10
Pass Accuracy 83% 88%
Offsides 3 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 7 13
Corners 3 3
Total Passes 341 569
Yellow Cards 3 3
Blocked Shots 3 4
Shots on Target 1 4
xG 0.86 0.59
Shots off Target 3 5
Possession 39% 61%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 283 499
Shots Inside Box 7 7
Saves 3 2
Shots Outside Box 0 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ A. Maitland-Niles' goal at the end of the first half provided Lyon with a critical lead, which they defended effectively.
  • ▸ The cancellation of BSC Young Boys' potential equalizer due to VAR was a significant momentum shift in favor of Lyon.