Celta de Vigo beat Lyon in France and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Europa League

Celta de Vigo beat 2-0 Olympique Lyon in it Groupama Stadiumby the second leg of the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League 2025/26. The game can be seen again for the Disney+ Premium Plan (only for South America). The first leg in Spain was 1-1.

In the first minute of the match there was controversy, with a challenge by Nico Tagliafico inside the area on Javi Rueda that referee Irfan Peljto did not see enough for a penalty.

However, in the 18th minute the locals’ initial plan suffered a serious setback. Center back Moussa Niakhate was sent off for rough play.

With one more man on the field, the Spanish team sought to open the scoring, while the French resisted with goalkeeper Dominik Greif as a figure.

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At 60 minutes, Celta got the goal. Hugo Álvarez overflowed from the left and sent a low cross to Javi Rueda, who scored first to make it 1-0. The Spaniard, who also scored the goal in the first leg, celebrated with tears in his eyes.

In the 82nd minute, Nico Tagliafico was shown a yellow card. The Argentine generated danger from the right wing, but without being able to connect with his teammates.

Lyon tilted the field in its favor in the final minutes looking for an equalizer, while Celta took advantage of its numerical superiority to control the ball and play on the counterattack.

In the aggregate, in the 92nd minute, the visit took advantage of the space and Ferran Jutglà did not fail alone against Greif for the final 2-0, which gave Celta a historic victory in France.

Tagliafico, already upset by the defeat, was sent off for a harsh tackle on the last play of the game.

Celta will play in the semifinals against Freiburg, who eliminated Genz 5-2 on aggregate.