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UEFA Europa League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Europa League

BSC Young Boys vs Lyon – Lineups & Match Details

Lyon beat BSC Young Boys 1-0. Goals: A. Maitland-Niles (45'). BSC Young Boys had 39% possession against Lyon's 61%. Shots on target: 1-4.

UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 7

Thursday, 22 January 2026

BSC Young BoysBSC Young Boys

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

LyonLyon

Referee: A. Aghayev

Lineups

BSC Young BoysBSC Young Boys4-2-3-1
M. Keller1M. KellerG
S. Janko17S. JankoD
G. Wuthrich5G. WuthrichD
S. Lauper30S. LauperD
L. Benito23L. BenitoD
R. Raveloson45R. RavelosonM
E. Fernandes6E. FernandesM
D. Males39D. MalesM
A. Sanches10A. SanchesM
A. Virginius7A. VirginiusM
S. Cordova9S. CordovaF

Substitutes

12H. LindnerG
40D. MarzinoG
2R. AndrewsD
13D. PechM
16C. FassnachtM
29C. BediaF
37A. GigovicM
54L. DalipiM
57O. MambwaD
66R. SmithD
77J. MonteiroF
LyonLyon4-3-3
R. Descamps40R. DescampsG
A. Maitland-Niles98A. Maitland-NilesD
C. Mata22C. MataD
R. Kluivert21R. KluivertD
N. Tagliafico3N. TagliaficoD
T. Tessmann6T. TessmannM
T. Morton23T. MortonM
K. Merah44K. MerahM
A. Karabec7A. KarabecF
P. Sulc10P. SulcF
A. Moreira17A. MoreiraF

Substitutes

1D. GreifG
50L. DiarraG
5O. MangalaM
8C. TolissoM
29E. MolebeF
32A. GomesF
39M. de CarvalhoM
45R. HimbertF
46T. GoncalvesM

Match Events

45'G

A. Maitland-Niles

46'S

N. Tagliafico

Substitution 1

71'S

D. Males

Substitution 1

71'S

A. Sanches

Substitution 2

76'S

Afonso Moreira

Substitution 2

76'S

K. Merah

Substitution 3

80'S

S. Janko

Substitution 3

80'S

A. Virginius

Substitution 4

80'S

E. Fernandes

Substitution 5

82'Y

R. Kluivert

83'Y

R. Raveloson

83'Y

T. Morton

90'+2Y

S. Lauper

90'+2Y

L. Benito

90'+5Y

M. de Carvalho

90'+1S

T. Morton

Substitution 4

90'+1S

P. Å ulc

Substitution 5

Statistics

BSC Young Boys
39%61%
Lyon
0.86Expected Goals (xG)0.59
7Total Shots13
1Shots on Target4
3Corners3
11Fouls10
3Offsides1
83Pass Accuracy (%)88
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

BSC Young Boys host Lyon on Thursday, 22 January 2026. The kick-off time is 17:45 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule. BSC Young Boys go into the match 25th in the table; Lyon sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

BSC Young Boys have taken 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Lyon have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 4 wins in a row.

Match recap

Lyon beat BSC Young Boys 1-0. Lyon replied with A. Maitland-Niles 45'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 45 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

BSC Young Boys held 39% of the ball against 61% for Lyon. Shots on target finished 1-4. Expected goals read 0.86 for BSC Young Boys, 0.59 for Lyon.

Verdict

Lyon take the three points; BSC Young Boys look at a thin night for the home crowd. BSC Young Boys sat 25th and Lyon 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.