Man United vs Lyon

17 April 2025 · Europa League · Quarter-finals, second leg · 2024/25 · Referee Sandro Schärer

Full time 5 – 4

Half-time: 2–0

Aggregate: Lyon 6–7 Man United. Man United go through.

Manuel Ugarte 10’
Diogo Dalot 45+1’
Bruno Fernandes 90+24’ (pen)
Kobbie Mainoo 90+30’
Harry Maguire 90+31’

Corentin Tolisso 71’
Nicolás Tagliafico 78’
Rayan Cherki 90+15’
Alexandre Lacazette 90+20’ (pen)

Match summary

Man United came back from 2 goals down to win 5-4 at home to Lyon, with the winner arriving in stoppage time after 90 minutes. Man United led 2-0 at half-time. Man United went through 7-6 on aggregate.

In the first half, Manuel Ugarte put Man United ahead in the 10th minute and Diogo Dalot made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Corentin Tolisso pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 71st minute, Nicolás Tagliafico equalised in the 78th minute, Rayan Cherki put Lyon in front in stoppage time, Alexandre Lacazette made it 2-4 from the penalty spot in stoppage time, Bruno Fernandes pulled one back to make it 3-4 from the penalty spot in stoppage time, Kobbie Mainoo equalised in stoppage time, and Harry Maguire won it with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 3.42 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Lyon's 2.58 from 21.

Key events

Man United Lyon

Kick-off

Manuel UgarteLeft foot shot

1-0

10’

CasemiroShot on target

16’

18’

Jordan VeretoutFoul

22’

Paul AkouokouShot on target

32’

Rayan CherkiShot on target

33’

Paul AkouokouShot on target

Diogo DalotRight foot shot

2-0

45+1’

Corentin TolissoFoul

Half-time2-0

Luke ShawNoussair Mazraoui

46’

Second half underway

Alejandro GarnachoFoul

50’

Alejandro GarnachoShot on target

50’

54’

Corentin TolissoShot on target

55’

Alexandre LacazetteJordan Veretout

55’

Tanner TessmannPaul Akouokou

63’

Nicolás TagliaficoPersistent fouling

64’

Malick FofanaGeorges Mikautadze

71’

Corentin TolissoHeader

2-1

75’

Ainsley Maitland-NilesShot on target

77’

Nicolás Tagliafico

2-2

Kobbie MainooRasmus Højlund

87’

Mason MountManuel Ugarte

87’

89’

Corentin TolissoSecond yellowFoul

Bruno FernandesShot on target

90+2’

Harry MaguireFoul

93’

Christian EriksenAlejandro Garnacho

100’

Harry AmassPatrick Dorgu

100’

104’

Rayan Cherki

2-3

107’

Abner ViníciusRayan Cherki

Leny YoroArgument

108’

109’

Alexandre LacazettePenalty

2-4

CasemiroVAR: No penalty

112’

Bruno FernandesPenalty

3-4

114’

115’

Duje Ćaleta-CarNicolás Tagliafico

Kobbie MainooRight foot shot

4-4

120’

120+1’

Abner ViníciusArgument

Harry MaguireHeader

5-4

120+1’

Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Man United 3.42 xGLyon 2.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Lyon attacking Man United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Man United 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Lyon 4-3-1-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


André Onana	90′	5	4	29	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Noussair Mazraoui Taken off	45′	1	1	–	2	1	25	1	–	–	–
Harry Maguire	90′	1	2	3	4	3	41	1	1	1
Leny Yoro	90′	4	2	1	6	1	46	1	–	–
Luke Shaw Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	1	1	24	2	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Diogo Dalot	90′	1	–	49	1	–	1	1	5	3	–	–
Casemiro	90′	–	2	64	4	–	3	2	9	1	3	–
Manuel Ugarte Taken off	87′	1	–	26	–	–	4	5	4	2	–	–
Patrick Dorgu Taken off	100′	–	–	32	–	–	4	–	6	1	1	–
Alejandro Garnacho Taken off	100′	–	1	26	3	–	1	–	7	3	2
Kobbie Mainoo Came on as a substitute	3′	1	–	8	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Mason Mount Came on as a substitute	3′	–	–	9	–	–	1	–	4	–	2	–

Forwards2 players


Bruno Fernandes	90′	1	–	6	2	1.19	–	1	7	4	60	–
Rasmus Højlund Taken off	87′	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	2	–	18	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Lucas Perri	90′						–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Ainsley Maitland-Niles	90′								–	–	–
Clinton Mata	90′	1	–	–	6	2	67	1	–	–	–
Moussa Niakhaté	90′	2	–	2	7	3	77	1	–	–	–
Nicolás Tagliafico Taken off	115′	5	2	–	7	–	54	1	1	–
Abner Vinícius Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Jordan Veretout Taken off	55′	–	–	35	1	–	2	–	4	2	–
Corentin Tolisso Sent off	89′	1	–	73	1	–	2	–	7	4	2
Paul Akouokou Taken off	55′	–	–	36	–	–	4	1	5	–	–	–
Thiago Almada	90′	–	–	85	–	–	2	1	3	1	–	–
Tanner Tessmann Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	40	1	–	3	1	5	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Rayan Cherki Taken off	107′	1	–	4	2	0.36	–	4	5	2	57	–
Georges Mikautadze Taken off	64′	–	–	1	–	0.06	–	–	2	1	17	–
Alexandre Lacazette Came on as a substitute	35′	1	1	1	1	0.79	–	1	1	–	21	–
Malick Fofana Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	1	–	0.02	–	3	3	3	13	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Man United W W D W D

Lyon D D W W D

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.