Lyon 4-2 PAOK — Europa League, 29 Jan 2026
Lyon beat PAOK 4-2 in the Europa League on 29 January 2026 at Groupama Stadium, Lyon. Rémi Himbert, Khalis Merah, Adam Karabec and A. Gomes scored for Lyon; G. Giakoumakis and Soualiho Meïté for PAOK. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 0-120'assist: Andrija Živković
- 1-134'assist: A. Moreira
- 35'Argument
- 40'
- 40'
- 45'Off the ball foul
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 2-155'assist: A. Moreira
- 2-266'assist: Andrija Živković
- 69'
- 69'
- 77'Argument
- 80'VARPenalty confirmed
- 84'out: K. Despodov
- 87'out: A. Gomes
- 87'
- 87'
- 3-288'assist: A. Hamdani
- 4-290'assist: Adam Karabec
- 90+1'
- Full-time4-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Lyon
- 8.2Adam KarabecM
- 7.7Alejandro Gomes RodriguezF
- 7.7Rémi HimbertF
- 7.3Afonso MoreiraM
- 7.3Clinton MataD
- 7.3Moussa NiakhatéD
- 7.2Tyler MortonM
- 7.0Adil HamdaniF
- 7.0Khalis MerahM
- 6.9Abner ViníciusD
- 6.7Mathys de CarvalhoM
- 6.5Ruben KluivertD
- 6.5Ainsley Maitland-NilesD
- 6.3Tanner TessmannM
- 6.3Rémy DescampsG
- 6.3Tiago GoncalvesM
PAOK
- 8.2Soualiho MeïtéM
- 7.7Giorgos GiakoumakisF
- 6.7Magomed OzdoevM
- 6.5TaisonM
- 6.5Kiril DespodovF
- 6.5Andrija ŽivkovićM
- 6.3Anestis MythouF
- 6.0Ioannis MichailidisD
- 5.7Tomasz KędzioraD
- 5.6Jonjoe KennyD
- 5.5Antonis TsiftsisG
- 5.3Abdul BabaD
- 4.9Giannis KonstanteliasM
Line-ups
Substitutes
LyonPaulo Fonseca
Substitutes
- 16Abner Vinicius69'D6.9
- 1Dominik GreifG
- 6T. Tessmann46'M6.3
- 50Lassine DiarraG
- 32A. Gomes90'87'F7.7
- 29Enzo MolébéF
- 46T. Goncalves69'M6.3
- 84A. Hamdani87'F7.0
- 67P. Mbatshi MukubaD
PAOKRazvan Lucescu
Substitutes
- 6D. LovrenD
- 9F. ChalovF
- 2M. Camara90+1'M
- 10D. PelkasM
- 1J. PavlenkaG
- 77K. Despodov84'F6.5
- 4Alessandro VogliaccoD
- 32Greg TaylorD
- 23J. SastreD
- 22Alessandro BiancoM
- 56A. Mythou87'F6.3
- 52Dimitrios ChatsidisF
Team statistics
Lyon
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Karabec | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 8.2 |
| Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Rémi Himbert | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Afonso Moreira | 87 | – | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Clinton Mata | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Moussa Niakhaté | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Tyler Morton | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Adil Hamdani | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Khalis Merah | 69 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Abner Vinícius | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Mathys de Carvalho | 87 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Ruben Kluivert | 69 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.5 |
| Tanner Tessmann | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Rémy Descamps | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tiago Goncalves | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
PAOK
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soualiho Meïté | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Giorgos Giakoumakis | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Magomed Ozdoev | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Taison | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Kiril Despodov | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Andrija Živković | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Anestis Mythou | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ioannis Michailidis | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 6.0 |
| Tomasz Kędziora | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.7 |
| Jonjoe Kenny | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 5.6 |
| Antonis Tsiftsis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.5 |
| Abdul Baba | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 5.3 |
| Giannis Konstantelias | 40 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4.9 |
Recent Form
LyonWWWWW
- W25 Jan 26AMetz5-2
- W22 Jan 26ABSC Young Boys1-0
- W18 Jan 26HStade Brestois 292-1
- W03 Jan 26AMonaco3-1
- W14 Dec 25HLe Havre1-0
PAOKWWWWL
- W22 Jan 26HReal Betis2-0
- W18 Jan 26HOFI3-0
- W10 Jan 26APanetolikos3-0
- W21 Dec 25HPanathinaikos2-0
- L14 Dec 25AAtromitos0-2
Final table, Europa League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 8 | +13 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | +10 | 19 |
| 15 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | +1 | 14 |
| 16 | Celta Vigo | 8 | +4 | 13 |
| 17 | PAOK | 8 | +3 | 12 |
| 18 | Lille | 8 | +3 | 12 |
| 19 | Fenerbahçe | 8 | +3 | 12 |
Before and after
Lyon
- Previous: Metz 2-5 Lyon, 25 Jan 2026 · Ligue 1
- Next: Lyon 1-0 Lille, 1 Feb 2026 · Ligue 1
PAOK
- Previous: PAOK 2-0 Real Betis, 22 Jan 2026 · Europa League
- Next: PAOK 4-1 Panserraikos, 1 Feb 2026 · Super League
Data updated