Lyon beat Anderlecht 2-1 at Lotto Park on the opening matchday of the Europa League, leaving them with three points from one game while Anderlecht have none.
Noah Nartey put Lyon ahead in the 7th minute and Keito Nakamura doubled the lead in the 21st. Mihajlo Cvetkovic pulled one back for Anderlecht in the 60th, but the home side could not find an equaliser.
Lyon had two players booked before the break, Niakhaté in the 25th minute and Ouédraogo in the 43rd. Both were replaced in the 45th minute, by Bacher and Tagliafico respectively. Anderlecht made five changes in all, starting with Kana for Amané in the 45th minute, and Cvetkovic made way for Antman in the 84th.
Anderlecht had 58% of the possession and 14 shots to Lyon's 13, but Lyon put 10 of theirs on target to the home side's five.