Salzburg fails again in Lyon: 0: 2 defeat in the Europa League thriller!

Salzburg fails again in Lyon: 0: 2 defeat in the Europa League thriller!

The football world looks at the Europa League games, and FC Red Bull Salzburg had to give up again. In the Olympique Lyon stadium, the game ended on October 3, 2025 with a disappointing 0: 2 for the Salzburg. The team had to accept their fourth defeat in a row in the European Cup and continues to wait for the first goal in this European season. Loud South Tyrol News the game in the Groupama Stadium was characterized by a clear dominance of the home side right from the start.

Already in the 11th minute Martin Satriano Lyon put the lead after a precise assist from Adam Karabec. Salzburg's goalkeeper, Alexander Schlager, showed his skills in the 7th minute and parried a penalty from Pavel Sulc, which awakened hope for a short moment. But luck did not last long, and Ruben Kluivert scored the second goal for Lyon in the 57th minute.

Salzburg fights, but remains unsuccessful

Salzburg's coach Thomas Letsch made some changes in the starting line -up: Maurits Kjaergaard preferred Kerim Alajbegovic, while Yorbe was covered with Edmund Baidoo. In the defensive midfield, the Salzburgers had to do without the injured captain Mads Bidstrup, which was clearly noticeable. Lyon dominated 66 percent possession in the first half. Despite some good chances, including a shot from Petar Ratkov, the equalization continued to long, and in the second half the French took command again.

After half -time, Letsch brought fresh players like Alajbegovic and Baidoo into play, who brought more game culture into the offensive. Alajbegovic even had two good shots on the goal, but the longed -for goal failed. With this victory, Lyon also celebrated the seventh zero victory this season, while Salzburg was able to win only one thing in the overall balance of the last six competitive games-a 2-1 against WSG Tyrol.

The new challenges of Europa-League

FC Red Bull Salzburg faces current challenges in the Europa League, which have changed with a new game mode since this season. The number of participants in the league was increased from 32 to 36, which eliminates the group phase. Instead, each team plays against eight-grated opponents, and only the top eight teams qualify directly for the knockout phase. The other tickets for the round of 16 are awarded to the winners of the play-offs between the places nine and 24. A detailed overview of the new regulations offers Statista.

It is to be hoped for the Salzburgers that in the next game against Rapid Vienna on Sunday in their own stadium they can finally get the go. The fans will surely be excited to see whether the team will create the turn and achieve the first European League goal of the season. So the view of the coming weeks remains, while the euphoria about the Europa League games continues unbroken.