Lyon crash out of Europa League
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Lyon have been eliminated from the Europa League following their 2-0 home loss to Celta Vigo in the second leg of the round of 16 (1-1 in the first leg). Lyon were hampered by Moussa Niakhaté's red card in the 19th minute. Rueda opened the scoring just after the hour mark, before Jutglà sealed the Spanish side's qualification in additional time. After seven consecutive matches without a win, Lyon now turn their focus to Ligue 1.
Lille suffered the same fate as Lyon, losing at Aston Villa (0-2) after an identical defeat in the first leg. McGinn and Bailey secured the qualification, ending the run of French clubs in the Europa League.
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