Madrid, March 13 – Celta Vigo and Olympique Lyonnais drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 match at the Balaidos Stadium.
Celta took the lead in the 24th minute through Javi Rueda, who capitalized on an excellent assist from Williot Swedberg to score.
The home side contented themselves with playing defensively and conceding possession to their opponent, who came close on a couple of occasions, with Endrick firing a powerful shot into the side netting.
Celta were reduced to 10 men in the 54th minute when Borja Iglesias was sent off for a second yellow card after the referee ruled that he had raised his arm in a challenge.
Endrick, who is on loan at Lyon from Real Madrid, equalized in the 87th minute with a left-foot shot that Celta goalkeeper Radu might have saved, although the result was fair given that the visitors enjoyed over 70 percent of possession.
Elsewhere, Vicente Taborda's 88th-minute penalty left Betis with plenty of work to do in the return leg at home to Panathinaikos after a 1-0 defeat in Athens.
Panathinaikos played for more than half an hour with 10 men after Anass Zaroury was sent off for a second yellow card, while Diego Llorente was dismissed for the foul that led to the penalty.
In another match, Bologna and Roma played out a 1-1 draw. Federico Bernardeschi put Bologna ahead in the 50th minute after a brilliant save by Mile Svilar, but Roma equalized through substitute Lorenzo Pellegrini.
Donyell Malen might have won it for Gian Piero Gasperini's men, but Jhon Lucani nudged his shot on to the post, and Martin Vitík then rattled the crossbar with a header at the other end.