SHOT! Tolisso lines up a strike distance after latching on to a loose ball. However, he pulls his powerful strike narrowly past the post. A decent effort from 30 yards.
90'
Tolisso fails to muster a high enough jump to head at goal, but Lacazette keeps the pressure on by winning another set-piece.
There will be three minutes of added time.
WIDE! Tousart gets his head to Valbuena's cross on this occasion, but he fails to direct his effort at goal.
89'
Cornet raids down the right flank and wins a corner off the legs of Tosic. Lyon pile men forward into the box once more.
88'
What a turnaround here as Lyon have come from behind to lead. Besiktas have to be careful in the closing stages not to concede a third goal and put themselves under greater pressure in the second leg.
87'
G. İnler enters the game and replaces C. Tosun.
Inler replaces Tosun for the visitors.
84'
J. Morel has scored a goal for Lyon!
GOALLLL!!!! A HOWLER FROM FABRI!!! LYON LEAD! A nightmare moment for the Besiktas keeper as he takes possession inside the box and then gambles with a piece of skill to evade three Lyon players. Morel steals the ball and slots it into an empty net. A gift for the French side.
83'
C. Tolisso has scored a goal for Lyon!
GOALLLLL!!!!!! LYON ARE LEVEL! Valbuena's free-kick travels through a crowd of players to reach Tolisso at the back post and he manages to stick out a leg to steer the ball past Fabri into the bottom corner.
82'
T. Arslan gets yellow.
Yellow card number seven in the match as Valbeuna is tripped by Arslan 30 yards from goal. The Frenchman will take the set-piece.
81'
SAVE! Fabri bails his side out with an important save to deny Cornet as he just gets enough of the ball at the midfielder's feet to turn his effort wide of the post. A mistake from Gonul opened Besiktas up at the back, but Lyon could not capitalise.
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80'
M. Valbuena gets yellow.
Valbuena catches Tosun on the ankle and goes into the book. That could have been a red card.
79'
OFF THE POST! Valbuena sends the ball to the back post and Tolisso attacks it with a powerful header, only to see his effort clatter of the post. Mammana gathers the rebound, but he hammers his strike over the bar.
78'
Adriano does well at the back for the visitors as he heads Valbuena's teasing cross behind for a corner. Safety first for the visitors.
76'
OFFSIDE! Lyon break with pace down the left, but Valbuena is flagged offside. Replays show that the midfielder was onside.
75'
Lacazette is walking a fine line now as he catches Gonul from behind and gives away a free-kick - that could be his final warning.
74'
T. Arslan enters the game and replaces O. Özyakup.
Arslan replaces Ozyakup for the visitors.
73'
C. Jallet gets yellow.
Jallet goes into the book for a late challenge on Babel.
71'
CHANCE! Lacazette steals possession from Marcelo and he races through on goal, despite being pulled back by Uysal. He breaks forward to round Fabri, but can only smash his effort into the side-netting. The home side's best opening of the match.
69'
OVER! Cornet latches on to a ball over the top in the right inside channel and lifts the ball towards goal, but his effort lands on the roof of the net.
67'
N. Fekir gets yellow.
Fekir goes down on the edge of the box as Uysal attempts to make a challenge. The referee books the Frenchman for diving.
65'
OFFSIDE! Anderson finds himself alone in the box with the ball at his feet, but as he is brought down by Lopes - the flag goes up for offside against the midfielder.
64'
N. Uysal enters the game and replaces M. Mitrović.
WIDE! Valbuena beats the challenge of Marcelo as he cuts in from the left flank before bending his right-footed strike at goal. His effort looks destined for the bottom corner, but sails just wide of the post.
Uysal replaces Mitrovic for the visitors.
63'
All hands on deck for Besiktas at the back now as the home side are ramping up the pressure in the final third.
62'
OFFSIDE! Cornet cuts inside from the right and fires a left-footed strike at goal. His effort is deflected into Lacazette's path and he turn tees up Fekir, who is brought down in the box, but once again the offside flag is raised against the Lyon skipper.
60'
Lyon are starting to up the ante in the final third as Gonul is forced into an important block to divert Valbuena's strike away from goal.
58'
A. Lacazette gets yellow.
Lacazette is penalised for a foul on Ozyakup, although replays show it was a harsh booking.
57'
From the resulting corner, Tousart makes a run to head at goal from deep, but he can only send a tame effort into the hands of Fabri from Valbuena's corner.
56'
CHANCE! Valbuena tries a bit of quality to unlock the Besiktas defence by flicking the ball up for himself and firing an overhead kick at goal. Fabri flaps at the ball, but Hutchinson is there to steer it behind for a corner.
55'
Tolisso torments the Besiktas defence with a mazy run into the left inside channel, but his cutback into the box is cleared away by Mitrovic.
54'
Both substitutes try to get involved in the action as Jallet slides the ball down the flank for Cornet's run, but the latter is caught offside.
53'
C. Jallet enters the game and replaces Rafael.
Rafael has been walking a fine line at the back and is now withdrawn for Jallet.
52'
M. Cornet enters the game and replaces R. Ghezzal.
First of two changes for Lyon as Ghezzal makes way for Cornet.
50'
OFFSIDE! Tolisso slides the ball into the path of Lacazette, who is caught by Fabri as he rounds the keeper. The referee blows his whistle, but it's to bring the striker's attention to the offside flag.
48'
Babel gets away with a shove on Rafael to surge down the left flank, but his low cross is turned behind at the near post by Mammana.
WIDE! Anderson rises at the back post to head Ozyakup's cross at goal after Lopes comes for the ball misses his punch. All he has to do is direct his effort on target, but he sends his effort past the post.
47'
Valbuena pushes into a dangerous area of the pitch and looks for support with a pass to the edge of the box, but he plays the ball straight to Anderson, who brings it away from danger.
46'
We're back underway in this Europa League contest.
45' +2
The referee ends the first period.
45'
Ozyakup spots Lopes off his line after collecting the ball on the half-way line and fires at goal, but his effort lacks the power and the distance to beat the Lyon keeper.
There will be two minutes of added time.
43'
WIDE! Tousart is afforded space and time in the box to strike the ball on the half-volley from Rafael's throw-in. However, he slices his left-footed strike and it travels all the way out for a throw on the opposite flank. A terrible effort.
41'
Fekir wastes a promising build-up down the left from Lyon as he sends his delivery straight into the hands of Fabri at the near post. The keeper has been observer in the first-half.
40'
CHANCE! Besiktas win a corner down the left and Ozyakup whips his delivery in with pace towards the six-yard box. Marcelo rises highest, but he can only power his header over the bar. That was an opening for the visitors.
38'
Valbuena floats a cross into the box and Diakhaby rises highest to head the ball at goal. It appears to glance off Marcelo last, but the referee awards a goal-kick to the Turkish side.
36'
The match has been unable to get into a flow since Besiktas took the lead, with the referee keen on the whistle this evening.
34'
Morel wins a free-kick for the home side following a foul by Anderson. However, Besiktas are able to clear the danger from Tousart's cross into the box.
32'
A long ball over the top almost finds Ozyakup in space down the left, but Lopes comes all the way off his to head the ball clear 40 yards from his net.
31'
Better from the home side as they work the ball around the final third and Lacazette releases Morel down the left. The defender sends a cross to the back post for Valbuena to attack, but he fails to make sufficient contact.
29'
Diakhaby has to be alert at the near post to head Gonul's cross away from Babel. Solid defending from the Frenchman.
27'
Lyon are just losing their grip here. The Besiktas goal seems to have unnerved them and they are flying into challenges left, right, and centre.
25'
WIDE! Anderson curls his free-kick towards the near post and Marcelo beats the attention of his marker to steer the ball towards goal, but his effort drifts just wide of the post.
24'
Morel dives in unneccesarily on Tosun and gives away a free-kick on the flank. Besiktas have another opportunity to send the ball into the box.
22'
OVER! Fekir takes the free-kick and curls his effort over the wall, but he can only send his effort well over the bar.
21'
Marcelo gets yellow.
Marcelo hands Lyon a free-kick 25 yards from goal for a foul on Fekir and he goes into the book for his troubles.
20'
OFF THE BAR! Lyon come within inches of a leveller as Tolisso bursts down the left and cuts the ball back for Fekir. He takes one touch to bring the ball under control before firing a left-footed strike at goal. It takes a slight deflection off Marcelo and bounces on to the bar and out. So close.
19'
Rafael gets yellow.
Rafael flies into a challenge on Adriano and goes into the book.
Lacazette surges into space through the middle and has Fekir in support, but his attempted throughball to his team-mate is poor and allows Marcelo to make the interception.
18'
Fortunately - the Besiktas supporters have been calmed and we can get back underway.
16'
TROUBLE! Besiktas fans let off flares in the top tier and the referee urges the players to calm down their supporters.
15'
R. Babel has scored a goal for Besiktas! Assist by Talisca.
Anderson does well to pick out Babel's run in the box to help his side take the lead.
GOALLLLLL!!!!! BESIKTAS TAKE THE LEAD! Anderson catches the home side out with a quickly taken free-kick by sliding his pass into the right inside channel. Babel collects and takes the strike on first time, rifling his effort past Lopes into the bottom corner.
13'
CHANCE! Ghezzal slides a perfect pass into the feet of Lacazette in the right inside channel, and the striker has space and time in the area. He has support, but opts to go for the strike himself, hammering his effort into the side-netting.
12'
Both teams have shown neat touches in the final third, but neither has possessed the clinical edge to take the lead.
10'
SAVE! A lofted ball over the top finds Fekir in space in the left inside channel. Fabri commits himself by racing off his line, but he makes the save by smothering the angle - only to clatter the Frenchman after the fact. The referee opts to award only a corner for the home side.
9'
CHANCE! Marcelo should put his side ahead as he latches on to Mitrovic's header in the box from Ozyakup's corner. However, he snatches at his strike and scuffs the effort before the home side scramble clear the danger.
8'
Unsavoury scenes as plastic bottles are thrown at Ozyakup before he can take a corner from the left.
6'
Morel makes a surge down the left and although his cross is blocked - he still manages to force the ball across the face of goal. However, the referee notices the ball struck his hand before the second cross and awards a free-kick to the visitors.
5'
An exciting start to the game with both teams enjoying possession in the final third, but it's the visitors who have had the best opening.
4'
SAVE! Besiktas win a free-kick and the ball sits up for Marcelo to go for goal with a spectacular overhead kick. He gets excellent contact on the ball and his effort appears to be dipping under the bar, but Lopes produces a smart save to turn it over.
3'
Tolisso and Hutchinson battle for the ball down the right flank, but the Besiktas man loses possession and fouls the Frenchman.
2'
Lyon put the pressure on the visitors early with Valbuena raiding down the right flank and sending a cross to the near post, but Mitrovic clears well with a header.
1'
At last! We're underway in this Europa League match.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Europa League quarter-final clash between Lyon and Besiktas.
Lyon have overcome AZ Alkmaar and Roma to reach this stage of the competition, narrowly defeating the Italian outfit in the last round by a 5-4 aggregate scoreline.
Besiktas eased past Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the round-of-32, while they produced an equally strong performance in the last round to defeat Olympiacos. They're an incredibly strong outfit at home and will be aiming to take a vital away goal back to Turkey with them.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Lyon were hammered in Ligue 1 at the weekend by Lorient. As a result, manager Bruno Genesio has responded with six changes to his starting line-up, keeping faith with his main line stars.
Alexandre Lacazette, Jeremy Morel, Lucas Tousart, Matheiu Valbuena, Rachid Ghezzal and Mouctar Diakhaby all come back into the fold this evening.
There will be a delay to kick-off following an incident involving supporters on the pitch before the start of the match.
Order has been restored with fans making their way back to their seats, but there is no news when we'll get underway.
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has taken a seat among his supporters inside the end where trouble originated in an attempt to cool the tension.
Still no news on a kick-off time here, but matters do appear to be settling down with water being applied to the pitch.
The match is approaching a 20-minute delay, with still no sign of the players.
The players will likely need to warm-up again before we can kick-off. So it appears that we're quite some distance from live action.
Players are beginning to appeal in the tunnel, so at long last we should be underway shortly.
The players are out on the pitch. Kick-off should be minutes away.
Besiktas have made one change from their 4-3 win over Trabzonspor at the weekend. Ricardo Quaresma drops out of the side and is replaced by Matej Mitrovic, while striker Vincent Aboubakar is suspended.
HALF-TIME: LYON 0-1 BESIKTAS
After a lengthy delay we've had an entertaining 45 minutes of football. Besiktas are in command of the tie at it stands thanks to Ryan Babel's strike, while Marcelo has also threatened from close range in a bid to double the visitors' advantage.
Lyon have been below-par thus far in the contest, but did hit the bar in the opening period when Nabil Fekir's effort cannoned off the woodwork. However, Bruno Genesio will be demanding an improvement from his team after the break.
The players are back out for the second half. So we should be underway shortly.
FULL-TIME: LYON 2-1 BESIKTAS
Lyon come from behind to take a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their quarter-final clash. A Ryan Bable strike put Besiktas ahead in the first half, but the French side were able to rally and notched a deserved equaliser when Corentin Tolisso poked home from close range.
The balance of the contest swung in the direction of the French side when Fabri committed a huge mistake, losing control of the ball in his box, allowing Jeremy Morel to score. As a result, Lyon hold a one-goal advantage ahead of the second leg.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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