Real Sociedad vs Lyon: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Real Sociedad host Lyon at Reale Arena on Thursday 5 November 2026, kick-off 17:45 UTC, in the Europa League (round 4). Real Sociedad have had 18 days of rest since playing Málaga (LaLiga); Lyon have had 17 after facing Nice and travel about 615 km. Real Sociedad are without 4 players (Yangel Herrera, Luken Beitia, Jon Aramburu and others); Lyon are missing 4 (Pavel Šulc, Nicolás Tagliafico, Loïs Openda and others).