Utrecht opened their UEFA Europa League 2025 league-stage campaign with a narrow 0–1 defeat to Lyon on Thursday, 25 September 2025. The match, played on Matchday 1 of the league stage, kicked off at 19:00 UTC under the supervision of Romanian referee Horatiu Fesnic. The score remained deadlocked at 0–0 at half-time, with the decisive goal arriving after the interval.

For Utrecht, this loss represented a difficult start to their first Europa League group-stage appearance in recent memory. The Du...