Coupe de France

FT Thursday, March 5, 2026
Lens WWWLD 2
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Lyon WWWLL 2
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LYON020042
Lens advance 5-4 on penalties · Groupama Stadium · 47,879 att.

Team Stats

16
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
40.8
Possession
59.2
12
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
271
Accurate Passes
459
361
Passes
538
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
12
0.4
Cross %
0.3
48
Long Balls
40
14
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
10
15
Tackles
12
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
7
18
Effective Clearances
21
18
Clearances
21

Head to Head

RCL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LYON · 5-3-2

  1. 40Rémy DescampsG
  2. 19Moussa NiakhatéCD
  3. 3Nicolás TagliaficoCD-L
  4. 22Clinton MataCD-R
  5. 16AbnerLB
  6. 98Ainsley Maitland-NilesRB
  7. 23Tyler MortonCM
  8. 8Corentin TolissoCM-L
  9. 99Noah NarteyCM-R
  10. 77Roman YaremchukCF-L
  11. 9EndrickCF-R

RCL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 40Robin RisserG
  2. 25Pierre GaniouCD
  3. 20Malang SarrCD-L
  4. 4Nidal CelikCD-R
  5. 28Adrien ThomassonCM-L
  6. 8Mamadou SangareCM-R
  7. 14Matthieu UdolLM
  8. 23Saud AbdulhamidRM
  9. 11Odsonne ÉdouardF
  10. 19Abdallah SimaCF-L
  11. 10Florian ThauvinCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Lyon 0, Lens 1. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 45'+1' Goal! Lyon 0, Lens 2. Abdallah Sima (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a through ball following a fast break.
  3. 45'+3' Odsonne Édouard (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45'+3' Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 54' Matthieu Udol (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Substitution, Lyon. Rémi Himbert replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
  7. 64' Arthur Masuaku (Lens) is shown the red card.
  8. 67' Goal! Lyon 1, Lens 2. Roman Yaremchuk (Lyon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rémi Himbert with a cross.
  9. 69' Substitution, Lyon. Hans Hateboer replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles because of an injury.
  10. 78' Nidal Celik (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Substitution, Lens. Amadou Haidara replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  12. 87' Substitution, Lyon. Adam Karabec replaces Noah Nartey.
  13. 90'+4' Goal! Lyon 2, Lens 2. Rémi Himbert (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso with a headed pass.
  14. 90'+6' Substitution, Lens. Rayan Fofana replaces Abdallah Sima.
  15. 90'
  16. 99' Penalty Shootout ends, Lyon 2(4), Lens 2(5).

Coupe de France News

All news
News Associated Press Lens beat Nice to win French Cup for 1st time in club history Lens capped a spectacular season by winning the French Cup for the first time, with star striker Florian Thauvin scoring and making another in a 3-1 win over Nice in the final on Friday. ESPN Julien Laurens Weekend predictions: Will Tottenham or West Ham stay up? Relegation beckons in the Premier League for either Spurs or West Ham, while there's a David vs. Golaith battle happening in Portugal. Julien Laurens makes his predictions. News PA Ethan Nwaneri shootout miss sees Marseille exit Coupe de France Marseille were knocked out of the Coupe de France on penalties against Toulouse after drawing 2-2 in normal time of their quarterfinal. News ESPN News Services Endrick scores stunner to propel Lyon to French Cup quarterfinals Endrick made it five goals in five games with a stunning strike as Lyon beat Laval 2-0 to reach the Coupe de France quarterfinals on Wednesday.