French Ligue 1

FT Friday, September 4, 2026
AJ Auxerre WDWLL 1
–
Lyon WDWLD 3
1st2ndT
AUX101
LYON213
Groupama Stadium

Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
2
36.5
Possession
63.5
8
SHOTS
21
3
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
230
Accurate Passes
446
290
Passes
519
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
7
17
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
55
22
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
8
7
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
7
Interceptions
7
44
Effective Clearances
18
44
Clearances
18

Head to Head

LYON leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LYON · 4-3-2-1

  1. 1Dominik GreifG
  2. 19Moussa NiakhatéCD-L
  3. 20Felix BacherCD-R
  4. 16AbnerLB
  5. 13Zachary AthekameRB
  6. 23Tyler MortonCM
  7. 8Corentin TolissoCM-L
  8. 2Mads BidstrupCM-R
  9. 17Loïs OpendaF
  10. 10Pavel SulcCF-L
  11. 7Ernest NuamahCF-R

AUX · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Mamadou DiopG
  2. 35Elikya LegrosCD-L
  3. 15Christ MakossoCD-R
  4. 92Clément AkpaLB
  5. 27Lamine SyRB
  6. 8Naouirou AhamadaAM
  7. 46Arthur PiedfortLM
  8. 5Kévin DanoisRM
  9. 9Cameron ArcherF
  10. 3Remy Labeau LascaryAM-L
  11. 10Danny NamasoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 18'
  2. 20'
  3. 22'
  4. 26'
  5. 26' Arthur Piedfort (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 28' Goal! Lyon 1, Auxerre 0. Felix Bacher (Lyon) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ernest Nuamah with a cross following a corner.
  7. 29' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  8. 29'
  9. 30' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 30'
  11. 31' Goal! Lyon 2, Auxerre 0. Zachary Athekame (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
  12. 42' Goal! Lyon 2, Auxerre 1. Cameron Archer (Auxerre) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  13. 53'
  14. 53'
  15. 53' Goal! Lyon 3, Auxerre 1. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  16. 53'
  17. 55'
  18. 62' Felix Bacher (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 66' Substitution, Auxerre. Rayan Mandengue replaces Elikya Legros.
  20. 66' Substitution, Auxerre. Pierre Ekwah replaces Naouirou Ahamada.
  21. 66' Substitution, Auxerre. Aristide Zossou replaces Rémy Labeau Lascary.
  22. 67' Substitution, Lyon. Kaïl Boudache replaces Ernest Nuamah.
  23. 67' Substitution, Lyon. Khalis Merah replaces Pavel Sulc.
  24. 68' Rayan Mandengue (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 72' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  26. 72'
  27. 73' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  28. 73'
  29. 76' Substitution, Lyon. Tanner Tessmann replaces Mads Bidstrup.
  30. 77' Tyler Morton (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  31. 77' Substitution, Auxerre. Romain Faivre replaces Cameron Archer.
  32. 86' Substitution, Lyon. Noah Nartey replaces Tyler Morton.
  33. 86' Substitution, Lyon. Ruben Kluivert replaces Felix Bacher.
  34. 90'+3' Substitution, Auxerre. Lamfia Dioubaté replaces Lamine Sy.

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