UEFA Europa League

FT Wednesday, May 3, 2017
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Match Report

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Ajax beat Lyon 4-1 to close in on Europa League final spot

Ajax are in pole position to book a place in the Europa League final after winning 4-1 at home to Lyon in the home leg of their semifinal clash.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
8
Corner Kicks
6
12
Saves
7
53.6
Possession
46.4
13
SHOTS
24
8
ON GOAL
16
0.6
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
291
Accurate Passes
265
411
Passes
369
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
4
23
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.4
60
Long Balls
66
20
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
26
27
Tackles
35
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
7
Effective Clearances
23
7
Clearances
23

Head to Head

AJA leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 36Matthijs de LigtCD-L
  3. 5Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 4Jairo RiedewaldLB
  5. 2Kenny TeteRB
  6. 20Lasse SchöneCM
  7. 22Hakim ZiyechLM
  8. 10Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 25Kasper DolbergF
  10. 11Amin YounesLF
  11. 9Bertrand TraoréRF

Substitutes

  1. 33Diederik BoerSUB
  2. 34Abdelhak NouriSUB
  3. 45Justin KluivertSUB
  4. 77David NeresSUB
  5. 30Donny van de BeekSUB
  6. 16Heiko WestermannSUB
  7. 21Frenkie de JongSUB

LYON · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Anthony LopesG
  2. 5Mouctar DiakhabyCD-L
  3. 3Nicolas NkoulouCD-R
  4. 15Jérémy MorelLB
  5. 13Christophe JalletRB
  6. 8Corentin TolissoAM
  7. 21Maxime GonalonsLM
  8. 29Lucas TousartRM
  9. 18Nabil FekirF
  10. 28Mathieu ValbuenaAM-L
  11. 27Maxwel CornetAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Alexandre LacazetteSUB
  2. 2Mapou Yanga-MbiwaSUB
  3. 14Sergi DarderSUB
  4. 11Rachid GhezzalSUB
  5. 30Mathieu GorgelinSUB
  6. 12Jordan FerriSUB
  7. 20RafaelSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Ajax 1, Lyon 0. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 30' Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Goal! Ajax 2, Lyon 0. Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré with a headed pass.
  4. 40' Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 49' Goal! Ajax 3, Lyon 0. Amin Younes (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
  6. 58' Substitution, Lyon. Rachid Ghezzal replaces Lucas Tousart.
  7. 62' Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Goal! Ajax 3, Lyon 1. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 69' Substitution, Lyon. Rafael replaces Christophe Jallet.
  10. 71' Goal! Ajax 4, Lyon 1. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
  11. 71' Substitution, Ajax. Donny van de Beek replaces Lasse Schöne.
  12. 76' Substitution, Lyon. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Maxwel Cornet.
  13. 79' Substitution, Ajax. Justin Kluivert replaces Amin Younes.
  14. 88' Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Kasper Dolberg.

UEFA Europa League News

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