Lyon vs Nice, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Depay hat-tricks helps Lyon down Nice to secure Champions League spot
Depay hat-tricks helps Lyon down Nice to secure Champions League spot
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Nice).
- 2': Hand ball by Ferland Mendy (Lyon).
- 3': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 5': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
- 5': Marcelo (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Ferland Mendy (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 7': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
- 7': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Nice).
- 8': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Tousart.
- 10': Foul by Tanguy NDombele (Lyon).
- 10': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael.
- 13': Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 14': Hand ball by Jean Michael Seri (Nice).
- 16': Attempt blocked. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 16': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
- 18': Goal! Lyon 0, Nice 1. Alassane Plea (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mario Balotelli with a through ball.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Tousart.
- 20': (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Mario Balotelli (Nice).
- 21': Mario Balotelli (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 21': Alassane Plea (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
- 22': Hand ball by Jean Michael Seri (Nice).
- 23': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael with a cross.
- 24': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Marcelo.
- 26': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
- 26': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
- 28': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Lucas Tousart.
- 29': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Bertrand Traoré.
- 30': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jérémy Morel.
- 31': Foul by Alassane Plea (Nice).
- 31': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ferland Mendy with a cross.
- 36': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
- 37': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 40': Foul by Jérémy Morel (Lyon).
- 40': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Jérémy Morel (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Alassane Plea (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Lyon).
- 43': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Bertrand Traoré.
- 44': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Nice).
- 44': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 45': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jean Michael Seri.
- 45'+1': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 45'+1': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lyon 0, Nice 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Nice 1.
- 45': Substitution, Lyon. Mariano replaces Tanguy NDombele.
- 46': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mariano.
- 46': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 47': Attempt missed. Mariano (Lyon) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Goal! Lyon 1, Nice 1. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 51': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Maxime Le Marchand.
- 52': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 52': Walter Benítez (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
- 53': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Alassane Plea (Nice).
- 53': Rafael (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
- 54': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Maxime Le Marchand.
- 54': Adrien Tameze (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
- 55': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
- 55': Maxime Le Marchand (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alassane Plea.
- 57': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 57': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 58': Attempt missed. Mariano (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 61': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Alassane Plea (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien.
- 61': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 62': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 62': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Marlon Santos (Nice).
- 65': Goal! Lyon 2, Nice 1. Memphis Depay (Lyon) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 68': Alassane Plea (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
- 70': Rafael (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Alassane Plea (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Substitution, Nice. Mickael Le Bihan replaces Adrien Tameze.
- 72': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Nice).
- 76': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 77': Substitution, Nice. Bassem Srarfi replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
- 78': Substitution, Lyon. Marçal replaces Rafael.
- 78': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 78': Jean Michael Seri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Alassane Plea (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 80': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Mathieu Gorgelin.
- 80': Attempt saved. Alassane Plea (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Dante (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 80': Attempt missed. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bassem Srarfi following a corner.
- 81': Foul by Bassem Srarfi (Nice).
- 81': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Mariano (Lyon) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross following a fast break.
- 84': Substitution, Lyon. Jordan Ferri replaces Nabil Fekir.
- 86': Goal! Lyon 3, Nice 1. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré with a through ball.
- 88': Goal! Lyon 3, Nice 2. Alassane Plea (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxime Le Marchand.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jordan Ferri (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marçal.
- 90'+4': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Alassane Plea (Nice).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lyon 3, Nice 2.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Lyon 3, Nice 2.
Statistics
 NICE |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.5 | Possession | 46.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 475 | Accurate Passes | 411 |
| 547 | Passes | 474 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 19 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 56,953
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 56,953
Line-Ups
Lyon (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mathieu Gorgelin (GK) |
| 15 | Jérémy Morel  |
| 6 | Marcelo |
| 29 | Lucas Tousart |
| 22 | Ferland Mendy |
| 4 | Rafael |
| 18 | Nabil Fekir |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 28 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 11 | Memphis Depay |
| 10 | Bertrand Traoré |
Nice (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 31 | Dante |
| 4 | Marlon |
| 20 | Maxime Le Marchand |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
| 5 | Adrien Tamèze |
| 6 | Jean Michaël Seri |
| 25 | Wylan Cyprien |
| 9 | Mario Balotelli |
| 14 | Alassane Pléa |
| 7 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
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