Lyon vs Caen, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Lyon secure Champions League spot with win
Memphis Depay struck twice to help Olympique Lyonnais clinch a Champions League spot with a 4-0 home demolition of Caen in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt saved. Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Faycal Fajr.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Martin Terrier (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Dembele.
- 7': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 9': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Younn Zahary.
- 10': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcelo with a headed pass following a corner.
- 11': Offside, Lyon. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Moussa Dembele is caught offside.
- 12': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 14': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
- 14': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
- 16': Attempt saved. Faycal Fajr (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Saif-Eddine Khaoui.
- 16': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 17': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alexander Djiku.
- 17': Alexander Djiku (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 20': Casimir Ninga (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 24': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Imorou (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 25': Foul by Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Caen).
- 25': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Lyon).
- 25': Jonathan Gradit (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Penalty Lyon. Moussa Dembele draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 28': Penalty conceded by Younn Zahary (Caen) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 29': Delay in match (Lyon). VAR checking.
- 29': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field stands.
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Penalty saved! Moussa Dembele (Lyon) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 31': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Brice Samba.
- 34': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Caen).
- 34': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Alexander Djiku (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
- 39': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Lyon).
- 39': Jessy Deminguet (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Faycal Fajr (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Memphis Depay (Lyon).
- 41': Casimir Ninga (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
- 41': Marcelo (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt missed. Faycal Fajr (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Tanguy NDombele (Lyon).
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Lyon 0, Caen 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Caen 0.
- 46': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
- 49': Goal! Lyon 1, Caen 0. Memphis Depay (Lyon) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
- 51': Faycal Fajr (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Tanguy NDombele (Lyon).
- 52': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tanguy NDombele.
- 53': Attempt missed. Ferland Mendy (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moussa Dembele.
- 53': Foul by Enzo Crivelli (Caen).
- 53': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Martin Terrier (Lyon) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 54': Goal! Lyon 2, Caen 0. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Caen).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Casimir Ninga (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 57': Substitution, Caen. Herman Moussaki replaces Saif-Eddine Khaoui because of an injury.
- 58': Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Caen).
- 58': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Goal! Lyon 3, Caen 0. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 65': Substitution, Caen. Prince Oniangué replaces Jessy Deminguet.
- 68': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Caen).
- 68': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay following a set piece situation.
- 70': Substitution, Caen. Yoel Armougom replaces Enzo Crivelli.
- 71': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Terrier with a through ball.
- 73': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 74': Goal! Lyon 4, Caen 0. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet following a fast break.
- 76': Attempt missed. Herman Moussaki (Caen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Faycal Fajr.
- 77': Substitution, Lyon. Bertrand Traoré replaces Memphis Depay.
- 77': Substitution, Lyon. Lucas Tousart replaces Houssem Aouar.
- 81': Hand ball by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
- 82': Substitution, Lyon. Rafael replaces Léo Dubois.
- 83': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
- 83': Herman Moussaki (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Rafael (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Ferland Mendy (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Prince Oniangué (Caen).
- 86': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
- 86': Attempt missed. Yoel Armougom (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Prince Oniangué.
- 88': Ferland Mendy (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
- 89': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
- 89': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Faycal Fajr (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Casimir Ninga.
- 90'+2': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Caen).
- 90'+2': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Alexander Djiku (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Lyon 4, Caen 0.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Lyon 4, Caen 0.
Statistics
 CAN |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.4 | Possession | 59.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 263 | Accurate Passes | 426 |
| 330 | Passes | 506 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 8 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 12 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 51,408
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 51,408
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | +45 | 76 |
| 2 | Lens | 34 | +31 | 70 |
| 3 | Lille | 34 | +15 | 61 |
| 4 | Lyon | 34 | +13 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 15 | Jérémy Morel |
| 6 | Marcelo  |
| 22 | Ferland Mendy |
| 14 | Léo Dubois |
| 11 | Memphis Depay |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 28 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 9 | Moussa Dembélé |
| 7 | Martin Terrier |
| 27 | Maxwel Cornet |
Caen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 24 | Alexander Djiku |
| 14 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 15 | Emmanuel Imorou |
| 33 | Younn Zahary |
| 7 | Saif-Eddine Khaoui |
| 10 | Faycal Fajr |
| 17 | Jessy Deminguet |
| 27 | Enzo Crivelli |
| 11 | Casimir Ninga |
| 21 | Frédéric Guilbert |
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