Lyon vs Lille, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Lyon hold Lille to 2-2 draw in top-three thriller
Lyon and Lille both stayed on course for a top-three finish in Ligue 1 and Champions League football next season after battling to a 2-2 draw.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
- 2': Loïc Remy (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Ferland Mendy (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Jonathan Ikone (Lille).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikone (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubakary Soumare.
- 7': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubakary Soumare.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanguy NDombele.
- 9': Foul by Loïc Remy (Lille).
- 9': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Goal! Lyon 1, Lille 0. Martin Terrier (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay following a fast break.
- 12': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 13': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 14': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youssouf Kone.
- 16': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 19': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thiago Maia.
- 20': Attempt missed. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 20': Foul by Gabriel (Lille).
- 20': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Memphis Depay (Lyon).
- 24': Thiago Maia (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Youssouf Kone (Lille).
- 26': Foul by Jonathan Ikone (Lille).
- 26': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Marcelo.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Gabriel (Lille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe with a cross.
- 31': Attempt missed. Loïc Remy (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe.
- 31': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Tanguy NDombele.
- 32': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
- 33': Attempt missed. Martin Terrier (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 38': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 38': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Attempt missed. Loïc Remy (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba following a fast break.
- 40': Foul by Boubakary Soumare (Lille).
- 40': Martin Terrier (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanguy NDombele.
- 40': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by José Fonte.
- 42': Foul by José Fonte (Lille).
- 42': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thiago Maia.
- 43': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
- 43': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 43': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Thiago Maia (Lille).
- 44': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Thiago Maia (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Offside, Lyon. Anthony Lopes tries a through ball, but Nabil Fekir is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Loïc Remy (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssouf Kone with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lyon 1, Lille 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 1, Lille 0.
- 47': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 47': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Goal! Lyon 1, Lille 1. Loïc Remy (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 52': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 52': Gabriel (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thiago Maia.
- 57': Hand ball by Tanguy NDombele (Lyon).
- 57': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Lyon).
- 57': Youssouf Kone (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Martin Terrier (Lyon).
- 58': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Offside, Lyon. Ferland Mendy tries a through ball, but Houssem Aouar is caught offside.
- 60': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Youssouf Kone (Lille).
- 63': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
- 63': Attempt blocked. José Fonte (Lille) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe with a cross.
- 67': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 67': Jonathan Ikone (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Boubakary Soumare (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Lyon).
- 68': Goal! Lyon 1, Lille 2. Boubakary Soumare (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
- 70': Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 70': Substitution, Lille. Rafael Leão replaces Loïc Remy.
- 72': Hand ball by Nicolas Pepe (Lille).
- 73': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Lille).
- 73': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Lyon. Moussa Dembele replaces Martin Terrier.
- 74': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay following a set piece situation.
- 74': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 74': Goal! Lyon 2, Lille 2. Léo Dubois (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 76': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Lyon).
- 76': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Ferland Mendy (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 77': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 79': Foul by Jonathan Ikone (Lille).
- 79': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Substitution, Lille. Rui Fonte replaces Jonathan Ikone.
- 82': Foul by Youssouf Kone (Lille).
- 82': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Léo Dubois (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 82': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Youssouf Kone.
- 83': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 84': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Gabriel (Lille).
- 85': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 86': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 87': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Lille).
- 87': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Delay in match Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) because of an injury.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Substitution, Lille. Reinildo replaces Thiago Maia.
- 90': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Marcelo.
- 90'+2': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
- 90'+2': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Lyon).
- 90'+3': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lyon 2, Lille 2.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Lyon 2, Lille 2.
Statistics
 LILL |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 38.9 | Possession | 61.1 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 281 | Accurate Passes | 501 |
| 353 | Passes | 568 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 16 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 15 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 56,642
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 56,642
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) |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 6 | Marcelo |
| 22 | Ferland Mendy |
| 14 | Léo Dubois |
| 18 | Nabil Fekir |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 28 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 11 | Memphis Depay |
| 7 | Martin Terrier |
| 10 | Bertrand Traoré |
Lille (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 4 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 3 | Youssouf Koné |
| 17 | Zeki Çelik |
| 12 | Jonathan Ikoné |
| 20 | Thiago Maia  |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 9 | Loïc Rémy |
| 14 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 19 | Nicolas Pépé |
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