French Ligue 1

Metz vs Lyon, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • Red Card 82': Habib Diallo
FT
0 - 2
Lyon
  • 45'+8': Moussa Dembélé (P)
  • 90'+4': Houssem Aouar

Moussa Dembele strikes again as Lyon beat Metz

Moussa Dembele helped Lyon to a 2-0 win over Metz ahead of their Champions League match with Juventus this week.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Metz. Kevin N'Doram tries a through ball, but Habib Diallo is caught offside.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Victorien Angban (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Niane.
  • 7': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 7': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabien Centonze.
  • 11': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 12': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Jason Denayer (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 13': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
  • 14': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Terrier with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Lyon).
  • 21': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Hand ball by Victorien Angban (Metz).
  • 22': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
  • 22': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
  • 25': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Martin Terrier (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a cross.
  • 33': Offside, Metz. Alexandre Oukidja tries a through ball, but Habib Diallo is caught offside.
  • 34': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by John Boye.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Lyon).
  • 35': Victorien Angban (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mamadou Fofana.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet with a cross.
  • 40': Foul by Jason Denayer (Lyon).
  • 40': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Mamadou Fofana (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victorien Angban.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
  • 44': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
  • 45': Penalty conceded by Matthieu Udol (Metz) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 45'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty Lyon.
  • 45'+7': Alexandre Oukidja (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+8': Goal! Metz 0, Lyon 1. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Metz 0, Lyon 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Lyon 1.
  • 47': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
  • 48': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
  • 48': Kevin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Marçal (Lyon).
  • 52': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Marçal.
  • 61': Foul by Marçal (Lyon).
  • 61': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Martin Terrier (Lyon).
  • 65': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
  • 65': Victorien Angban (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Offside, Lyon. Bruno Guimarães tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
  • 69': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
  • 69': Moussa Dembele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Kevin N'Doram (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Habib Diallo.
  • 71': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Marçal.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Mamadou Fofana (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 72': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
  • 72': Victorien Angban (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
  • 74': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
  • 74': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Fabien Centonze (Metz).
  • 76': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Marçal (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
  • 78': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Marçal.
  • 79': Substitution, Metz. Thierry Ambrose replaces Ibrahima Niane.
  • 79': Substitution, Metz. Marvin Gakpa replaces Victorien Angban.
  • 80': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Habib Diallo (Metz).
  • 82': Habib Diallo (Metz) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 86': Substitution, Lyon. Houssem Aouar replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
  • 86': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
  • 86': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Substitution, Metz. Papa Ndiaga Yade replaces Opa Nguette.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Thierry Ambrose (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Oukidja.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Metz 0, Lyon 2. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Dembele following a fast break.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Lyon. Amine Gouiri replaces Moussa Dembele.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Lyon 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Metz 0, Lyon 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 4
53.7 Possession 46.3
12 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 0
0.5 On Target % 0.0
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
347 Accurate Passes 291
446 Passes 381
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
21 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.1
60 Long Balls 60
29 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 3
18 Effective Tackles 10
28 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
16 Interceptions 10
20 Effective Clearances 17
20 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 18,247

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angers 0 0 0
2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
3 Brest 0 0 0
4 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

METZ Metz (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK) Yellow Card
21 John Boye
2 Dylan Bronn
3 Matthieu Udol
18 Fabien Centonze
6 Mamadou Fofana
4 Kevin N'Doram
5 Victorien Angban
20 Habib Diallo Red Card
7 Ibrahima Niane
11 Opa Nguette
Metz Substitutes:
Thomas Delaine, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Marvin Gakpa, Thierry Ambrose, Renaud Cohade, Boubacar Traoré, Paul Delecroix.

LYON Lyon (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
6 Marcelo
20 Fernando Marçal
5 Jason Denayer
39 Bruno Guimarães
29 Lucas Tousart
7 Martin Terrier
27 Maxwel Cornet Yellow Card
14 Léo Dubois
9 Moussa Dembélé
21 Karl Toko Ekambi
Lyon Substitutes:
Joachim Andersen, Bertrand Traoré, Amine Gouiri, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Kenny Tete, Maxence Caqueret, Houssem Aouar.

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