French Ligue 1

FT Friday, February 21, 2020
Lyon LDLWD 2
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Metz WWDLD 0
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LYON leads series 5-0

Lineups

METZ · 4-3-3

  1. 16Alexandre OukidjaG
  2. 21John BoyeCD-L
  3. 2Dylan BronnCD-R
  4. 3Matthieu UdolLB
  5. 18Fabien CentonzeRB
  6. 6Mamadou FofanaCM
  7. 4Kevin N'DoramLM
  8. 5Victorien AngbanRM
  9. 20Habib DialloF
  10. 7Ibrahima NianeLF
  11. 11Opa NguetteRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Thomas DelaineSUB
  2. 26Papa Ndiaga YadeSUB
  3. 10Marvin GakpaSUB
  4. 9Thierry AmbroseSUB
  5. 24Renaud CohadeSUB
  6. 8Boubacar TraoréSUB
  7. 1Paul DelecroixSUB

LYON · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Anthony LopesG
  2. 6MarceloCD
  3. 20Fernando MarçalCD-L
  4. 5Jason DenayerCD-R
  5. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM-L
  6. 29Lucas TousartCM-R
  7. 7Martin TerrierAM
  8. 27Maxwel CornetLM
  9. 14Léo DuboisRM
  10. 9Moussa DembéléCF-L
  11. 21Karl Toko EkambiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Joachim AndersenSUB
  2. 10Bertrand TraoréSUB
  3. 19Amine GouiriSUB
  4. 30Ciprian TatarusanuSUB
  5. 23Kenny TeteSUB
  6. 25Maxence CaqueretSUB
  7. 8Houssem AouarSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+3' VAR Decision: Penalty Lyon.
  3. 45'+7' Alexandre Oukidja (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45'+8' Goal! Metz 0, Lyon 1. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  5. 79' Substitution, Metz. Thierry Ambrose replaces Ibrahima Niane.
  6. 79' Substitution, Metz. Marvin Gakpa replaces Victorien Angban.
  7. 80' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Habib Diallo (Metz).
  8. 82' Habib Diallo (Metz) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  9. 86' Substitution, Lyon. Houssem Aouar replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
  10. 88' Substitution, Metz. Papa Ndiaga Yade replaces Opa Nguette.
  11. 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.
  12. 90'+6' Substitution, Lyon. Amine Gouiri replaces Moussa Dembele.

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