AS Monaco vs Lyon, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Fabregas sent off as Lyon outclass Monaco
Olympique Lyonnais brushed aside AS Monaco 3-0 away in the season-opening Ligue 1 match on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Memphis Depay (Lyon).
- 1': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lyon).
- 3': Offside, Monaco. Cesc Fàbregas tries a through ball, but Kamil Glik is caught offside.
- 5': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
- 5': Goal! Monaco 0, Lyon 1. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Rony Lopes (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco).
- 11': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 12': Rony Lopes (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
- 15': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 17': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
- 19': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
- 19': Rony Lopes (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
- 19': Kamil Glik (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gelson Martins.
- 22': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 22': Rony Lopes (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
- 22': Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
- 24': Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco).
- 24': Thiago Mendes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Lyon).
- 26': Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco).
- 26': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Delay in match (Monaco).
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 29': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco).
- 30': Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco) is shown the red card.
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lyon).
- 32': Jemerson (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Diego Benaglio (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Lyon).
- 33': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Hand ball by Gelson Martins (Monaco).
- 36': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jemerson.
- 36': Goal! Monaco 0, Lyon 2. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
- 39': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
- 39': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Lyon).
- 39': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco).
- 43': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Lyle Foster.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Léo Dubois (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 44': Offside, Lyon. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Moussa Dembele is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Gelson Martins (Monaco).
- 45': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Lyon 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Lyon 2.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Gabriel Boschilia replaces Lyle Foster.
- 53': Offside, Monaco. Benjamin Henrichs tries a through ball, but Rony Lopes is caught offside.
- 54': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco).
- 54': Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Joachim Andersen (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré with a cross.
- 59': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
- 60': Attempt missed. Léo Dubois (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
- 61': Attempt saved. Gelson Martins (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Rony Lopes (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Léo Dubois (Lyon) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 63': Léo Dubois (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
- 65': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
- 66': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Attempt missed. Gabriel Boschilia (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jemerson.
- 69': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Dembele following a fast break.
- 72': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 72': Gabriel Boschilia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Monaco. Adama Traoré replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
- 75': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jason Denayer.
- 76': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
- 76': Moussa Dembele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Lyon. Jean Lucas replaces Houssem Aouar.
- 80': Goal! Monaco 0, Lyon 3. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
- 81': Substitution, Monaco. Moussa Sylla replaces Rony Lopes.
- 82': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
- 82': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 85': Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Lyon).
- 86': Substitution, Lyon. Kenny Tete replaces Youssouf Kone.
- 87': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lyon).
- 87': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Panzo (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sylla.
- 90': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Moussa Dembele.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet following a fast break.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Monaco 0, Lyon 3.
- 90'+2': Match ends, Monaco 0, Lyon 3.
Statistics
 LYON |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 61 | Possession | 39 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 570 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
| 619 | Passes | 392 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 9 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 13 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 16 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 12,663
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 12,663
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
AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) |
| 37 | Jonathan Panzo |
| 25 | Kamil Glik |
| 2 | Fodé Ballo-Touré  |
| 12 | Ruben Aguilar |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas  |
| 5 | Jemerson |
| 39 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 35 | Lyle Foster |
| 7 | Rony Lopes |
| 11 | Gelson Martins |
Lyon (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 3 | Joachim Andersen |
| 28 | Youssouf Koné |
| 14 | Léo Dubois |
| 29 | Lucas Tousart |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 12 | Thiago Mendes |
| 9 | Moussa Dembélé |
| 11 | Memphis Depay |
| 10 | Bertrand Traoré |
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