Lens vs Lille, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
35': Clement MichelinYilmaz on fire as Lille edge closer to title with Lens win
Lille edged closer to their first Ligue 1 title in 10 years as a Burak Yilmaz double inspired them to a 3-0 derby win over Lens.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Penalty Lille. Jonathan Bamba draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 1': Penalty conceded by Seko Fofana (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 4': Goal! Lens 0, Lille 1. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 5': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 12': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Lille).
- 12': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Sven Botman.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Steven Fortes (Lens).
- 15': Luiz Araújo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignatius Ganago.
- 20': Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Lille).
- 21': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
- 25': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Yannick Cahuzac (Lens).
- 27': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Lille).
- 27': Jonathan Clauss (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Attempt saved. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 28': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Clement Michelin (Lens).
- 29': Clement Michelin (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Lens).
- 32': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
- 34': Attempt missed. Clement Michelin (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
- 35': Foul by Clement Michelin (Lens).
- 35': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Second yellow card to Clement Michelin (Lens) for a bad foul.
- 37': Foul by Yannick Cahuzac (Lens).
- 37': Xeka (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Lille).
- 39': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Luiz Araújo (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Goal! Lens 0, Lille 2. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Lens 0, Lille 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Lille 2.
- 47': Foul by Loic Bade (Lens).
- 47': Luiz Araújo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Lens. Conceded by José Fonte.
- 49': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 49': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 52': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Attempt saved. Luiz Araújo (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz.
- 55': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
- 56': Attempt missed. José Fonte (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Xeka with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Attempt missed. Luiz Araújo (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 57': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Seko Fofana.
- 58': Attempt saved. Sven Botman (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Xeka with a cross.
- 58': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
- 60': Attempt missed. Xeka (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 60': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 60': Goal! Lens 0, Lille 3. Jonathan David (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 62': Attempt missed. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high.
- 62': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Steven Fortes (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loic Bade with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
- 64': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by José Fonte (Lille).
- 65': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': José Fonte (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Steven Fortes (Lens).
- 66': Mike Maignan (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Steven Fortes (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Lens. Ismael Boura replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 67': Substitution, Lille. Timothy Weah replaces Jonathan David.
- 67': Substitution, Lille. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Luiz Araújo.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit.
- 71': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné following a fast break.
- 72': Foul by Ignatius Ganago (Lens).
- 72': Sven Botman (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Gaël Kakuta.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Ignatius Ganago because of an injury.
- 75': Attempt missed. Yannick Cahuzac (Lens) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Loic Bade with a cross.
- 75': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Burak Yilmaz.
- 75': Substitution, Lille. Jérémy Pied replaces Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
- 76': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 76': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Jérémy Pied (Lille).
- 77': Ismael Boura (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit with a cross.
- 80': Foul by Ismael Boura (Lens).
- 80': Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Steven Fortes.
- 82': Attempt missed. José Fonte (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Pied with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jérémy Pied.
- 84': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
- 85': Substitution, Lens. David Da Costa replaces Seko Fofana.
- 85': Substitution, Lens. Tony Mauricio replaces Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
- 85': Substitution, Lille. Domagoj Bradaric replaces Xeka.
- 86': Foul by Loic Bade (Lens).
- 86': Timothy Weah (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 90': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Lens 0, Lille 3.
- 0': Match ends, Lens 0, Lille 3.
Statistics
 LILL |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 51.3 | Possession | 48.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 473 | Accurate Passes | 447 |
| 529 | Passes | 497 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 14 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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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 |
Line-Ups
Lens (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
| 4 | Loïc Badé |
| 15 | Steven Fortes  |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 13 | Clement Michelin |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 18 | Yannick Cahuzac |
| 9 | Ignatius Ganago |
| 10 | Gaël Kakuta |
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 5 | Sven Botman |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 28 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 8 | Xeka |
| 7 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 11 | Luiz Araújo |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
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