French Ligue 1

Lille vs Nice, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lille
  • 13': Burak Yilmaz
  • 56': Zeki Çelik
FT
2 - 0
Nice
  • Red Card 48': Jordan Lotomba

Yilmaz and Celik strike as Lille stay on title track

Lille stayed firmly on track for a first Ligue 1 title since 2011 with goals by Burak Yilmaz and Mehmet Zeki Celik.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Rony Lopes (Nice).
  • 6': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Nice).
  • 6': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Hichem Boudaoui.
  • 9': Offside, Nice. Hichem Boudaoui tries a through ball, but Kasper Dolberg is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
  • 12': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Luiz Araújo (Lille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 12': Corner, Lille. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 13': Goal! Lille 1, Nice 0. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan David.
  • 19': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
  • 20': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Hichem Boudaoui.
  • 21': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
  • 21': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Sven Botman (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Foul by Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice).
  • 27': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
  • 28': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Luiz Araújo (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Reinildo.
  • 33': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by William Saliba (Nice).
  • 34': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Nice).
  • 34': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Lille).
  • 41': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Jonathan David (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mike Maignan.
  • 41': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 42': Foul by Sven Botman (Lille).
  • 42': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Reinildo (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 45': Offside, Lille. Sven Botman tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
  • 45'+1': Luiz Araújo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Lille 1, Nice 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lille 1, Nice 0.
  • 47': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Nice).
  • 47': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Second yellow card to Jordan Lotomba (Nice) for a bad foul.
  • 52': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
  • 52': Substitution, Nice. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Rony Lopes.
  • 56': Goal! Lille 2, Nice 0. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 60': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
  • 60': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Offside, Lille. Mehmet Zeki Çelik tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
  • 62': Offside, Nice. William Saliba tries a through ball, but Hichem Boudaoui is caught offside.
  • 64': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jonathan David.
  • 64': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Lille).
  • 64': William Saliba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
  • 70': Substitution, Nice. Andy Pelmard replaces Youcef Atal.
  • 70': Substitution, Nice. Stanley N'Soki replaces Hassane Kamara.
  • 71': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Burak Yilmaz.
  • 75': Substitution, Lille. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Luiz Araújo.
  • 75': Substitution, Lille. Xeka replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 75': Substitution, Nice. Pierre Lees-Melou replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
  • 76': Foul by Stanley N'Soki (Nice).
  • 76': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan David.
  • 80': Flavius Daniliuc (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
  • 85': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
  • 85': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 87': Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
  • 87': Xeka (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Substitution, Lille. Domagoj Bradaric replaces Jonathan David.
  • 88': Hand ball by Jonathan Ikoné (Lille).
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) header from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Benjamin André.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Lille 2, Nice 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Lille 2, Nice 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 0
44.6 Possession 55.4
0 SHOTS 12
0 ON GOAL 4
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
426 Accurate Passes 549
492 Passes 617
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 14
0.0 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 50
21 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
17 Interceptions 7
10 Effective Clearances 11
10 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue:
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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
Full Table

Line-Ups

LILL Lille (4-4-2)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
5 Sven Botman
6 José Fonte
28 Reinildo Mandava
2 Zeki Çelik Yellow Card
24 Boubakary Soumaré
21 Benjamin André
7 Jonathan Bamba
11 Luiz Araújo
17 Burak Yilmaz
9 Jonathan David
Lille Substitutes:
Xeka, Jérémy Pied, Domagoj Bradaric, Yusuf Yazici, Isaac Lihadji, Timothy Weah, Jonathan Ikoné, Orestis Karnezis, Tiago Djaló.

NICE Nice (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
40 Walter Benítez (GK)
18 William Saliba
25 Jean-Clair Todibo
6 Morgan Schneiderlin
13 Hassane Kamara
23 Jordan Lotomba Yellow Card
28 Hicham Boudaoui
10 Alexis Claude-Maurice Yellow Card
22 Rony Lopes
20 Youcef Atal
9 Kasper Dolberg
Nice Substitutes:
Andy Pelmard, Alexis Trouillet, Flavius Daniliuc, Dan Ndoye, Pierre Lees-Melou, Malik Sellouki, Stanley N'Soki, Robson Bambu, Yoan Cardinale.

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