Lille vs Montpellier, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Leaders Lille drop points in Montpellier draw
Leaders Lille dropped two precious points in a tight Ligue 1 title race when they drew 1-1 at home against Montpellier on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
- 2': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
- 3': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high following a set piece situation.
- 4': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
- 6': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
- 6': Timothy Weah (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Mihailo Ristic.
- 11': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Dangerous play by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reinildo.
- 14': Boubakary Soumaré (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
- 14': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Attempt saved. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz.
- 15': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Mihailo Ristic.
- 15': Attempt missed. Boubakary Soumaré (Lille) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reinildo.
- 17': Offside, Lille. Jonathan Bamba tries a through ball, but Timothy Weah is caught offside.
- 18': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Timothy Weah (Lille).
- 20': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 20': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Goal! Lille 0, Montpellier 1. Andy Delort (Montpellier) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaetan Laborde with a cross.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
- 25': Attempt missed. Reinildo (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 26': Foul by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
- 26': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 28': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
- 29': Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 29': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Benjamin André (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
- 32': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Mihailo Ristic.
- 35': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
- 35': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Boubakary Soumaré (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
- 37': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
- 37': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gaetan Laborde.
- 42': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Pedro Mendes.
- 42': Hand ball by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
- 43': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 43': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Foul by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
- 45'+1': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 45'+3': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
- 45'+3': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Lille 0, Montpellier 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lille 0, Montpellier 1.
- 49': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Sambia with a cross.
- 53': Substitution, Montpellier. Hilton replaces Pedro Mendes because of an injury.
- 53': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Gaetan Laborde.
- 54': Attempt saved. José Fonte (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross.
- 55': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
- 55': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
- 57': Benjamin André (Lille) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
- 58': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 58': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
- 59': Timothy Weah (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin André.
- 60': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Hilton.
- 65': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Lille).
- 65': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Lille. Jonathan David replaces Timothy Weah.
- 68': Substitution, Lille. Xeka replaces Benjamin André.
- 69': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
- 69': Xeka (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
- 70': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 72': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Hilton.
- 73': Offside, Montpellier. Hilton tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
- 74': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Florent Mollet.
- 76': Attempt saved. Xeka (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reinildo.
- 76': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 77': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet replaces Gaetan Laborde.
- 77': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
- 77': Substitution, Lille. Luiz Araújo replaces Jonathan Bamba.
- 78': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Lille).
- 78': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Jonathan David (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici.
- 81': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
- 81': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Reinildo (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Goal! Lille 1, Montpellier 1. Luiz Araújo (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mehmet Zeki Çelik with a cross.
- 86': Substitution, Lille. Domagoj Bradaric replaces Reinildo.
- 87': Substitution, Montpellier. Damien Le Tallec replaces Téji Savanier.
- 87': Substitution, Montpellier. Petar Skuletic replaces Andy Delort.
- 88': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
- 88': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+1': Offside, Montpellier. Mihailo Ristic tries a through ball, but Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
- 90'+4': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 90'+5': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Lille 1, Montpellier 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lille 1, Montpellier 1.
Statistics
 MON |
LILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 36.8 | Possession | 63.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 263 | Accurate Passes | 501 |
| 348 | Passes | 595 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 42 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 34 | Clearances | 9 |
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
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 |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 7 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 10 | Jonathan Ikoné |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 22 | Timothy Weah |
Montpellier (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK) |
| 3 | Daniel Congré |
| 5 | Pedro Mendes |
| 7 | Mihailo Ristic |
| 6 | Junior Sambia |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 11 | Téji Savanier |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
| 9 | Andy Delort |
| 19 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 10 | Gaëtan Laborde |
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