French Ligue 1

Lyon vs Montpellier, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lyon
  • 45'+2': Lucas Paquetá
FT
1 - 2
Montpellier
  • 20': Téji Savanier
  • 65': Elye Wahi

About

Lyon are hosting Montpellier at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
  • 1': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Hilton.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
  • 3': Hand ball by Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier).
  • 5': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mihailo Ristic with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
  • 6': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
  • 6': Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Sinaly Diomande (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
  • 8': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
  • 8': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mihailo Ristic.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Téji Savanier following a fast break.
  • 14': Foul by Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon).
  • 14': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Delort.
  • 20': Goal! Lyon 0, Montpellier 1. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Delort with a cross.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
  • 26': Substitution, Lyon. Djamel Benlamri replaces Marcelo because of an injury.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Sinaly Diomande (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
  • 29': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
  • 29': Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
  • 31': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 33': Foul by Memphis Depay (Lyon).
  • 33': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
  • 36': Offside, Montpellier. Téji Savanier tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
  • 38': Sinaly Diomande (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 42': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
  • 42': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Djamel Benlamri.
  • 44': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon).
  • 44': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Lyon 1, Montpellier 1. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Lyon 1, Montpellier 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lyon 1, Montpellier 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi replaces Andy Delort.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 46': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Sinaly Diomande.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
  • 49': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
  • 49': Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Foul by Djamel Benlamri (Lyon).
  • 52': Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sinaly Diomande with a through ball.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
  • 60': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
  • 60': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Lyon).
  • 62': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Lyon. Bruno Guimarães replaces Tinotenda Kadewere.
  • 62': Substitution, Lyon. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Maxwel Cornet because of an injury.
  • 63': Foul by Djamel Benlamri (Lyon).
  • 63': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Goal! Lyon 1, Montpellier 2. Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 68': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicolas Cozza replaces Mihailo Ristic because of an injury.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
  • 72': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Lucas Paquetá.
  • 72': Substitution, Lyon. Islam Slimani replaces Houssem Aouar.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Islam Slimani.
  • 73': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Junior Sambia.
  • 74': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
  • 74': Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Montpellier. Damien Le Tallec replaces Florent Mollet.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Lyon) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a cross.
  • 80': Substitution, Montpellier. Petar Skuletic replaces Gaetan Laborde.
  • 80': Substitution, Montpellier. Pedro Mendes replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 81': Djamel Benlamri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Petar Skuletic (Montpellier).
  • 82': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Memphis Depay (Lyon).
  • 85': Foul by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
  • 85': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Lyon) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
  • 87': Sinaly Diomande (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Hilton.
  • 88': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jordan Ferri.
  • 89': Foul by Rayan Cherki (Lyon).
  • 89': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Islam Slimani (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Djamel Benlamri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier).
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Islam Slimani (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Mendes with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lyon 1, Montpellier 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Lyon 1, Montpellier 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 6
7 Saves 3
45.4 Possession 54.6
12 SHOTS 24
5 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
297 Accurate Passes 393
394 Passes 475
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 8
18 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.4
68 Long Balls 31
40 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 9
13 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 15
22 Effective Clearances 15
22 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue:
Location: ,

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

LYON Lyon (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
2 Sinaly Diomande
6 Marcelo
27 Maxwel Cornet
14 Léo Dubois
23 Thiago Mendes
8 Houssem Aouar
12 Lucas Paquetá
10 Memphis Depay
7 Karl Toko Ekambi
11 Tino Kadewere
Lyon Substitutes:
Melvin Bard, Mattia De Sciglio, Maxence Caqueret, Jason Denayer, Djamel Benlamri, Bruno Guimarães, Islam Slimani, Rayan Cherki, Julian Pollersbeck.

MON Montpellier (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Jonas Omlin (GK)
3 Daniel Congré
4 Hilton
12 Jordan Ferri
7 Mihailo Ristic Yellow Card
6 Junior Sambia
11 Téji Savanier
25 Florent Mollet
19 Stephy Mavididi
10 Gaëtan Laborde
9 Andy Delort
Montpellier Substitutes:
Arnaud Souquet, Damien Le Tellec, Nicolas Cozza, Elye Wahi, Petar Skuletic, Keagan Dolly, Joris Chotard, Pedro Mendes, Dimitry Bertaud.

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