French Ligue 1

Lens vs Nice, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
    FT
    0 - 1
    Nice
    • 49': Youcef Atal

    About

    Lens are hosting Nice 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': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
    • 1': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Offside, Lens. Jonathan Gradit tries a through ball, but Ignatius Ganago is caught offside.
    • 5': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
    • 7': Corner, Lens. Conceded by William Saliba.
    • 12': Offside, Lens. Gaël Kakuta tries a through ball, but Florian Sotoca is caught offside.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Youcef Atal (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.
    • 15': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
    • 15': Ismael Boura (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
    • 16': Robson Bambu (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Pierre Lees-Melou.
    • 19': Foul by William Saliba (Nice).
    • 19': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Flavius Daniliuc.
    • 24': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Nice).
    • 24': Yannick Cahuzac (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
    • 29': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
    • 29': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Yannick Cahuzac (Lens).
    • 29': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) header from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Clement Michelin with a cross.
    • 33': Foul by Ismael Boura (Lens).
    • 33': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Clement Michelin (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
    • 37': Foul by Steven Fortes (Lens).
    • 37': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 40': Foul by Robson Bambu (Nice).
    • 40': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
    • 45'+1': Ismael Boura (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 0, Nice 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Nice 0.
    • 49': Goal! Lens 0, Nice 1. Youcef Atal (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
    • 51': Substitution, Nice. Jordan Lotomba replaces Youcef Atal because of an injury.
    • 53': Foul by Robson Bambu (Nice).
    • 53': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
    • 56': Offside, Nice. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde tries a through ball, but Kasper Dolberg is caught offside.
    • 59': Substitution, Lens. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Gaël Kakuta.
    • 59': Substitution, Lens. Seko Fofana replaces Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
    • 59': Substitution, Lens. Simon Banza replaces Florian Sotoca.
    • 59': Clement Michelin (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
    • 61': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Yannick Cahuzac (Lens).
    • 61': Yannick Cahuzac (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Substitution, Lens. Jonathan Clauss replaces Jonathan Gradit.
    • 63': VAR Decision: No Penalty Lens.
    • 68': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Steven Fortes (Lens).
    • 68': Steven Fortes (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hichem Boudaoui following a fast break.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yannick Cahuzac.
    • 74': Substitution, Lens. Tony Mauricio replaces Clement Michelin.
    • 75': Foul by Yannick Cahuzac (Lens).
    • 75': Hassane Kamara (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Nice. Myziane Maolida replaces Kasper Dolberg.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Tony Mauricio (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
    • 78': Corner, Lens. Conceded by William Saliba.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Yannick Cahuzac (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Tony Mauricio with a cross.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
    • 79': Foul by Ignatius Ganago (Lens).
    • 79': Robson Bambu (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tony Mauricio.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Myziane Maolida (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 82': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Robson Bambu.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Tony Mauricio (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss following a corner.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
    • 85': Substitution, Nice. Dan Ndoye replaces Amine Gouiri.
    • 86': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Nice).
    • 86': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Lens) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 89': Foul by Steven Fortes (Lens).
    • 89': Myziane Maolida (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nice).
    • 90': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Cahuzac.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
    • 90'+2': Tony Mauricio (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Medina.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Nice. Myziane Maolida tries a through ball, but Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Lens 0, Nice 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Lens 0, Nice 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 1
    44.6 Possession 55.4
    7 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    329 Accurate Passes 427
    414 Passes 503
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 8
    10 Crosses 28
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    44 Long Balls 45
    16 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    12 Effective Tackles 9
    24 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 8
    29 Effective Clearances 15
    29 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

    RCL Lens (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
    15 Steven Fortes Yellow Card
    14 Facundo Medina
    24 Jonathan Gradit
    28 Cheick Doucouré
    18 Yannick Cahuzac Yellow Card
    10 Gaël Kakuta
    33 Ismael Boura
    13 Clement Michelin
    7 Florian Sotoca
    9 Ignatius Ganago
    Lens Substitutes:
    Massadio Haidara, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Wuilker Faríñez, Jonathan Clauss, Seko Fofana, David Da Costa, Simon Banza, Issiaga Sylla, Tony Mauricio.

    NICE Nice (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    40 Walter Benítez (GK)
    18 William Saliba
    3 Robson Bambu
    5 Flavius Daniliuc
    28 Hicham Boudaoui Yellow Card
    8 Pierre Lees-Melou
    29 Jeff Reine-Adélaide
    13 Hassane Kamara
    20 Youcef Atal
    11 Amine Gouiri
    9 Kasper Dolberg
    Nice Substitutes:
    Stanley N'Soki, Andy Pelmard, Jordan Lotomba, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Khéphren Thuram, Dan Ndoye, Myziane Maolida, Alexis Trouillet, Teddy Boulhendi.

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