Lyon vs Lens, 2020-21 Ligue 1
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Lyon are hosting Lens
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Loic Bade.
- 3': Foul by Sinaly Diomande (Lyon).
- 3': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 8': Offside, Lyon. Léo Dubois tries a through ball, but Tinotenda Kadewere is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tinotenda Kadewere.
- 13': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Loic Bade.
- 14': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ismael Boura.
- 16': Attempt saved. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 16': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta.
- 18': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens).
- 18': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Thiago Mendes (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
- 21': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Maxwel Cornet.
- 21': Attempt missed. Loic Bade (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ismael Boura with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 24': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
- 26': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Steven Fortes.
- 27': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 27': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
- 29': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
- 30': Foul by Ismael Boura (Lens).
- 30': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Hand ball by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 34': Attempt missed. Sinaly Diomande (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Dubois following a set piece situation.
- 36': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
- 36': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Goal! Lyon 1, Lens 0. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 40': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Lyon).
- 40': Steven Fortes (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
- 42': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Jason Denayer (Lyon).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Steven Fortes (Lens).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Lyon 1, Lens 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 1, Lens 0.
- 46': Own Goal by Steven Fortes, Lens. Lyon 2, Lens 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit.
- 50': Penalty Lyon. Maxwel Cornet draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 50': Penalty conceded by Jean-Louis Leca (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 51': Jean-Louis Leca (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Goal! Lyon 3, Lens 0. Memphis Depay (Lyon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 54': Foul by Sinaly Diomande (Lyon).
- 54': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
- 54': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
- 56': Goal! Lyon 3, Lens 1. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta.
- 57': Attempt saved. Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 57': Offside, Lens. Cheick Oumar Doucoure tries a through ball, but Ignatius Ganago is caught offside.
- 58': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 59': Attempt missed. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
- 60': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
- 66': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Léo Dubois because of an injury.
- 67': Foul by Rayan Cherki (Lyon).
- 67': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
- 70': Offside, Lens. Seko Fofana tries a through ball, but Ignatius Ganago is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret replaces Houssem Aouar.
- 71': Substitution, Lens. Issiaga Sylla replaces Ismael Boura.
- 72': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Seko Fofana.
- 73': Foul by Ignatius Ganago (Lens).
- 73': Sinaly Diomande (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Lens. Simon Banza replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 78': Substitution, Lens. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Ignatius Ganago.
- 80': Attempt missed. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla with a cross.
- 82': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 82': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Lens. Clement Michelin replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 83': Substitution, Lens. David Pereira Da Costa replaces Seko Fofana.
- 83': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens).
- 83': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Loic Bade (Lens).
- 85': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Loic Bade (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': David Pereira Da Costa (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon).
- 87': Substitution, Lyon. Melvin Bard replaces Maxwel Cornet.
- 87': Substitution, Lyon. Jean Lucas replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 88': Substitution, Lyon. Djamel Benlamri replaces Memphis Depay.
- 89': Goal! Lyon 3, Lens 2. Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
- 90': Offside, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret tries a through ball, but Tinotenda Kadewere is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lyon 3, Lens 2.
- 0': Match ends, Lyon 3, Lens 2.
Statistics
 RCL |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.1 | Possession | 49.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 360 | Accurate Passes | 365 |
| 434 | Passes | 442 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 20 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 21 | Clearances | 17 |
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
Lyon (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 2 | Sinaly Diomande |
| 22 | Mattia De Sciglio |
| 14 | Léo Dubois |
| 23 | Thiago Mendes |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar  |
| 12 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 10 | Memphis Depay |
| 27 | Maxwel Cornet |
| 11 | Tino Kadewere |
Lens (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
| 4 | Loïc Badé |
| 15 | Steven Fortes |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 10 | Gaël Kakuta |
| 33 | Ismael Boura |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 9 | Ignatius Ganago |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
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