French Ligue 1

Lille vs AS Monaco, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lille
  • 53': Jonathan David
  • 65': Yusuf Yazici
FT
2 - 1
AS Monaco
  • 90': Pietro Pellegri

Solid Lille beat Monaco to slash PSG's lead to two points

Lille cut PSG's Ligue 1 lead to two points when they claimed a comprehensive 2-1 home victory against Monaco on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Benoit Badiashile (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by José Fonte (Lille).
  • 6': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Monaco).
  • 8': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco).
  • 10': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Sofiane Diop (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Axel Disasi.
  • 23': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
  • 23': Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Jonathan David (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz.
  • 29': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco).
  • 33': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
  • 33': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
  • 36': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Tiago Djaló.
  • 37': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
  • 37': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Tiago Djaló.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Reinildo.
  • 45': Axel Disasi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Lille).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Lille 0, Monaco 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lille 0, Monaco 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Kevin Volland (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder with a headed pass.
  • 48': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 49': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
  • 50': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Lille).
  • 50': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Diop (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
  • 53': Goal! Lille 1, Monaco 0. Jonathan David (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
  • 56': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Axel Disasi (Monaco).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan David.
  • 57': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Lille).
  • 57': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Monaco. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
  • 58': Substitution, Monaco. Fode Ballo-Toure replaces Caio Henrique.
  • 58': Hand ball by Reinildo (Lille).
  • 59': Attempt missed. Benoit Badiashile (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Gelson Martins (Monaco).
  • 62': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Jonathan David.
  • 62': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Lille).
  • 62': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
  • 64': Kevin Volland (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Tiago Djaló (Lille).
  • 64': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Tiago Djaló (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Goal! Lille 2, Monaco 0. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz following a fast break.
  • 68': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
  • 68': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Lille. Xeka replaces Benjamin André.
  • 69': Substitution, Monaco. Pietro Pellegri replaces Aurelien Tchouameni.
  • 69': Substitution, Lille. Timothy Weah replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
  • 69': Substitution, Monaco. Willem Geubbels replaces Gelson Martins.
  • 72': Hand ball by Kevin Volland (Monaco).
  • 73': Attempt missed. Pietro Pellegri (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
  • 74': Foul by Kevin Volland (Monaco).
  • 74': Xeka (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by José Fonte (Lille).
  • 79': Pietro Pellegri (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Monaco. Guillermo Maripán replaces Benoit Badiashile.
  • 82': Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco).
  • 82': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Lille. Isaac Lihadji replaces Jonathan Bamba.
  • 83': Substitution, Lille. Domagoj Bradaric replaces Tiago Djaló.
  • 88': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by José Fonte.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90': Goal! Lille 2, Monaco 1. Pietro Pellegri (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Timothy Weah (Lille).
  • 90'+3': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Timothy Weah (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Boubakary Soumaré (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lille 2, Monaco 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Lille 2, Monaco 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 2
58.4 Possession 41.6
8 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
490 Accurate Passes 339
586 Passes 425
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 0
25 Crosses 4
0.2 Cross % 0.0
54 Long Balls 66
33 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 11
23 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 13
8 Effective Clearances 23
8 Clearances 23

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
3 Tiago Djaló Yellow Card
24 Boubakary Soumaré Yellow Card
21 Benjamin André
7 Jonathan Bamba
10 Jonathan Ikoné
17 Burak Yilmaz
9 Jonathan David
Lille Substitutes:
Cheikh Niasse, Orestis Karnezis, Eugenio Pizzuto, Isaac Lihadji, Timothy Weah, Domagoj Bradaric, Adama Soumaoro, Xeka, Yusuf Yazici.

MON AS Monaco (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Vito Mannone (GK)
32 Benoît Badiashile
20 Axel Disasi
12 Caio Henrique
26 Ruben Aguilar
8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
22 Youssouf Fofana
11 Gelson Martins
37 Sofiane Diop
31 Kevin Volland
9 Wissam Ben Yedder
AS Monaco Substitutes:
Stevan Jovetic, Chrislain Matsima, Cesc Fàbregas, Radoslaw Majecki, Guillermo Maripán, Eliot Matazo, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Willem Geubbels, Pietro Pellegri.

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