Lille vs AS Monaco, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Solid 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
 MON |
LILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
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Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 27 | +38 | 63 |
| 2 | Lens | 28 | +27 | 59 |
| 3 | Lille | 28 | +11 | 50 |
| 4 | Marseille | 28 | +18 | 49 |
Line-Ups
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 5 | Sven Botman |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 28 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 3 | Tiago Djaló  |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 7 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 10 | Jonathan Ikoné |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
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 |
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