Lyon vs Nimes, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Lyon

FT
0 - 0

Nimes

Frustrated Lyon slip up again in 0-0 draw against Nimes

Olympique Lyon stumbled to a goalless draw against visitors Nimes on Friday to continue their stuttering start in Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Attempt missed. Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
5': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
5': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Baptiste Reynet (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
8': Attempt saved. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
8': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
10': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross.
11': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Haris Duljevic.
12': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Anthony Briancon.
15': Foul by Renaud Ripart (Nîmes).
15': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Anthony Briancon (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Lyon).
17': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
17': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
19': Haris Duljevic (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Adrián Cubas (Nîmes).
19': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
23': Attempt blocked. Haris Duljevic (Nîmes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Baptiste Reynet.
23': Attempt saved. Sidy Sarr (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
27': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
27': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Hand ball by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
30': Foul by Adrián Cubas (Nîmes).
30': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes).
31': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Foul by Rayan Cherki (Lyon).
34': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Lyon).
34': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Foul by Melvin Bard (Lyon).
36': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Renaud Ripart (Nîmes).
38': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Loïck Landre.
39': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
40': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Adrián Cubas.
40': Attempt saved. Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Renaud Ripart.
40': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
41': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
41': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
43': Foul by Sidy Sarr (Nîmes).
43': Melvin Bard (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Gaetan Paquiez.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaetan Paquiez.
45'+2': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
45'+2': First Half ends, Lyon 0, Nîmes 0.
45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Nîmes 0.
45': Substitution, Lyon. Karl Toko Ekambi replaces Maxwel Cornet.
45': Substitution, Nîmes. Nolan Roux replaces Haris Duljevic.
47': Foul by Adrián Cubas (Nîmes).
47': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Adrián Cubas (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card.
50': Foul by Jason Denayer (Lyon).
50': Nolan Roux (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Jason Denayer (Lyon).
51': Nolan Roux (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
52': Léo Dubois (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Substitution, Lyon. Sinaly Diomande replaces Léo Dubois.
56': Attempt saved. Florian Miguel (Nîmes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
58': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
58': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Adrián Cubas.
59': Substitution, Nîmes. Matteo Ahlinvi replaces Sidy Sarr.
62': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Zinedine Ferhat.
62': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Denayer following a corner.
62': Substitution, Lyon. Jean Lucas replaces Maxence Caqueret.
64': Attempt blocked. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Ahlinvi.
64': Attempt missed. Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat.
65': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (Nîmes) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lamine Fomba.
67': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
67': Melvin Bard (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Gaetan Paquiez.
70': Attempt blocked. Jean Lucas (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
72': Foul by Matteo Ahlinvi (Nîmes).
72': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
73': Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Dangerous play by Sinaly Diomande (Lyon).
76': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
82': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Renaud Ripart.
84': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
86': Substitution, Lyon. Tinotenda Kadewere replaces Rayan Cherki.
87': Anthony Briancon (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
89': Attempt blocked. Jean Lucas (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
89': Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
89': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Gaetan Paquiez.
90': Attempt saved. Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
90': Foul by Sinaly Diomande (Lyon).
90': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melvin Bard with a cross.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Sinaly Diomande (Lyon) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
90'+4': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Jean Lucas (Lyon).
90'+5': Jean Lucas (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Substitution, Nîmes. Lucas Buades replaces Nolan Roux.
90'+6': Hand ball by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
90'+6': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Sinaly Diomande.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Lyon 0, Nîmes 0.
0': Match ends, Lyon 0, Nîmes 0.

Statistics

NIM		LYON
12	Fouls	18
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	4
26.1	Possession	73.9
10	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
146	Accurate Passes	556
232	Passes	639
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
9	Crosses	36
0.2	Cross %	0.2
66	Long Balls	45
25	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	8
16	Effective Tackles	16
29	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
16	Interceptions	5
40	Effective Clearances	10
40	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 4,385

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 (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Lopes (GK)
5	Jason Denayer
6	Marcelo
31	Melvin Bard
14	Léo Dubois
39	Bruno Guimarães
25	Maxence Caqueret
27	Maxwel Cornet
18	Rayan Cherki
10	Memphis Depay
9	Moussa Dembélé

Lyon Substitutes:

Jean Lucas, Anthony Racioppi, Youssouf Koné, Tino Kadewere, Joachim Andersen, Sinaly Diomande, Karl Toko Ekambi.

Nimes (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Baptiste Reynet (GK)
5	Loïck Landre
23	Anthony Briancon
26	Florian Miguel
15	Gaëtan Paquiez
18	Andrés Cubas
6	Sidy Sarr
12	Lamine Fomba
17	Haris Duljevic
20	Renaud Ripart
10	Zinedine Ferhat

Nimes Substitutes:

Nolan Roux, Nassim Chadli, Lucas Buades, Marco Ludivin Majouga, Kelyan Guessoum, Kévin Denkey, Lucas Dias, Yassin Benrahou, Matteo Ahlinvi.

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