French Ligue 1

Nice vs Lens, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Nice
  • 63': Mario Lemina
  • 79': Justin Kluivert
FT
2 - 1
Lens
  • 30': Arnaud Kalimuendo

About

Nice are hosting Lens at Allianz Riviera, Nice, France, 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 Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
  • 1': Mario Lemina (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Offside, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Costa with a cross.
  • 7': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
  • 8': Foul by Christopher Wooh (Lens).
  • 8': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Offside, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Seko Fofana is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Youcef Atal (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 23': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
  • 23': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
  • 28': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Dante.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Christopher Wooh (Lens) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 29': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Hichem Boudaoui.
  • 30': Goal! Nice 0, Lens 1. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christopher Wooh following a corner.
  • 32': Foul by David Costa (Lens).
  • 32': Pablo Rosario (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
  • 34': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
  • 37': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jonathan Clauss.
  • 41': Attempt saved. David Costa (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Youcef Atal (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a cross.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 0, Lens 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Lens 1.
  • 47': Offside, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Seko Fofana is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 53': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens).
  • 53': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
  • 54': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Christopher Wooh.
  • 56': Foul by Christopher Wooh (Lens).
  • 56': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Dante.
  • 59': Offside, Lens. Cheick Oumar Doucouré tries a through ball, but Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga is caught offside.
  • 63': Goal! Nice 1, Lens 1. Mario Lemina (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
  • 65': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Mario Lemina.
  • 66': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
  • 66': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Massadio Haïdara.
  • 69': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jonathan Clauss.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Kluivert with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
  • 74': Substitution, Nice. Andy Delort replaces Kasper Dolberg.
  • 74': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
  • 77': Foul by Andy Delort (Nice).
  • 77': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Goal! Nice 2, Lens 1. Justin Kluivert (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 82': Substitution, Lens. Ignatius Ganago replaces Yannick Cahuzac.
  • 84': Offside, Nice. Morgan Schneiderlin tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Costa.
  • 87': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
  • 87': Justin Kluivert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Justin Kluivert (Nice) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Andy Delort.
  • 88': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Seko Fofana.
  • 89': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Jonathan Clauss.
  • 90': Hand ball by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
  • 90'+1': Justin Kluivert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Hichem Boudaoui.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nice 2, Lens 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Nice 2, Lens 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 2
45.4 Possession 54.6
8 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
432 Accurate Passes 532
499 Passes 591
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 8
11 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.4
37 Long Balls 45
16 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 6
17 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
18 Interceptions 12
13 Effective Clearances 13
13 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 22,065

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 25 +32 57
2 Lens 25 +27 56
3 Marseille 25 +19 46
4 Lyon 25 +13 46
Full Table

Line-Ups

NICE Nice (4-4-2)

No. Name
40 Walter Benítez (GK)
4 Dante
25 Jean-Clair Todibo
26 Melvin Bard
20 Youcef Atal
18 Mario Lemina
8 Pablo Rosario
21 Justin Kluivert
28 Hicham Boudaoui
11 Amine Gouiri
9 Kasper Dolberg
Nice Substitutes:
Evann Guessand, Khéphren Thuram, Lucas Da Cunha, Jordan Lotomba, Flavius Daniliuc, Marcin Bulka, Morgan Schneiderlin, Andy Delort, Calvin Stengs.

RCL Lens (5-3-2)

No. Name
16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
5 Christopher Wooh
21 Massadio Haidara Yellow Card
24 Jonathan Gradit Yellow Card
29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
11 Jonathan Clauss
8 Seko Fofana
28 Cheick Doucouré
18 Yannick Cahuzac
15 Arnaud Kalimuendo
20 David Da Costa
Lens Substitutes:
Brayann Pereira, Charles Boli, Ignatius Ganago, Ibrahima Baldé, Kevin Danso, Wuilker Faríñez, Florian Sotoca, Corentin Jean, Jonathan Varane.

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