Lyon vs Metz, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1About
Lyon are hosting Metz
at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, 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': Offside, Metz. Boubacar Traore tries a through ball, but Opa Nguette is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
- 4': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Castello Lukeba (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
- 7': Foul by Thomas Delaine (Metz).
- 7': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Emerson (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Thiago Mendes (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson with a headed pass.
- 11': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Boubacar Traore.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Damien Da Silva (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Castello Lukeba.
- 11': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Damien Da Silva (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Mendes with a cross.
- 12': Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
- 12': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
- 12': Marc-Aurèle Caillard (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Lyon).
- 14': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
- 15': Jérôme Boateng (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
- 16': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Offside, Metz. Farid Boulaya tries a through ball, but Nicolas de Préville is caught offside.
- 18': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
- 20': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
- 20': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 20': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
- 22': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Jemerson (Metz).
- 22': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Emerson (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 25': Attempt saved. Farid Boulaya (Metz) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 25': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 25': Foul by Kiki Kouyate (Metz).
- 25': Jérôme Boateng (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
- 27': Nicolas de Préville (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Farid Boulaya (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
- 29': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 29': Habib Maïga (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Nicolas de Préville (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Foul by Jemerson (Metz).
- 34': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Jemerson (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
- 36': Thiago Mendes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 38': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
- 38': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Lyon).
- 39': Damien Da Silva (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 40': Jemerson (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 42': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Lyon 0, Metz 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Metz 0.
- 45': Substitution, Lyon. Bruno Guimarães replaces Maxence Caqueret.
- 45': Substitution, Lyon. Karl Toko Ekambi replaces Damien Da Silva.
- 45': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 47': Offside, Metz. Fabien Centonze tries a through ball, but Opa Nguette is caught offside.
- 49': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thomas Delaine.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a through ball.
- 56': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Marc-Aurèle Caillard.
- 56': Goal! Lyon 1, Metz 0. Castello Lukeba (Lyon) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Goal! Lyon 1, Metz 1. Boubacar Traore (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 60': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 60': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
- 61': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
- 61': Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Hand ball by Rayan Cherki (Lyon).
- 67': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jemerson.
- 67': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
- 67': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
- 68': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Habib Maïga (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon).
- 70': Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Opa Nguette.
- 71': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
- 72': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emerson with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Metz. Amadou Salif Mbengue replaces Thomas Delaine.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Farid Boulaya.
- 76': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
- 77': Substitution, Lyon. Islam Slimani replaces Jérôme Boateng.
- 78': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Islam Slimani.
- 79': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
- 80': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
- 80': Kiki Kouyate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nicolas de Préville.
- 84': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Metz).
- 84': Amadou Salif Mbengue (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
- 86': Emerson (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
- 87': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
- 88': Attempt missed. Kiki Kouyate (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Farid Boulaya.
- 89': Attempt saved. Islam Slimani (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 90'+1': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Marc-Aurèle Caillard.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Metz. Warren Tchimbembé replaces Nicolas de Préville.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Lyon 1, Metz 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lyon 1, Metz 1.
Statistics
 METZ |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 24 | Possession | 76 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 138 | Accurate Passes | 630 |
| 222 | Passes | 717 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 34 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 31 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 34,867
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 34,867
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | +43 | 69 |
| 2 | Lens | 30 | +28 | 63 |
| 3 | Lyon | 31 | +16 | 57 |
| 4 | Lille | 31 | +16 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Lyon (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 27 | Jérôme Boateng |
| 4 | Castello Lukeba |
| 21 | Damien Da Silva  |
| 25 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 23 | Thiago Mendes |
| 3 | Emerson |
| 17 | Malo Gusto |
| 9 | Moussa Dembélé |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
Metz (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Marc-Aurele Caillard (GK) |
| 23 | Boubakar Kiki Kouyate |
| 5 | Jemerson |
| 2 | Dylan Bronn |
| 8 | Boubacar Traoré |
| 19 | Habib Maïga |
| 17 | Thomas Delaine |
| 18 | Fabien Centonze |
| 11 | Opa Nguette |
| 10 | Farid Boulaya |
| 9 | Nicolas de Préville |
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