Montpellier vs Lyon, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1About
Montpellier are hosting Lyon
at Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, 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.
- 7': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Valère Germain (Montpellier).
- 7': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 7': Nicholas Gioacchini (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Islam Slimani (Lyon).
- 8': Jonas Omlin (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
- 9': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
- 11': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 13': Offside, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini tries a through ball, but Florent Mollet is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 15': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
- 17': Islam Slimani (Lyon) hits the bar with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
- 17': Goal! Montpellier 0, Lyon 1. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 19': Attempt missed. Nicholas Gioacchini (Montpellier) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right.
- 20': Foul by Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier).
- 20': Islam Slimani (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
- 27': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
- 27': Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 28': Hand ball by Islam Slimani (Lyon).
- 29': Islam Slimani (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 30': Foul by Malo Gusto (Lyon).
- 30': Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 30': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Offside, Lyon. Islam Slimani tries a through ball, but Bruno Guimarães is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 39': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 39': Nicholas Gioacchini (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
- 43': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 45': VAR Decision: Card Changed.
- 45': Jérôme Boateng (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Maxence Caqueret.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Lyon 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Lyon 1.
- 48': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon).
- 48': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
- 48': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Nicholas Gioacchini (Montpellier) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
- 49': Foul by Valère Germain (Montpellier).
- 49': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nicolas Cozza.
- 52': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Jérôme Boateng.
- 52': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Bruno Guimarães.
- 55': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
- 56': Substitution, Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi replaces Nicholas Gioacchini.
- 57': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
- 58': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Valère Germain (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross.
- 59': Attempt saved. Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson.
- 59': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mihailo Ristic.
- 61': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
- 62': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
- 62': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sepe Elye Wahi.
- 65': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 66': Foul by Malo Gusto (Lyon).
- 66': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Emerson (Lyon).
- 67': Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Emerson (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
- 68': Islam Slimani (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Emerson (Lyon) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 71': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 71': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
- 72': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Maxence Caqueret.
- 73': Substitution, Lyon. Damien Da Silva replaces Jérôme Boateng.
- 74': Substitution, Lyon. Moussa Dembele replaces Islam Slimani.
- 74': Substitution, Montpellier. Béni Makouana replaces Valère Germain.
- 74': Substitution, Lyon. Thiago Mendes replaces Bruno Guimarães.
- 75': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Emerson.
- 76': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon).
- 78': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lyon).
- 78': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 79': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Jason Denayer (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson with a cross.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
- 82': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
- 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Joris Chotard.
- 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Arnaud Souquet.
- 83': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 88': Attempt saved. Léo Leroy (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sepe Elye Wahi.
- 89': Attempt missed. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+1': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Rayan Cherki.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Léo Leroy (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Montpellier 0, Lyon 1.
- 0': Match ends, Montpellier 0, Lyon 1.
Statistics
 LYON |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.6 | Possession | 44.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 472 | Accurate Passes | 355 |
| 558 | Passes | 426 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 26 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 14,747
Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 14,747
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
Montpellier (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK) |
| 3 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 31 | Nicolas Cozza |
| 13 | Joris Chotard |
| 7 | Mihailo Ristic |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri  |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 23 | Nicholas Gioacchini |
| 9 | Valère Germain |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 27 | Jérôme Boateng |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 3 | Emerson |
| 17 | Malo Gusto |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 25 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 20 | Islam Slimani |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
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