Lyon vs Lens, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Lyon weather Lens storm to go fifth in Ligue 1
Olympique Lyonnais hung on for dear life in the second half to claim a 2-1 home win against second-placed RC Lens and move up to fifth in Ligue 1.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Lens. Florian Sotoca tries a through ball, but Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga is caught offside.
- 1': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 5': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Bruno Guimarães.
- 10': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 10': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Wesley Saïd (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 14': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wesley Saïd.
- 16': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 18': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jonathan Clauss.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 19': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
- 19': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 19': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
- 23': Penalty Lyon. Bruno Guimarães draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 23': Penalty conceded by Facundo Medina (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 25': Goal! Lyon 1, Lens 0. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 27': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
- 27': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson.
- 30': Hand ball by Xherdan Shaqiri (Lyon).
- 31': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
- 31': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
- 32': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 32': Offside, Lens. Florian Sotoca tries a through ball, but Jonathan Clauss is caught offside.
- 33': VAR Decision: No Goal Lyon 1-0 Lens.
- 38': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
- 38': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Florian Sotoca (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Saïd.
- 40': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens).
- 40': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Hand ball by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
- 41': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 41': Goal! Lyon 2, Lens 0. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 44': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lyon 2, Lens 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 2, Lens 0.
- 45': Substitution, Lens. Gaël Kakuta replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 46': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 46': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt saved. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seko Fofana with a cross.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 48': Attempt saved. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta.
- 49': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a through ball.
- 50': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 50': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
- 54': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Lens).
- 54': Jonathan Clauss (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Lens).
- 56': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 58': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
- 61': Goal! Lyon 2, Lens 1. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta.
- 63': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 63': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
- 64': Substitution, Lyon. Thiago Mendes replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 66': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
- 72': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 73': Attempt saved. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Wesley Saïd.
- 76': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Wesley Saïd.
- 76': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
- 77': Substitution, Lyon. Sinaly Diomandé replaces Jérôme Boateng.
- 78': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 78': Substitution, Lyon. Malo Gusto replaces Léo Dubois because of an injury.
- 78': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Thiago Mendes (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 82': Attempt saved. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
- 84': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
- 85': Substitution, Lens. Charles Boli replaces Jonathan Gradit.
- 85': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 86': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 87': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
- 90': Offside, Lens. David Costa tries a through ball, but Deiver Machado is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Lyon. Islam Slimani replaces Bruno Guimarães because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 90'+2': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Sinaly Diomandé.
- 90'+3': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Thiago Mendes.
- 90'+4': Offside, Lyon. Houssem Aouar tries a through ball, but Islam Slimani is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Charles Boli (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Facundo Medina (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lyon 2, Lens 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lyon 2, Lens 1.
Statistics
 RCL |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 373 | Accurate Passes | 472 |
| 444 | Passes | 558 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 23 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 8 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 50,373
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 50,373
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 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 27 | Jérôme Boateng |
| 3 | Emerson |
| 14 | Léo Dubois |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 25 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá  |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 29 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
Lens (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
| 22 | Wesley Saïd |
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