French Ligue 1

Lyon vs Lens, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lyon
  • 25': Karl Toko Ekambi (P)
  • 41': Houssem Aouar
FT
2 - 1
Lens
  • 61': Arnaud Kalimuendo

Lyon 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

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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

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 25 +32 57
2 Lens 25 +27 56
3 Marseille 26 +20 49
4 Lyon 25 +13 46
Full Table

Line-Ups

LYON 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 Yellow Card
7 Karl Toko Ekambi
29 Xherdan Shaqiri
Lyon Substitutes:
Habib Keita, Sinaly Diomande, Henrique, Rayan Cherki, Kayne Bonnevie, Islam Slimani, Damien Da Silva, Malo Gusto, Thiago Mendes.

RCL 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 Yellow Card
29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
11 Jonathan Clauss Yellow Card
15 Arnaud Kalimuendo
22 Wesley Saïd
Lens Substitutes:
Yannick Cahuzac, Christopher Wooh, Charles Boli, Massadio Haidara, Wuilker Faríñez, Deiver Machado, Gaël Kakuta, David Da Costa, Corentin Jean.

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