Lille vs Nice, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Nice thrash champions Lille as Galtier wins on return to former club
Nice manager Christophe Galtier celebrated a winning return to his former club Lille on Saturday, as they hammered the Ligue 1 champions 4-0 .
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 1': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 1': Attempt saved. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 1': Goal! Lille 0, Nice 1. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 3': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
- 3': Yusuf Yazici (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
- 4': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Goal! Lille 0, Nice 2. Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 10': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 13': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 14': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Dante.
- 15': Attempt missed. José Fonte (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
- 18': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
- 21': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Youcef Atal (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Hichem Boudaoui.
- 24': Attempt missed. Benjamin André (Lille) header from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jonathan Bamba.
- 28': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
- 29': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
- 29': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Dante.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Timothy Weah (Lille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross.
- 31': Offside, Lille. Mehmet Zeki Çelik tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Lille).
- 32': Mario Lemina (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 34': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
- 45': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
- 45': Yusuf Yazici (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné with a cross.
- 45'+2': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Youcef Atal with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Benjamin André (Lille) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 45'+2': VAR Decision: Penalty Nice.
- 45'+3': Benjamin André (Lille) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 45'+4': Goal! Lille 0, Nice 3. Amine Gouiri (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Lille 0, Nice 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Lille 0, Nice 3.
- 45': Substitution, Lille. Jonathan David replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
- 46': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
- 46': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
- 49': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 51': Timothy Weah (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 55': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Hichem Boudaoui.
- 55': Attempt missed. Jonathan David (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 56': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Lille).
- 56': Mario Lemina (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Yusuf Yazici (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Nice. Myziane Maolida replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
- 58': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
- 58': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Benjamin André.
- 59': Attempt saved. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youcef Atal.
- 59': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Léo Jardim.
- 63': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Sven Botman.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a cross.
- 64': Goal! Lille 0, Nice 4. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, Lille. Isaac Lihadji replaces Timothy Weah.
- 64': Substitution, Lille. Amadou Onana replaces Yusuf Yazici.
- 66': Substitution, Nice. Dan Ndoye replaces Kasper Dolberg.
- 66': Substitution, Nice. Jordan Lotomba replaces Youcef Atal.
- 67': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 67': Justin Kluivert (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Offside, Nice. Pablo Rosario tries a through ball, but Myziane Maolida is caught offside.
- 72': VAR Decision: No Goal Lille 0-4 Nice.
- 72': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Isaac Lihadji with a cross.
- 73': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram replaces Mario Lemina.
- 73': Substitution, Nice. Hassane Kamara replaces Justin Kluivert.
- 75': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Nice).
- 75': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan David.
- 76': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 77': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Isaac Lihadji.
- 79': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Nice).
- 82': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 82': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nice).
- 83': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Lille).
- 85': Pablo Rosario (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin André.
- 86': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
- 87': Attempt missed. José Fonte (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Isaac Lihadji with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
- 89': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Myziane Maolida (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 90'+3': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Lille 0, Nice 4.
- 0': Match ends, Lille 0, Nice 4.
Statistics
NICE |
LILL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 37.9 | Possession | 62.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 280 | Accurate Passes | 504 |
| 358 | Passes | 591 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 11 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 21 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 20 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 30,144
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 25 | +32 | 57 |
| 2 | Lens | 26 | +26 | 56 |
| 3 | Marseille | 26 | +20 | 49 |
| 4 | Lyon | 26 | +13 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Léo Jardim (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 28 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| 11 | Yusuf Yazici |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 7 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 22 | Timothy Weah |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 10 | Jonathan Ikoné |
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 |
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