Nice vs Lens, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

FT
0 - 0

Lens falter in title race after draw at Nice, Marseille roll

Second-placed Lens were held to a 0-0 draw at mid-table Nice on Thursday as they failed to keep pace with Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
1': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Offside, Nice. Jordan Lotomba tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
3': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
3': Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
6': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
6': Ross Barkley (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt missed. Jonathan Gradit (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
8': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
8': Nicolas Pépé (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
8': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
10': Attempt saved. Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
10': Attempt missed. Wesley Saïd (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit with a cross.
11': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
12': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Pépé (Nice).
13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
14': Jean Onana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
15': Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Onana.
20': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
20': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Offside, Lens. Facundo Medina tries a through ball, but Seko Fofana is caught offside.
23': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
25': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
26': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram with a through ball.
26': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
28': Attempt saved. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pablo Rosario with a headed pass.
29': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
29': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
31': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt saved. Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
31': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
32': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
32': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
34': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt blocked. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
38': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
38': Attempt blocked. Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
38': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Hicham Boudaoui.
40': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
40': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Ross Barkley (Nice).
43': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt saved. Jordan Lotomba (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean-Clair Todibo.
45'+1': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
45'+1': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
45'+1': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Wesley Saïd (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': First Half ends, Nice 0, Lens 0.
45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Lens 0.
46': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Medina.
49': Offside, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Florian Sotoca is caught offside.
50': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
50': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Offside, Lens. Brice Samba tries a through ball, but Deiver Machado is caught offside.
53': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
54': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jean Onana.
55': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
57': Substitution, Lens. Loïs Openda replaces Jean Onana.
59': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
59': Nicolas Pépé (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Deiver Machado (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui.
62': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Nice).
64': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Facundo Medina.
64': Substitution, Lens. Rémy Labeau Lascary replaces Wesley Saïd.
64': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
64': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
67': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
67': Nicolas Pépé (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Delay in match because of an injury Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Ross Barkley.
73': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Hicham Boudaoui.
75': Attempt blocked. Pablo Rosario (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
76': Offside, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
78': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
78': Sofiane Diop (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
78': Nicolas Pépé (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
80': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
80': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Nice).
81': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, Nice. Andy Delort replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
83': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rémy Labeau Lascary.
85': Attempt blocked. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
87': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
87': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Substitution, Lens. Julien Le Cardinal replaces Deiver Machado.
90': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
90': Nicolas Pépé (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Substitution, Nice. Mario Lemina replaces Khéphren Thuram.
90'+2': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
90'+2': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Nice).
90'+2': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Rémy Labeau Lascary (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
90'+4': Foul by Andy Delort (Nice).
90'+4': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Nice 0, Lens 0.
0': Match ends, Nice 0, Lens 0.

Statistics

RCL		NICE
18	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	2
59	Possession	41
10	SHOTS	9
2	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
522	Accurate Passes	335
577	Passes	400
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	1
16	Crosses	9
0.1	Cross %	0.1
34	Long Balls	46
21	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	11
18	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
4	Interceptions	7
10	Effective Clearances	8
10	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 24,672

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	24	+34	57
2	Lens	24	+24	53
3	Lyon	24	+13	45
4	Marseille	24	+18	43

Full Table

Line-Ups

Nice (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4	Dante
8	Pablo Rosario
25	Jean-Clair Todibo
19	Khéphren Thuram
28	Hicham Boudaoui
26	Melvin Bard
23	Jordan Lotomba
24	Gaëtan Laborde
11	Ross Barkley
29	Nicolas Pépé

Nice Substitutes:

Alexis Beka Beka, Joe Bryan, Rares Ilie, Teddy Boulhendi, Antoine Mendy, Sofiane Diop, Mario Lemina, Andy Delort, Brahimi Bilal.

Lens (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
30	Brice Samba (GK)
4	Kevin Danso
14	Facundo Medina
24	Jonathan Gradit
26	Salis Abdul Samed
6	Jean Onana
3	Deiver Machado
29	Przemyslaw Frankowski
22	Wesley Saïd
8	Seko Fofana
7	Florian Sotoca

Lens Substitutes:

Steven Fortes, Remy Labeau Lascary, Julien Le Cardinal, Ismael Boura, Massadio Haidara, Lukasz Poreba, Loïs Openda, Jean-Louis Leca, Nolan Bonte.

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