French Ligue 1

Nice vs Lens, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Nice
FT
0 - 0
Lens

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

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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 Lens 16 +15 37
2 Paris Saint-Germain 16 +21 36
3 Marseille 16 +21 32
4 Lille 16 +13 32
Full Table

Line-Ups

NICE Nice (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4 Dante
8 Pablo Rosario
25 Jean-Clair Todibo
19 Khephren Thuram
28 Hicham Boudaoui
26 Melvin Bard
23 Jordan Lotomba
24 Gaëtan Laborde
11 Ross Barkley
29 Nicolas Pépé Yellow Card
Nice Substitutes:
Alexis Beka Beka, Joe Bryan, Rares Ilie, Teddy Boulhendi, Antoine Mendy, Sofiane Diop, Mario Lemina, Andy Delort, Brahimi Bilal.

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

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