Nice vs Lyon, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Lyon get first point of Ligue 1 season
Unfashionable Lorient, Metz and Stade de Reims all won in Ligue 1 on Sunday while Olympique Lyonnais claimed their first point of the new French league campaign with a 0-0 draw at Nice.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Lyon).
- 1': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Sinaly Diomandé.
- 5': Attempt saved. Terem Moffi (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde with a cross.
- 5': Amin Sarr (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 9': Offside, Nice. Terem Moffi tries a through ball, but Sofiane Diop is caught offside.
- 10': Offside, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde tries a through ball, but Terem Moffi is caught offside.
- 11': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Amin Sarr (Lyon).
- 12': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
- 12': Sinaly Diomandé (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Terem Moffi.
- 17': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Lyon).
- 17': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 18': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt missed. Youcef Atal (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 19': Attempt saved. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Youcef Atal.
- 24': Foul by Saël Kumbedi (Lyon).
- 24': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
- 29': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
- 29': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram.
- 31': Attempt saved. Amin Sarr (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
- 31': Amin Sarr (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 32': Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Offside, Nice. Morgan Sanson tries a through ball, but Sofiane Diop is caught offside.
- 36': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Saël Kumbedi.
- 36': Offside, Nice. Melvin Bard tries a through ball, but Morgan Sanson is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
- 40': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Saël Kumbedi.
- 41': Attempt missed. Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
- 41': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Offside, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso tries a through ball, but Bradley Barcola is caught offside.
- 42': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Sinaly Diomandé.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Youcef Atal (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 0, Lyon 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Lyon 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
- 46': Offside, Nice. Youssouf Ndayishimiye tries a through ball, but Terem Moffi is caught offside.
- 47': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sofiane Diop with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Saël Kumbedi (Lyon).
- 50': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
- 51': Saël Kumbedi (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Saël Kumbedi (Lyon).
- 53': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
- 58': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 58': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Amin Sarr.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross.
- 62': Offside, Nice. Youcef Atal tries a through ball, but Sofiane Diop is caught offside.
- 64': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Diop with a cross.
- 64': Attempt saved. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 64': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
- 64': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Khéphren Thuram.
- 66': Attempt missed. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 66': Foul by Rayan Cherki (Lyon).
- 66': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Nice. Badredine Bouanani replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
- 70': Offside, Nice. Youssouf Ndayishimiye tries a through ball, but Sofiane Diop is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Lyon. Skelly Alvero replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 71': Substitution, Lyon. Tino Kadewere replaces Amin Sarr.
- 72': Attempt missed. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani.
- 73': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
- 74': Attempt missed. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tino Kadewere.
- 77': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 77': Foul by Skelly Alvero (Lyon).
- 77': Terem Moffi (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani.
- 82': Attempt missed. Tino Kadewere (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
- 83': Substitution, Nice. Billal Brahimi replaces Sofiane Diop.
- 83': Substitution, Nice. Hicham Boudaoui replaces Khéphren Thuram.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui.
- 87': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Lyon).
- 87': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Substitution, Nice. Jordan Lotomba replaces Youcef Atal.
- 89': Substitution, Lyon. Mohamed El Arouch replaces Rayan Cherki.
- 89': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Terem Moffi.
- 90': Badredine Bouanani (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
- 90': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Saël Kumbedi (Lyon).
- 90'+2': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Duje Caleta-Car (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Skelly Alvero (Lyon).
- 90'+5': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Skelly Alvero (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Hand ball by Badredine Bouanani (Nice).
- 90'+7': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 90'+7': Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Nice 0, Lyon 0.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 0, Lyon 0.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 0, Lyon 0.
Statistics
 LYON |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 7 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.5 | Possession | 58.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 291 | Accurate Passes | 440 |
| 374 | Passes | 513 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 4 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 29 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 28,033
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 28,033
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 |
Line-Ups
Nice (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 90 | Marcin Bulka (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 6 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 20 | Youcef Atal |
| 55 | Youssouf Ndayishimiye  |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 11 | Morgan Sanson |
| 9 | Terem Moffi |
| 10 | Sofiane Diop |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Rémy Riou (GK) |
| 2 | Sinaly Diomande |
| 55 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 20 | Saël Kumbedi |
| 6 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 98 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 8 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 7 | Amin Sarr |
| 26 | Bradley Barcola |
| 18 | Rayan Cherki |
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