Montpellier vs Lens, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1About
Montpellier are hosting Lens 
at Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98, Montpellier, France, starting on 
. The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
 - 0': First Half begins.
 - 6': Attempt missed. Ruben Aguilar (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
 - 6': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Salis Abdul Samed.
 - 7': Attempt missed. Christopher Jullien (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a corner.
 - 9': Attempt missed. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
 - 12': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
 - 12': Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 12': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 12': Delay in match because of an injury Mousa Tamari (Montpellier).
 - 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 14': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 14': Foul by Akor Adams (Montpellier).
 - 15': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
 - 15': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 15': Delay in match because of an injury Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
 - 15': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 16': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by David Pereira da Costa.
 - 16': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
 - 16': Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 20': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 20': Foul by Maxime Esteve (Montpellier).
 - 21': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Lens).
 - 21': Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 22': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
 - 22': Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 26': Attempt saved. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui.
 - 28': Attempt missed. Akor Adams (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mousa Tamari following a fast break.
 - 29': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Pereira da Costa.
 - 32': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Ruben Aguilar.
 - 33': Attempt blocked. Akor Adams (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross.
 - 33': Attempt blocked. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Akor Adams.
 - 35': Offside, Lens. Ruben Aguilar is caught offside.
 - 37': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
 - 37': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
 - 37': Attempt blocked. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui with a headed pass.
 - 37': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
 - 38': Attempt saved. Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
 - 38': Foul by Akor Adams (Montpellier).
 - 38': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 40': Foul by Akor Adams (Montpellier).
 - 40': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 43': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Lens).
 - 43': Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
 - 44': Attempt blocked. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
 - 45': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
 - 45'+1': Attempt missed. Christopher Jullien (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a corner.
 - 45'+1': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 45'+1': Foul by Maxime Esteve (Montpellier).
 - 45'+2': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Christopher Jullien.
 - 45'+3': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Lens 0.
 - 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Lens 0.
 - 46': Foul by Elye Wahi (Lens).
 - 46': Maxime Esteve (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 48': Foul by Khalil Fayad (Montpellier).
 - 48': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 50': David Pereira da Costa (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 50': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
 - 51': Delay in match because of an injury Christopher Jullien (Montpellier).
 - 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 52': Delay in match because of an injury Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
 - 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 54': Foul by Mousa Tamari (Montpellier).
 - 54': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 55': Delay in match because of an injury Mousa Tamari (Montpellier).
 - 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 56': Substitution, Montpellier. Kelvin Yeboah replaces Mousa Tamari because of an injury.
 - 57': Attempt blocked. Akor Adams (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
 - 59': Attempt blocked. Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Becir Omeragic.
 - 59': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joris Chotard with a headed pass.
 - 60': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui.
 - 61': Attempt blocked. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
 - 62': Attempt saved. Akor Adams (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelvin Yeboah.
 - 63': Foul by Khalil Fayad (Montpellier).
 - 63': Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 64': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Yeboah (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
 - 65': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Adrien Thomasson.
 - 65': Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces David Pereira da Costa.
 - 65': Substitution, Montpellier. Sacha Delaye replaces Khalil Fayad.
 - 67': Hand ball by Akor Adams (Montpellier).
 - 69': Attempt saved. Akor Adams (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelvin Yeboah.
 - 70': Substitution, Montpellier. Falaye Sacko replaces Enzo Tchato.
 - 71': Hand ball by Neil El Aynaoui (Lens).
 - 72': Substitution, Lens. Nampalys Mendy replaces Salis Abdul Samed.
 - 72': Substitution, Lens. Morgan Guilavogui replaces Elye Wahi.
 - 73': Attempt blocked. Akor Adams (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
 - 74': Attempt saved. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross.
 - 75': Foul by Sacha Delaye (Montpellier).
 - 75': Nampalys Mendy (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 76': Delay in match because of an injury Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
 - 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 79': Substitution, Lens. Andy Diouf replaces Neil El Aynaoui.
 - 79': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 79': Foul by Lucas Mincarelli (Montpellier).
 - 79': Hand ball by Morgan Guilavogui (Lens).
 - 81': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Maxime Esteve.
 - 81': Attempt missed. Wesley Saïd (Lens) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
 - 83': Attempt saved. Sacha Delaye (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joris Chotard.
 - 84': Andy Diouf (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 84': Foul by Sacha Delaye (Montpellier).
 - 84': Sacha Delaye (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 85': Attempt blocked. Angelo Fulgini (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
 - 87': Attempt saved. Akor Adams (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
 - 87': Attempt blocked. Sacha Delaye (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
 - 87': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
 - 87': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 89': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
 - 90': Attempt blocked. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Medina.
 - 90'+1': Akor Adams (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 90'+1': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
 - 90'+2': Foul by Christopher Jullien (Montpellier).
 - 90'+2': Wesley Saïd (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 90'+3': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
 - 90'+3': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
 - 90'+4': Falaye Sacko (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 90'+4': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
 - 90'+4': Foul by Maxime Esteve (Montpellier).
 - 90'+4': Nampalys Mendy (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 90'+5': Second Half ends, Montpellier 0, Lens 0.
 - 0': Match ends, Montpellier 0, Lens 0.
 
Statistics
 RCL | 
								MON![]()  | 
					|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 16 | 
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 1 | Offsides | 0 | 
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 | 
| 4 | Saves | 5 | 
| 65.4 | Possession | 34.6 | 
| 13 | SHOTS | 18 | 
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 | 
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 
| 479 | Accurate Passes | 187 | 
| 567 | Passes | 291 | 
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 | 
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 | 
| 21 | Crosses | 16 | 
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 | 
| 38 | Long Balls | 73 | 
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 | 
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 | 
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 8 | 
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 | 
| 11 | Tackles | 16 | 
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 | 
| 7 | Interceptions | 18 | 
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 25 | 
| 19 | Clearances | 25 | 
Game Information
 Competition: French Ligue 1
 
Venue: Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 14,159
Venue: Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 14,159
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | +12 | 24 | 
| 2 | Marseille | 11 | +14 | 22 | 
| 3 | Lens | 11 | +7 | 22 | 
| 4 | Lille | 11 | +10 | 20 | 
Line-Ups
Montpellier (3-4-3)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 40 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) | 
| 6 | Christopher Jullien | 
| 14 | Maxime Estève | 
| 27 | Becir Omeragic | 
| 13 | Joris Chotard | 
| 11 | Téji Savanier | 
| 35 | Lucas Mincarelli Davin | 
| 29 | Enzo Tchato | 
| 8 | Akor Adams | 
| 22 | Khalil Fayad | 
| 9 | Mousa Al-Tamari | 
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) | 
| 4 | Kevin Danso  | 
							
| 14 | Facundo Medina | 
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit  | 
							
| 6 | Salis Abdul Samed | 
| 23 | Neil El Aynaoui | 
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski  | 
							
| 2 | Ruben Aguilar | 
| 9 | Elye Wahi | 
| 10 | David Da Costa | 
| 28 | Adrien Thomasson | 
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