UEFA Champions League

Lens vs Sevilla, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Lens
  • 63': Przemyslaw Frankowski (P)
  • 90'+6': Angelo Fulgini
FT
2 - 1
Sevilla
  • 79': Sergio Ramos (P)

Lens beat Sevilla to secure Europa League place

Angelo Fulgini's goal deep in stoppage time gave RC Lens a 2-1 win at home to Sevilla on Tuesday that secured third place in Champions League Group B and a spot in the Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Djibril Sow (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Lens).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
  • 5': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Back pass by Brice Samba (Lens).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
  • 8': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Brice Samba.
  • 11': Adrià Pedrosa (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
  • 12': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Djibril Sow (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
  • 16': Foul by Djibril Sow (Sevilla).
  • 16': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Elye Wahi (Lens).
  • 16': Sergio Ramos (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Nampalys Mendy (Lens).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Substitution, Lens. Neil El Aynaoui replaces Nampalys Mendy because of an injury.
  • 24': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 29': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Brice Samba.
  • 32': Foul by Djibril Sow (Sevilla).
  • 32': Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kike Salas.
  • 35': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Neil El Aynaoui.
  • 37': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Lens).
  • 37': Óliver Torres (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Offside, Lens. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Djibril Sow (Sevilla).
  • 41': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
  • 43': Juanlu Sánchez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Foul by Óliver Torres (Sevilla).
  • 45': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Lens 0, Sevilla 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Sevilla 0.
  • 46': Offside, Lens. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
  • 49': Offside, Lens. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
  • 57': Adrià Pedrosa (Sevilla) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nemanja Gudelj.
  • 59': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
  • 59': Óliver Torres (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Penalty Lens. Facundo Medina draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 60': Penalty conceded by Boubakary Soumaré (Sevilla) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Boubakary Soumaré (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Goal! Lens 1, Sevilla 0. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 65': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Kike Salas (Sevilla).
  • 65': Kike Salas (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
  • 67': Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': David Pereira da Costa (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Foul by Óliver Torres (Sevilla).
  • 69': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óliver Torres.
  • 70': Substitution, Sevilla. Rafa Mir replaces Óliver Torres.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Boubakary Soumaré (Sevilla).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Offside, Lens. Ruben Aguilar is caught offside.
  • 72': Substitution, Lens. Morgan Guilavogui replaces Elye Wahi.
  • 72': Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces David Pereira da Costa.
  • 73': Foul by Adrià Pedrosa (Sevilla).
  • 73': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla).
  • 75': Penalty Sevilla. Youssef En-Nesyri draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 75': Penalty conceded by Facundo Medina (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 75': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
  • 79': Goal! Lens 1, Sevilla 1. Sergio Ramos (Sevilla) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 80': Sergio Ramos (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Brice Samba (Lens).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Hand ball by Ruben Aguilar (Lens).
  • 85': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Hand ball by Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla).
  • 87': Offside, Lens. Ruben Aguilar is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Morgan Guilavogui (Lens).
  • 89': Sergio Ramos (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Rafa Mir (Sevilla).
  • 90': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Lens 2, Sevilla 1. Angelo Fulgini (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a through ball.
  • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
  • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+8': Substitution, Lens. Abduqodir Khusanov replaces Jonathan Gradit because of an injury.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Rafa Mir (Sevilla).
  • 90'+8': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Rafa Mir (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+9': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Lens 2, Sevilla 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Lens 2, Sevilla 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
7 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 3
65.4 Possession 34.6
10 SHOTS 3
4 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.7
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
480 Accurate Passes 233
568 Passes 309
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 0
20 Crosses 2
0.2 Cross % 0.0
56 Long Balls 37
18 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 16
23 Tackles 21
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 7
3 Effective Clearances 21
3 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,456

Line-Ups

RCL Lens (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
30 Brice Samba (GK)
4 Kevin Danso Yellow Card
14 Facundo Medina Yellow Card
24 Jonathan Gradit
6 Salis Abdul Samed
7 Florian Sotoca
26 Nampalys Mendy
29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
2 Ruben Aguilar
9 Elye Wahi
10 David Costa
Lens Substitutes:
Angelo Fulgini, Andy Diouf, Yannick Pandor, Morgan Guilavogui, Massadio Haidara, Faitout Maouassa, Wesley Saïd, Ayanda Sishuba, Neil El Aynaoui, Abdukodir Khusanov, Adrien Thomasson, Jean-Louis Leca.

SEV Sevilla (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
1 Marko Dmitrovic (GK)
4 Sergio Ramos
27 Enrique Salas Yellow Card
6 Nemanja Gudelj
10 Ivan Rakitic
18 Djibril Sow
24 Boubakary Soumaré Yellow Card
3 Adrià Pedrosa
26 Juanlu Sanchez
15 Youssef En-Nesyri
21 Óliver Torres
Sevilla Substitutes:
Manu Bueno, Federico Gattoni, Matías Árbol, Alberto Flores, Darío Benavides, Alberto Collado, Rafa Mir.

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