Lens vs Sevilla, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueLens 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
 SEV |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,456
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | +12 | 13 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 3 | Lens | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 6 | -5 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Lens (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso  |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 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 |
Sevilla (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Dmitrovic (GK) |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos |
| 27 | Enrique Salas |
| 6 | Nemanja Gudelj |
| 10 | Ivan Rakitic |
| 18 | Djibril Sow |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 26 | Juanlu Sanchez |
| 15 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
| 21 | Óliver Torres |
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