French Ligue 1

Nice vs Lyon, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Nice
  • 5': Melvin Bard
  • 35': Sofiane Diop
  • 55': Hicham Boudaoui
FT
3 - 2
Lyon
  • 29': Pavel Sulc
  • 90'+5': Pavel Sulc

About

Nice are hosting Lyon at Allianz Riviera, Nice, 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.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Karabec with a headed pass.
  • 3': Foul by Tyler Morton (Lyon).
  • 3': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Goal! Nice 1, Lyon 0. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sofiane Diop with a cross.
  • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
  • 8': Foul by Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice).
  • 8': Ruben Kluivert (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Hicham Boudaoui.
  • 11': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Sofiane Diop.
  • 11': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Nice).
  • 11': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Tyler Morton (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
  • 15': Offside, Nice. Sofiane Diop is caught offside.
  • 17': Adam Karabec (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Dante (Nice).
  • 19': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Martín Satriano (Lyon) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 21': Abner Vinícius (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Nice).
  • 21': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
  • 21': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Tyler Morton (Lyon).
  • 22': Jérémie Boga (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Martín Satriano (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abner Vinícius.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Pavel Sulc (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 25': Foul by Adam Karabec (Lyon).
  • 25': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Clinton Mata (Lyon).
  • 26': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Clinton Mata (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Adam Karabec (Lyon).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Pavel Sulc (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice).
  • 29': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
  • 29': Goal! Nice 1, Lyon 1. Pavel Sulc (Lyon) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Kluivert with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 31': Offside, Nice. Mohamed-Ali Cho is caught offside.
  • 33': VAR Decision: No Penalty Nice.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jérémie Boga (Nice) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a fast break.
  • 35': Goal! Nice 2, Lyon 1. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémie Boga following a fast break.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Adam Karabec (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Malick Fofana with a cross.
  • 42': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
  • 42': Martín Satriano (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Malick Fofana (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Sulc with a headed pass.
  • 43': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jonathan Clauss.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Abner Vinícius (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Satriano with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Nice).
  • 45'+3': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Pavel Sulc (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Nice 2, Lyon 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nice 2, Lyon 1.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Pavel Sulc (Lyon).
  • 46': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Tyler Morton (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
  • 50': Foul by Ruben Kluivert (Lyon).
  • 50': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Abner Vinícius (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
  • 51': Penalty conceded by Charles Vanhoutte (Nice) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 53': Penalty saved. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice).
  • 54': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
  • 55': Goal! Nice 3, Lyon 1. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
  • 57': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
  • 58': Clinton Mata (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
  • 60': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
  • 60': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Tyler Morton (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Karabec.
  • 64': Foul by Charles Vanhoutte (Nice).
  • 64': Pavel Sulc (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Charles Vanhoutte (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Pavel Sulc (Lyon).
  • 66': Substitution, Nice. Juma Bah replaces Dante.
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Substitution, Lyon. Rachid Ghezzal replaces Adam Karabec.
  • 68': Substitution, Lyon. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Abner Vinícius.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, Nice. Tom Louchet replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 73': Substitution, Nice. Tiago Gouveia replaces Jérémie Boga.
  • 73': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Sanson replaces Sofiane Diop because of an injury.
  • 75': Foul by Ruben Kluivert (Lyon).
  • 75': Tom Louchet (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Substitution, Lyon. Afonso Moreira replaces Malick Fofana.
  • 77': Substitution, Lyon. Tanner Tessmann replaces Tyler Morton.
  • 77': Substitution, Lyon. Moussa Niakhaté replaces Clinton Mata.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Tiago Gouveia (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon).
  • 79': Attempt missed. Afonso Moreira (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moussa Niakhaté.
  • 81': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanner Tessmann with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice).
  • 82': Antoine Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Martín Satriano (Lyon).
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Afonso Moreira.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice).
  • 86': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
  • 87': Delay in match (Lyon).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon).
  • 89': Tiago Gouveia (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Tanner Tessmann.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
  • 90'+2': Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Hicham Boudaoui.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Nice 3, Lyon 2. Pavel Sulc (Lyon) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Juma Bah.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Nice 3, Lyon 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Nice 3, Lyon 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
16 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 5
69.4 Possession 30.6
29 SHOTS 5
7 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
477 Accurate Passes 192
544 Passes 252
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
10 Accurate Crosses 2
49 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.3
37 Long Balls 46
21 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
15 Blocked Shots 0
12 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 11
15 Effective Clearances 60
15 Clearances 60

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 24,122

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

NICE Nice (3-4-3)

No. Name
80 Yehvann Diouf (GK)
37 Kojo Peprah Oppong
4 Dante
33 Antoine Mendy
24 Charles Vanhoutte Yellow Card
6 Hicham Boudaoui
26 Melvin Bard
92 Jonathan Clauss
10 Sofiane Diop
7 Jérémie Boga
25 Mohamed-Ali Cho
Nice Substitutes:
Juma Bah, Tom Louchet, Tanguy Ndombele, Maxime Dupé, Morgan Sanson, Isak Jansson, Kevin Carlos, Salis Abdul Samed, Tiago Gouveia.

LYON Lyon (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Dominik Greif (GK)
21 Ruben Kluivert
22 Clinton Mata Yellow Card
16 Abner
98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
10 Pavel Sulc
8 Corentin Tolisso
23 Tyler Morton
20 Martín Satriano
11 Malick Fofana
7 Adam Karabec
Lyon Substitutes:
Afonso Moreira, Alejandro Rodríguez, Mathys De Carvalho, Tanner Tessmann, Khalis Merah, Nicolás Tagliafico, Rachid Ghezzal, Lassine Diarra, Moussa Niakhaté.

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