AJ Auxerre vs Lyon, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

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AJ Auxerre are hosting Lyon at Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, 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.
3': Danny Namaso (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon).
6': Attempt blocked. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
6': Delay in match because of an injury Clinton Mata (Lyon).
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Attempt saved. Martín Satriano (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Donovan Léon (Auxerre). Assisted by Adam Karabec with a cross.
9': Offside, Lyon. Adam Karabec is caught offside.
11': Offside, Lyon. Martín Satriano is caught offside.
13': Attempt blocked. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gideon Mensah with a cross.
13': Clinton Mata (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Sékou Mara (Auxerre).
14': Delay in match because of an injury Clinton Mata (Lyon).
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Offside, Auxerre. Lamine Sy is caught offside.
19': Danny Namaso (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Khalis Merah (Lyon).
20': Khalis Merah (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Attempt saved. Martín Satriano (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Donovan Léon (Auxerre).
21': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Donovan Léon.
22': Attempt missed. Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Karabec following a corner.
22': Attempt missed. Afonso Moreira (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles following a corner.
23': Clinton Mata (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Sékou Mara (Auxerre).
23': Penalty Auxerre. Sékou Mara draws a foul in the penalty area.
23': Penalty conceded by Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) after a foul in the penalty area.
25': Penalty saved. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon).
26': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Dominik Greif.
27': Adam Karabec (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Auxerre).
27': Adam Karabec (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Auxerre).
28': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Dominik Greif (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Rudy Matondo (Auxerre).
30': Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Greif (Lyon).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Foul by Kévin Danois (Auxerre).
33': Khalis Merah (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Afonso Moreira.
35': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Danny Namaso (Auxerre).
38': Attempt saved. Sékou Mara (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon).
39': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Clément Akpa.
39': Donovan Léon (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Martín Satriano (Lyon).
43': Foul by Martín Satriano (Lyon).
43': Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
45': Foul by Clinton Mata (Lyon).
45': Sékou Mara (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Oussama El Azzouzi.
45'+2': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Oussama El Azzouzi.
45'+2': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Lassine Sinayoko.
45'+3': First Half ends, Auxerre 0, Lyon 0.
45': Second Half begins Auxerre 0, Lyon 0.
45': Substitution, Lyon. Pavel Sulc replaces Khalis Merah.
47': Offside, Auxerre. Sékou Mara is caught offside.
48': Attempt saved. Afonso Moreira (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Donovan Léon (Auxerre). Assisted by Adam Karabec with a cross.
48': Attempt missed. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gideon Mensah with a cross.
51': Offside, Lyon. Pavel Sulc is caught offside.
52': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Rudy Matondo.
53': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Afonso Moreira with a cross following a corner.
55': Attempt blocked. Sékou Mara (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko with a cross.
55': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
55': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
55': Attempt missed. Sékou Mara (Auxerre) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
56': Clinton Mata (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Danny Namaso (Auxerre).
57': Delay in match because of an injury Sékou Mara (Auxerre).
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Rudy Matondo (Auxerre).
59': Attempt saved. Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Donovan Léon (Auxerre). Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
59': Foul by Tanner Tessmann (Lyon).
59': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Delay in match because of an injury Clinton Mata (Lyon).
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Substitution, Lyon. Mathys de Carvalho replaces Clinton Mata because of an injury.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Sékou Mara (Auxerre).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Tanner Tessmann.
67': Attempt saved. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Oussama El Azzouzi.
67': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Dominik Greif.
67': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
68': Attempt blocked. Abner Vinícius (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
68': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Lamine Sy.
69': Attempt blocked. Afonso Moreira (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
69': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Lamine Sy.
70': Delay in match (Lyon).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Lamine Sy.
71': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
71': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Substitution, Auxerre. Josué Casimir replaces Sékou Mara.
73': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Tanner Tessmann.
77': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
77': Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Afonso Moreira (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Foul by Lamine Sy (Auxerre).
79': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Dominik Greif.
80': Attempt missed. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kévin Danois with a cross following a corner.
82': Attempt saved. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko.
84': Substitution, Auxerre. Fredrik Oppegård replaces Gideon Mensah.
85': Substitution, Lyon. Adil Hamdani replaces Adam Karabec.
87': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon).
87': Fredrik Oppegård (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt blocked. Josué Casimir (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Danois.
89': Substitution, Auxerre. Assane Dioussé replaces Oussama El Azzouzi.
89': Substitution, Auxerre. Ibrahim Osman replaces Lassine Sinayoko.
89': Foul by Abner Vinícius (Lyon).
89': Lamine Sy (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Lamine Sy.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Martín Satriano (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Donovan Léon (Auxerre). Assisted by Afonso Moreira with a cross.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Afonso Moreira (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Donovan Léon (Auxerre). Assisted by Tanner Tessmann.
90'+2': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Donovan Léon.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Adil Hamdani (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Mathys de Carvalho (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Donovan Léon (Auxerre). Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
90'+4': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Josué Casimir.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Auxerre 0, Lyon 0.
0': Match ends, Auxerre 0, Lyon 0.

Statistics

LYON		AUX
11	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
11	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	7
69.8	Possession	30.2
16	SHOTS	12
7	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
475	Accurate Passes	175
548	Passes	237
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	5
32	Crosses	15
0.3	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	47
30	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	9
13	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	18
22	Effective Clearances	25
22	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Location: Auxerre, France
Attendance: 17,359

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Lens	18	+19	43
2	Paris Saint-Germain	18	+25	42
3	Marseille	18	+22	35
4	Lyon	18	+9	33

Full Table

Line-Ups

AJ Auxerre (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Donovan Léon (GK)
92	Clément Akpa
20	Sinaly Diomande
14	Gideon Mensah
27	Lamine Sy
17	Oussama El Azzouzi
5	Kévin Danois
34	Rudy Matondo
9	Sékou Mara
19	Danny Namaso
10	Lassine Sinayoko

AJ Auxerre Substitutes:

Louis Mezerette, Ibrahim Osman, Fredrik Oppegard, Evan Diamalunda, Tidiane Devernois, Elikya Legros, Josué Casimir, Théo De Percin, Assane Dioussé.

Lyon (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Dominik Greif (GK)
19	Moussa Niakhaté
22	Clinton Mata
16	Abner
98	Ainsley Maitland-Niles
44	Khalis Merah
8	Corentin Tolisso
6	Tanner Tessmann
20	Martín Satriano
17	Afonso Moreira
7	Adam Karabec

Lyon Substitutes:

Téo Barisic, Enzo Molébé, Fallou Fall, Tiago Manuel Gonçalves Silva, Alejandro Rodríguez, Mathys De Carvalho, Rémy Descamps, Pavel Sulc, Adil Hamdani.

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