French Ligue 1

Lyon vs Lens, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lyon
    FT
    0 - 4
    Lens
    • 20': Wesley Saïd
    • 32': Wesley Saïd
    • 45'+1': Florian Sotoca
    • 53': Florian Thauvin

    About

    Lyon are hosting Lens at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, 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': Foul by Endrick (Lyon).
    • 1': Malang Sarr (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
    • 5': Foul by Malang Sarr (Lens).
    • 5': Endrick (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Malang Sarr (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Endrick (Lyon) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 9': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
    • 9': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
    • 10': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kyllian Antonio.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Ruben Kluivert (Lyon) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Afonso Moreira with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Delay in match (Lyon).
    • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Lens).
    • 13': Foul by Andrija Bulatovic (Lens).
    • 13': Orel Mangala (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nidal Celik.
    • 19': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Abner Vinícius (Lyon).
    • 20': Goal! Lyon 0, Lens 1. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyllian Antonio with a through ball.
    • 25': Malang Sarr (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Endrick (Lyon).
    • 27': Pavel Sulc (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Nidal Celik (Lens).
    • 27': Ruben Kluivert (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Lens).
    • 27': Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Endrick (Lyon).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Goal! Lyon 0, Lens 2. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amadou Haidara with a through ball.
    • 35': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
    • 35': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Abner Vinícius.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Malang Sarr (Lens) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Andrija Bulatovic with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Kyllian Antonio (Lens).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon).
    • 39': Substitution, Lens. Ismaëlo Ganiou replaces Kyllian Antonio because of an injury.
    • 43': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nidal Celik.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Endrick (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mathieu Gorgelin (Lens).
    • 44': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Andrija Bulatovic.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Lyon 0, Lens 3. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Thauvin following a fast break.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nidal Celik.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Wesley Saïd.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Andrija Bulatovic (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wesley Saïd following a fast break.
    • 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Orel Mangala (Lyon).
    • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+5': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+5': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Dominik Greif.
    • 45'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Saïd (Lens).
    • 45'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+8': Malang Sarr (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+8': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, Lyon 0, Lens 3.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Lens 3.
    • 45': Substitution, Lyon. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Ruben Kluivert.
    • 45': Substitution, Lyon. Hans Hateboer replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
    • 45': Substitution, Lens. Matthieu Udol replaces Malang Sarr.
    • 45': Substitution, Lens. Ruben Aguilar replaces Saud Abdulhamid.
    • 46': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon).
    • 46': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Handball by Endrick (Lyon).
    • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Afonso Moreira (Lyon).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
    • 50': Handball by Andrija Bulatovic (Lens).
    • 51': Attempt saved. Afonso Moreira (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mathieu Gorgelin (Lens). Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
    • 51': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
    • 53': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Andrija Bulatovic.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Afonso Moreira with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Goal! Lyon 0, Lens 4. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrija Bulatovic.
    • 55': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Lens).
    • 55': Afonso Moreira (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Afonso Moreira (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Endrick following a fast break.
    • 57': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Afonso Moreira (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 57': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Arthur Masuaku.
    • 58': Roman Yaremchuk (Lyon) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Mathieu Gorgelin (Lens).
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Matthieu Udol (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 59': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Hans Hateboer.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Andrija Bulatovic (Lens).
    • 61': Substitution, Lens. Abdallah Sima replaces Florian Thauvin.
    • 61': Substitution, Lens. Adrien Thomasson replaces Amadou Haidara.
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Foul by Orel Mangala (Lyon).
    • 62': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Pavel Sulc (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Roman Yaremchuk (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Nidal Celik (Lens).
    • 65': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
    • 66': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Florian Sotoca.
    • 66': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ruben Aguilar.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Orel Mangala following a corner.
    • 68': Handball by Orel Mangala (Lyon).
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Endrick.
    • 70': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ruben Aguilar.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Pavel Sulc (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mathieu Gorgelin (Lens). Assisted by Endrick.
    • 71': Abdallah Sima (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Clinton Mata (Lyon).
    • 71': Substitution, Lyon. Ernest Nuamah replaces Orel Mangala.
    • 71': Substitution, Lyon. Malick Fofana replaces Endrick.
    • 73': Handball by Ruben Aguilar (Lens).
    • 73': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) is shown the yellow card for handball.
    • 75': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nidal Celik.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrija Bulatovic following a fast break.
    • 77': Afonso Moreira (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Nidal Celik (Lens).
    • 77': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 80': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Lens).
    • 80': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Hans Hateboer (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
    • 80': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
    • 83': Nidal Celik (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrija Bulatovic with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Pavel Sulc (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malick Fofana.
    • 86': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nidal Celik.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Abdallah Sima (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Greif.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
    • 90': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ruben Aguilar.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Lyon 0, Lens 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Lyon 0, Lens 4.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/175.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originRCL LYONhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/167.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    11 Fouls 10
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 20
    4 Saves 1
    45.1 Possession 54.9
    14 SHOTS 16
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    319 Accurate Passes 388
    384 Passes 460
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 5
    17 Crosses 33
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    53 Long Balls 52
    25 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 6
    13 Tackles 8
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    5 Interceptions 5
    38 Effective Clearances 17
    38 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Groupama Stadium
    Location: Lyon, France
    Attendance: 58,227

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Angers 0 0 0
    2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
    3 Brest 0 0 0
    4 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LYON Lyon (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Dominik Greif (GK)
    19 Moussa Niakhaté
    22 Clinton Mata
    21 Ruben Kluivert
    98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
    17 Afonso Moreira
    5 Orel Mangala
    10 Pavel Sulc Yellow Card
    8 Corentin Tolisso
    16 Abner
    9 Endrick
    Lyon Substitutes:
    Roman Yaremchuk, Khalis Merah, Mathys De Carvalho, Rémy Descamps, Nicolás Tagliafico, Malick Fofana, Ernest Nuamah, Hans Hateboer, Noah Nartey.

    RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    16 Mathieu Gorgelin (GK)
    4 Nidal Celik Yellow Card
    20 Malang Sarr Yellow Card
    32 Kyllian Antonio
    21 Amadou Haidara
    5 Andrija Bulatovic
    27 Arthur Masuaku
    23 Saud Abdulhamid Yellow Card
    7 Florian Sotoca
    22 Wesley Saïd
    10 Florian Thauvin
    Lens Substitutes:
    Adrien Thomasson, Fode Sylla, Ruben Aguilar, Pierre Ganiou, Matthieu Udol, Mezian Soares, Rayan Fofana, Robin Risser, Abdallah Sima.

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