Monaco vs Lille 2021-22 Ligue 1
Late Ben Yedder strike earns Monaco 2-2 draw against Lille
Monaco's Wissam Ben Yedder struck late to salvage a 2-2 draw at home to Lille as they finished with 10 men against the French champions.
Match Commentary
- 3': Strahinja Pavlovic (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Goal! Monaco 0, Lille 1. Jonathan David (Lille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 7': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Goal! Monaco 0, Lille 2. Jonathan David (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tiago Djaló with a through ball.
- 37': Jonathan David (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Monaco 1, Lille 2. Krépin Diatta (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Monaco 1, Lille 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 1, Lille 2.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Gelson Martins replaces Krépin Diatta because of an injury.
- 68': Yusuf Yazici (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Lille. Cheikh Niasse replaces Yusuf Yazici.
- 72': Substitution, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Myron Boadu.
- 72': Substitution, Monaco. Ismail Jakobs replaces Caio Henrique.
- 73': Timothy Weah (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Second yellow card to Strahinja Pavlovic (Monaco) for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Lille. Isaac Lihadji replaces Jonathan David.
- 83': Goal! Monaco 2, Lille 2. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Volland.
- 84': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Cheikh Niasse (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Monaco. Guillermo Maripán replaces Kevin Volland.
- 90': Substitution, Lille. Burak Yilmaz replaces Xeka.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 3,778
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +19 | Lens | 18 | 43 | 3 |
| +25 | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | 42 | 2 |
| +22 | Marseille | 18 | 35 | 5 |
| +8 | Lille | 18 | 32 | 6 |
Statistics
LILL |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 46.6 | Possession | 53.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 280 | Accurate Passes | 332 |
| 378 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 15 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 19 | Clearances | 13 |
AS Monaco (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 21 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 6 | Axel Disasi |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 26 | Ruben Aguilar |
| 22 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 37 | Sofiane Diop |
| 27 | Krépin Diatta |
| 9 | Myron Boadu |
| 31 | Kevin Volland |
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivo Grbic (GK) |
| 3 | Tiago Djaló |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 29 | Domagoj Bradaric |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| 8 | Xeka |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 22 | Timothy Weah |
| 10 | Jonathan Ikoné |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
| 11 | Yusuf Yazici |
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