French Ligue 1

Lille vs Montpellier 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 45'+1': Yusuf Yazici
  • 56': Jonathan David
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2 - 1
  • 45'+4': Gaëtan Laborde
  • Red Card 73': Junior Sambia

Champions Lille finally win as they beat Montpellier

French champions Lille celebrated their first Ligue 1 win of the season on Sunday after a 2-1 home win over Montpellier.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 23': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': José Fonte (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
  • 25': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
  • 33': Benjamin André (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Gaëtan Laborde (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Xeka (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Lille 1, Montpellier 0. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Fonte with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Lille 1, Montpellier 1. Gaëtan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 56': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Goal! Lille 2, Montpellier 1. Jonathan David (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Second yellow card to Junior Sambia (Montpellier) for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Lille. Domagoj Bradaric replaces Angel Gomes.
  • 79': Substitution, Montpellier. Mihailo Ristic replaces Joris Chotard.
  • 79': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet replaces Nicolas Cozza.
  • 82': Substitution, Lille. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Jonathan David.
  • 83': Substitution, Lille. Amadou Onana replaces Yusuf Yazici.
  • 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Elye Wahi replaces Florent Mollet.
  • 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Maxime Estève replaces Mamadou Sakho.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Lille. Mehmet Zeki Çelik replaces Burak Yilmaz.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lille 2, Montpellier 1.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 28,859

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Lens 14 31 3
+15 Paris Saint-Germain 14 30 2
+21 Marseille 14 29 3
+11 Lille 14 26 4
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Statistics

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19 Fouls 15
5 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 1
55.5 Possession 44.5
6 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
323 Accurate Passes 264
428 Passes 347
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 1
16 Crosses 8
0.1 Cross % 0.1
64 Long Balls 49
29 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 10
21 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 7
10 Effective Clearances 20
10 Clearances 20

Line-Ups

LILL Lille (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Ivo Grbic (GK)
4 Sven Botman
6 José Fonte Yellow Card
28 Reinildo Mandava
3 Tiago Djaló
8 Xeka Yellow Card
21 Benjamin André Yellow Card
20 Angel Gomes
11 Yusuf Yazici
17 Burak Yilmaz
9 Jonathan David

MON Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Dimitry Bertaud (GK)
3 Mamadou Sakho
26 Thuler
31 Nicolas Cozza
6 Junior Sambia Yellow Card
11 Téji Savanier Yellow Card
13 Joris Chotard Yellow Card
12 Jordan Ferri Yellow Card
19 Stephy Mavididi
25 Florent Mollet Yellow Card
10 Gaëtan Laborde Yellow Card

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