Lille vs Montpellier 2021-22 Ligue 1
2 - 1
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
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 28,859
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 |
| +9 | Lyon | 18 | 33 | 5 |
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 |
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivo Grbic (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 28 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 3 | Tiago Djaló |
| 8 | Xeka |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 20 | Angel Gomes |
| 11 | Yusuf Yazici |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Dimitry Bertaud (GK) |
| 3 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 26 | Thuler |
| 31 | Nicolas Cozza |
| 6 | Junior Sambia |
| 11 | Téji Savanier |
| 13 | Joris Chotard |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 19 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
| 10 | Gaëtan Laborde |
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