French Ligue 1

Lille vs Nice 2021-22 Ligue 1

Lille
    FT
    0 - 4
    Nice
    • 1': Kasper Dolberg
    • 5': Hicham Boudaoui
    • 45'+4': Amine Gouiri (P)
    • 64': Kasper Dolberg

    Nice thrash champions Lille as Galtier wins on return to former club

    Nice manager Christophe Galtier celebrated a winning return to his former club Lille on Saturday, as they hammered the Ligue 1 champions 4-0 .

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Goal! Lille 0, Nice 1. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
    • 5': Goal! Lille 0, Nice 2. Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
    • 21': Youcef Atal (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Benjamin André (Lille) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 45'+4': Goal! Lille 0, Nice 3. Amine Gouiri (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 45': Substitution, Lille. Jonathan David replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
    • 56': Yusuf Yazici (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Substitution, Nice. Myziane Maolida replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
    • 64': Goal! Lille 0, Nice 4. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 64': Substitution, Lille. Isaac Lihadji replaces Timothy Weah.
    • 64': Substitution, Lille. Amadou Onana replaces Yusuf Yazici.
    • 66': Substitution, Nice. Dan Ndoye replaces Kasper Dolberg.
    • 66': Substitution, Nice. Jordan Lotomba replaces Youcef Atal.
    • 73': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram replaces Mario Lemina.
    • 73': Substitution, Nice. Hassane Kamara replaces Justin Kluivert.

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
    Location: Lille, France
    Attendance: 30,144

    French Ligue 1 Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +4 Lyon 2 6 0
    +3 Toulouse 2 6 0
    +2 Paris Saint-Germain 2 6 0
    +2 Strasbourg 2 6 0
    Full Table

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    7 Corner Kicks 8
    2 Saves 3
    37.9 Possession 62.1
    11 SHOTS 11
    7 ON GOAL 2
    0.6 On Target % 0.2
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    280 Accurate Passes 504
    358 Passes 591
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 8
    11 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    49 Long Balls 58
    23 Accurate Long Balls 40
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 6
    21 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    17 Interceptions 7
    20 Effective Clearances 10
    20 Clearances 10

    Line-Ups

    LILL Lille (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    30 Léo Jardim (GK)
    4 Sven Botman
    6 José Fonte
    28 Reinildo Mandava
    2 Zeki Çelik Yellow Card
    11 Yusuf Yazici Yellow Card
    21 Benjamin André Yellow Card
    7 Jonathan Bamba
    22 Timothy Weah
    17 Burak Yilmaz
    10 Jonathan Ikoné
    Substitutes:
    Amadou Onana, Jonathan David, Cheikh Niasse, Jérémy Pied, Isaac Lihadji, Jean Onana, Angel Gomes, Adam Jakubech, Domagoj Bradaric.

    NICE Nice (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    40 Walter Benítez (GK)
    4 Dante
    25 Jean-Clair Todibo
    26 Melvin Bard
    20 Youcef Atal Yellow Card
    18 Mario Lemina
    8 Pablo Rosario
    21 Justin Kluivert
    28 Hicham Boudaoui
    11 Amine Gouiri
    9 Kasper Dolberg
    Substitutes:
    Hassane Kamara, Lucas Da Cunha, Khephren Thuram, Justin Smith, Marcin Bulka, Myziane Maolida, Jordan Lotomba, Dan Ndoye, Flavius Daniliuc.

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