French Ligue 1

Lille vs Nice 2021-22 Ligue 1

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0 - 4
  • 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
+12 Lens 14 31 3
+15 Paris Saint-Germain 14 30 2
+21 Marseille 14 29 3
+11 Lille 14 26 4
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

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

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