Lille vs Reims 2021-22 Ligue 1
Yilmaz inspires Lille to win over Reims
Burak Yilmaz was in a class of his own as French champions Lille claimed their second victory of the Ligue 1 season with a 2-1 home win over Reims.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Substitution, Reims. Hugo Ekitike replaces Valon Berisha because of an injury.
- 31': Goal! Lille 1, Reims 0. Jonathan David (Lille) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz with a cross.
- 43': Goal! Lille 2, Reims 0. Benjamin André (Lille) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lille 2, Reims 0.
- 45': Substitution, Reims. Ilan Kebbal replaces Thomas Foket.
- 60': Substitution, Lille. Angel Gomes replaces Timothy Weah.
- 67': Substitution, Reims. Alexis Flips replaces Hugo Ekitike.
- 67': Substitution, Reims. N'Dri Koffi replaces Nathanaël Mbuku.
- 73': Sven Botman (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Goal! Lille 2, Reims 1. Alexis Flips (Reims) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 75': Substitution, Lille. Domagoj Bradaric replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 75': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
- 76': Substitution, Reims. Anastasios Donis replaces Mitchell van Bergen.
- 85': Substitution, Lille. Cheikh Niasse replaces Amadou Onana because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Andreaw Gravillon (Reims) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Yusuf Yazici (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lille 2, Reims 1.
Game Information
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 32,604
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 |
Statistics
 REIM |
LILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 46.9 | Possession | 53.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 289 | Accurate Passes | 326 |
| 359 | Passes | 412 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 16 | Clearances | 16 |
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivo Grbic (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman  |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 5 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 22 | Timothy Weah |
| 10 | Jonathan Ikoné |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
Stade de Reims (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Predrag Rajkovic (GK) |
| 2 | Wout Faes |
| 5 | Yunis Abdelhamid |
| 6 | Andreaw Gravillon |
| 3 | Ghislain Konan |
| 32 | Thomas Foket |
| 21 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 14 | Valon Berisha |
| 15 | Marshall Munetsi |
| 19 | Mitchell van Bergen |
| 11 | Nathanaël Mbuku |
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