French Ligue 1

Lille vs Reims 2021-22 Ligue 1

Sep 22, 2021, 5:00 PM
  • 31': Jonathan David
  • 43': Benjamin André
FT
2 - 1
  • 74': Alexis Flips (P)

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

Competition: French Ligue 1
5:00 PM, Wed, Sep 22, 2021
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 32,604

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+57 Paris Saint-Germain 34 84 2
+27 Marseille 34 65 9
+22 AS Monaco 34 61 9
+25 Nice 34 60 8
Full Table

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

Line-Ups

Lille (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Ivo Grbic (GK)
4 Sven Botman Yellow Card
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 Yellow Card
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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