Lyon vs Lens 2021-22 Ligue 1
Lyon weather Lens storm to go fifth in Ligue 1
Olympique Lyonnais hung on for dear life in the second half to claim a 2-1 home win against second-placed RC Lens and move up to fifth in Ligue 1.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Goal! Lyon 1, Lens 0. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 38': Florian Sotoca (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Goal! Lyon 2, Lens 0. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lyon 2, Lens 0.
- 45': Substitution, Lens. Gaël Kakuta replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 54': Jonathan Clauss (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Goal! Lyon 2, Lens 1. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta.
- 64': Substitution, Lyon. Thiago Mendes replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 76': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Wesley Saïd.
- 76': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
- 77': Substitution, Lyon. Sinaly Diomandé replaces Jérôme Boateng.
- 78': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 78': Substitution, Lyon. Malo Gusto replaces Léo Dubois because of an injury.
- 85': Substitution, Lens. Charles Boli replaces Jonathan Gradit.
- 85': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Lyon. Islam Slimani replaces Bruno Guimarães because of an injury.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lyon 2, Lens 1.
Game Information
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 50,373
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +33 | Paris Saint-Germain | 23 | 54 | 3 |
| +24 | Lens | 23 | 52 | 5 |
| +14 | Lyon | 23 | 45 | 6 |
| +17 | Marseille | 23 | 40 | 7 |
Statistics
 RCL |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 373 | Accurate Passes | 472 |
| 444 | Passes | 558 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 23 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 8 | Clearances | 23 |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 27 | Jérôme Boateng |
| 3 | Emerson |
| 14 | Léo Dubois |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 25 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá  |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 29 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
Lens (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
| 22 | Wesley Saïd |
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