Lyon vs Montpellier 2021-22 Ligue 1
- 26': Moussa Dembélé
- 43': Jonas Omlin (OG)
- 63': Houssem Aouar
- 68': Karl Toko Ekambi
- 90'+2': Houssem Aouar
5 - 2
Lyon beats Montpellier 5-2 to stay in Europe race
— Lyon pulled within four points of a Europa Conference League playoff spot by downing Montpellier 5-2 in the French league on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 26': Goal! Lyon 1, Montpellier 0. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 28': Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
- 36': Substitution, Lyon. Jérôme Boateng replaces Damien Da Silva because of an injury.
- 42': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Own Goal by Jonas Omlin, Montpellier. Lyon 2, Montpellier 0.
- 45'+1': Goal! Lyon 2, Montpellier 1. Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a through ball.
- 45'+4': Goal! Lyon 2, Montpellier 2. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 63': Goal! Lyon 3, Montpellier 2. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
- 64': Substitution, Lyon. Bradley Barcola replaces Tetê.
- 66': Substitution, Montpellier. Stephy Mavididi replaces Valère Germain.
- 68': Goal! Lyon 4, Montpellier 2. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball.
- 75': Jérôme Boateng (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Montpellier. Florent Mollet replaces Rémy Cabella.
- 75': Substitution, Montpellier. Maxime Estève replaces Ambroise Oyongo.
- 75': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Joris Chotard.
- 85': Substitution, Lyon. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 85': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Arnaud Souquet.
- 89': Malo Gusto (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Goal! Lyon 5, Montpellier 2. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karl Toko-Ekambi.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lyon 5, Montpellier 2.
Game Information
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 46,608
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +47 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 69 | 1 |
| +17 | AS Monaco | 29 | 55 | 6 |
| +15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
| +18 | Lille | 29 | 52 | 5 |
Statistics
 MON |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 8 | Saves | 5 |
| 48.2 | Possession | 51.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 420 | Accurate Passes | 455 |
| 481 | Passes | 523 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 18 | Clearances | 11 |
Lyon (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Julian Pollersbeck (GK) |
| 4 | Castello Lukeba |
| 21 | Damien Da Silva |
| 12 | Henrique |
| 17 | Malo Gusto  |
| 23 | Thiago Mendes |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 9 | Moussa Dembélé |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 20 | Mateus Tetê |
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK) |
| 3 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 31 | Nicolas Cozza |
| 8 | Ambroise Oyongo |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
| 11 | Téji Savanier |
| 13 | Joris Chotard |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 21 | Elye Wahi |
| 22 | Rémy Cabella |
| 9 | Valère Germain |
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