Lyon vs Reims 2021-22 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 23': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Reims. Marshall Munetsi replaces Moreto Cassamá.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Reims 0.
- 49': Jason Denayer (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Marshall Munetsi (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! Lyon 0, Reims 1. Wout Faes (Reims) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valon Berisha with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Goal! Lyon 1, Reims 1. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérôme Boateng with a cross.
- 67': Substitution, Lyon. Thiago Mendes replaces Maxence Caqueret.
- 67': Substitution, Lyon. Moussa Dembele replaces Islam Slimani.
- 67': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 71': Substitution, Reims. Bradley Locko replaces Ghislain Konan.
- 71': Substitution, Reims. Hugo Ekitike replaces El Bilal Touré.
- 82': Moussa Dembele (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Reims. Alexis Flips replaces Valon Berisha.
- 90': Substitution, Reims. Sambou Sissoko replaces Thomas Foket.
- 90'+3': Goal! Lyon 1, Reims 2. Hugo Ekitike (Reims) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lyon 1, Reims 2.
Game Information
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +19 | Lens | 18 | 43 | 3 |
| +25 | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | 42 | 2 |
| +22 | Marseille | 18 | 35 | 5 |
| +8 | Lille | 18 | 32 | 6 |
Statistics
 REIM |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.2 | Possession | 62.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 270 | Accurate Passes | 531 |
| 364 | Passes | 628 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 20 | Clearances | 15 |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 27 | Jérôme Boateng |
| 5 | Jason Denayer  |
| 3 | Emerson |
| 17 | Malo Gusto |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 25 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 20 | Islam Slimani |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
Stade de Reims (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Predrag Rajkovic (GK) |
| 2 | Wout Faes |
| 5 | Yunis Abdelhamid |
| 6 | Andreaw Gravillon |
| 14 | Valon Berisha |
| 26 | Dion Lopy |
| 23 | Moreto Cassamá |
| 3 | Ghislain Konan |
| 32 | Thomas Foket |
| 7 | El Bilal Toure |
| 20 | Ilan Kebbal |
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