Montpellier vs Lyon 2021-22 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 17': Goal! Montpellier 0, Lyon 1. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 29': Islam Slimani (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 40': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Jérôme Boateng (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Lyon 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Lyon 1.
- 56': Substitution, Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi replaces Nicholas Gioacchini.
- 67': Emerson (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Lyon. Damien Da Silva replaces Jérôme Boateng.
- 74': Substitution, Lyon. Moussa Dembele replaces Islam Slimani.
- 74': Substitution, Montpellier. Béni Makouana replaces Valère Germain.
- 74': Substitution, Lyon. Thiago Mendes replaces Bruno Guimarães.
- 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Joris Chotard.
- 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Arnaud Souquet.
- 83': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Montpellier 0, Lyon 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 14,747
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
 LYON |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.6 | Possession | 44.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 472 | Accurate Passes | 355 |
| 558 | Passes | 426 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 26 | Clearances | 13 |
Montpellier (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK) |
| 3 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 31 | Nicolas Cozza |
| 13 | Joris Chotard |
| 7 | Mihailo Ristic |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri  |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 23 | Nicholas Gioacchini |
| 9 | Valère Germain |
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 |
| 25 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 20 | Islam Slimani |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
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