Lille vs Monaco 2021-22 Ligue 1
Tchouameni on target as Monaco provisionally climb to second in Ligue 1
Monaco chalked up an eighth consecutive victory to go provisionally second in Ligue 1 after Aurelien Tchouameni's brace against Lille.
Match Commentary
- 39': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Lille 0, Monaco 1. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 45': Second Half begins Lille 0, Monaco 1.
- 50': José Fonte (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Substitution, Monaco. Ismail Jakobs replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
- 56': Substitution, Lille. Edon Zhegrova replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 56': Substitution, Lille. Angel Gomes replaces Jonathan David.
- 66': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Monaco. Myron Boadu replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 69': Goal! Lille 1, Monaco 1. Angel Gomes (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
- 75': Goal! Lille 1, Monaco 2. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Caio Henrique.
- 81': Substitution, Monaco. Jean Lucas replaces Kevin Volland.
- 86': Benjamin André (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Lille. Domagoj Bradaric replaces Tiago Djaló.
- 90': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Lille. Isaac Lihadji replaces Jonathan Bamba.
Game Information
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 39,088
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | 66 | 1 |
| +17 | AS Monaco | 29 | 55 | 6 |
| +15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
| +18 | Lille | 29 | 52 | 5 |
Statistics
 MON |
LILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 48.7 | Possession | 51.3 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 333 | Accurate Passes | 356 |
| 436 | Passes | 466 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 20 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 14 | Clearances | 14 |
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Léo Jardim (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 6 | José Fonte  |
| 3 | Tiago Djaló |
| 2 | Zeki Celik |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 5 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 7 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 22 | Timothy Weah |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 5 | Benoit Badiashile |
| 3 | Guillermo Maripán |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 26 | Ruben Aguilar |
| 31 | Kevin Volland |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 22 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 2 | Vanderson |
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