French Ligue 1

Lille vs Lens 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 45'+1': Xeka
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1 - 2
  • 4': Przemyslaw Frankowski
  • 37': Arnaud Kalimuendo

Lens boost European hopes with rare win at Lille

RC Lens boosted their European hopes when first-half goals by Przemyslaw Frankowski and Arnaud Kalimuendo earned them a 2-1 win at Lille.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Goal! Lille 0, Lens 1. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 18': Xeka (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Substitution, Lille. Domagoj Bradaric replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson because of an injury.
  • 29': Jonathan David (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Goal! Lille 0, Lens 2. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Costa.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Lille 1, Lens 2. Xeka (Lille) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edon Zhegrova with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Lille 1, Lens 2.
  • 45'+3': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Renato Sanches (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
  • 52': Substitution, Lille. Amadou Mvom Onana replaces Xeka because of an injury.
  • 67': Substitution, Lens. Ignatius Ganago replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
  • 79': Substitution, Lille. Jérémy Pied replaces Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
  • 79': Substitution, Lille. Timothy Weah replaces Jonathan David.
  • 85': Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces Florian Sotoca.
  • 86': Substitution, Lens. Gaël Kakuta replaces Seko Fofana.
  • 90': Yannick Cahuzac (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces David Costa.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lille 1, Lens 2.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 48,169

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+39 Paris Saint-Germain 26 59 1
+16 Brest 26 47 5
+11 AS Monaco 26 46 6
+14 Lille 26 43 5
Full Table

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 13
4 Saves 5
44.1 Possession 55.9
11 SHOTS 17
7 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
381 Accurate Passes 473
455 Passes 547
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
8 Crosses 42
0.4 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 48
31 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 12
17 Tackles 20
0.2 Tackle % 0.6
16 Interceptions 9
28 Effective Clearances 8
28 Clearances 8

Line-Ups

LILL Lille (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
30 Léo Jardim (GK)
3 Tiago Djaló
6 José Fonte
5 Gabriel Gudmundsson
2 Zeki Celik
8 Xeka Yellow Card
21 Benjamin André
7 Jonathan Bamba
23 Edon Zhegrova
9 Jonathan David Yellow Card
10 Renato Sanches Yellow Card

RCL Lens (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Wuilker Faríñez (GK)
4 Kevin Danso
14 Facundo Medina
24 Jonathan Gradit Yellow Card
6 Patrick Berg
8 Seko Fofana
20 David Costa
29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
11 Jonathan Clauss
7 Florian Sotoca
15 Arnaud Kalimuendo

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