Lyon vs Brest 2025-26 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 19': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) is shown the red card.
- 41': Goal! Lyon 1, Brest 0. Pavel Sulc (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Afonso Moreira following a fast break.
- 45'+1': Goal! Lyon 2, Brest 0. Abner Vinícius (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Endrick.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Lyon 2, Brest 0.
- 47': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Brest. Pathé Mboup replaces Rémy Labeau Lascary.
- 69': Substitution, Brest. Daouda Guindo replaces Ludovic Ajorque.
- 69': Substitution, Brest. Kamory Doumbia replaces Lucas Tousart.
- 74': Substitution, Lyon. Khalis Merah replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 74': Substitution, Lyon. Orel Mangala replaces Tanner Tessmann.
- 81': Substitution, Brest. Junior Dina Ebimbe replaces Bradley Locko.
- 81': Substitution, Brest. Luck Zogbé replaces Kenny Lala.
- 86': Abner Vinícius (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Goal! Lyon 2, Brest 1. Junior Dina Ebimbe (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brendan Chardonnet following a set piece situation.
- 89': Substitution, Lyon. Adam Karabec replaces Endrick.
- 90': Substitution, Lyon. Rémi Himbert replaces Afonso Moreira.
- 90': Substitution, Lyon. Hans Hateboer replaces Abner Vinícius because of an injury.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Lyon 2, Brest 1.
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 |
| +9 | Lyon | 18 | 33 | 5 |
Statistics
 BRE |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 29.1 | Possession | 70.9 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 186 | Accurate Passes | 588 |
| 265 | Passes | 648 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 21 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 31 | Clearances | 12 |
Lyon (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Greif (GK) |
| 21 | Ruben Kluivert |
| 22 | Clinton Mata |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 98 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles  |
| 23 | Tyler Morton |
| 16 | Abner |
| 6 | Tanner Tessmann |
| 10 | Pavel Sulc |
| 17 | Afonso Moreira |
| 9 | Endrick |
Brest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Grégoire Coudert (GK) |
| 44 | Soumaila Coulibaly |
| 5 | Brendan Chardonnet |
| 2 | Bradley Locko |
| 77 | Kenny Lala |
| 24 | Lucas Tousart |
| 8 | Hugo Magnetti |
| 13 | Joris Chotard |
| 19 | Ludovic Ajorque |
| 14 | Remy Labeau Lascary |
| 10 | Romain Del Castillo  |
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