Lyon vs Monaco 2025-26 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 40': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Lyon 1, Monaco 0. Pavel Sulc (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Endrick.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Lyon 1, Monaco 0.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly replaces Aladji Bamba because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 1, Monaco 0.
- 53': Wout Faes (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Goal! Lyon 1, Monaco 1. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Teze with a through ball.
- 63': Substitution, Monaco. Ansu Fati replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
- 68': Substitution, Lyon. Noah Nartey replaces Khalis Merah.
- 72': Goal! Lyon 1, Monaco 2. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 74': Substitution, Monaco. Christian Mawissa replaces Simon Adingra.
- 85': Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Folarin Balogun.
- 85': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
- 85': Substitution, Lyon. Steeve Kango replaces Hans Hateboer.
- 85': Substitution, Lyon. Tanner Tessmann replaces Orel Mangala.
- 85': Substitution, Lyon. Malick Fofana replaces Afonso Moreira.
- 86': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) is shown the red card.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Lyon 1, Monaco 2.
Game Information
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 56,039
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +36 | Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | 60 | 4 |
| +30 | Lens | 27 | 59 | 6 |
| +19 | Marseille | 27 | 49 | 8 |
| +12 | Lyon | 27 | 47 | 8 |
Statistics
 MON |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 43.5 | Possession | 56.5 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 277 | Accurate Passes | 377 |
| 357 | Passes | 461 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 13 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 25 | Clearances | 26 |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Greif (GK) |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
| 22 | Clinton Mata |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico  |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 44 | Khalis Merah |
| 8 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 5 | Orel Mangala |
| 10 | Pavel Sulc |
| 17 | Afonso Moreira |
| 9 | Endrick |
AS Monaco (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 6 | Denis Zakaria |
| 25 | Wout Faes  |
| 5 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 23 | Aladji Bamba |
| 15 | Lamine Camara |
| 10 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 24 | Simon Adingra |
| 4 | Jordan Teze |
| 9 | Folarin Balogun |
| 11 | Maghnes Akliouche |
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