French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs Lille 2021-22 Ligue 1

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  • 77': Xeka

Defending champ Lille snaps 2-game losing streak in France

— Defending champion Lille snapped a two-game losing streak with a scrappy 1-0 win at Montpellier in the French league on Saturday to move back into the race for the European spots.

Match Commentary

  • 18': Benjamin André (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Angel Gomes (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Lille 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Lille 0.
  • 46': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Xeka (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Lille. Burak Yilmaz replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
  • 68': Substitution, Montpellier. Valère Germain replaces Florent Mollet.
  • 77': Goal! Montpellier 0, Lille 1. Xeka (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Lille. Timothy Weah replaces Angel Gomes.
  • 81': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Junior Sambia.
  • 81': Substitution, Montpellier. Béni Makouana replaces Sepe Elye Wahi.
  • 83': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Substitution, Montpellier. Ambroise Oyongo replaces Mihailo Ristic.
  • 87': Valère Germain (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Substitution, Lille. Amadou Onana replaces Jonathan David.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 11,784

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
Full Table

Statistics

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15 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 6
43.7 Possession 56.3
16 SHOTS 16
7 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
268 Accurate Passes 368
348 Passes 453
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 65
23 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 6
10 Effective Tackles 7
18 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
4 Interceptions 5
27 Effective Clearances 14
27 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

MON Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jonas Omlin (GK)
3 Mamadou Sakho
31 Nicolas Cozza
7 Mihailo Ristic
2 Arnaud Souquet
11 Téji Savanier Yellow Card
13 Joris Chotard
12 Jordan Ferri Yellow Card
21 Elye Wahi
25 Florent Mollet
6 Junior Sambia

LILL Lille (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Léo Jardim (GK)
4 Sven Botman
6 José Fonte
3 Tiago Djaló
2 Zeki Celik Yellow Card
8 Xeka Yellow Card
21 Benjamin André Yellow Card
5 Gabriel Gudmundsson
7 Jonathan Bamba
9 Jonathan David
20 Angel Gomes Yellow Card

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