Lyon vs AS Monaco, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1PSG clinch record-extending 12th Ligue 1 title after Monaco lose at Lyon
Paris Saint-Germain were confirmed as Ligue 1 champions for a record-extending 12th time on Sunday after second-placed AS Monaco lost 3-2 at Olympique Lyonnais.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 1': Goal! Lyon 0, Monaco 1. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Folarin Balogun following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 2': VAR Decision: Goal Lyon 0-1 Monaco (Wissam Ben Yedder).
- 4': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 5': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
- 5': Nemanja Matic (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Offside, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
- 8': Nemanja Matic (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Offside, Lyon. Ernest Nuamah is caught offside.
- 10': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Ernest Nuamah (Lyon).
- 12': Foul by Ernest Nuamah (Lyon).
- 12': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Offside, Monaco. Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
- 16': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
- 18': Foul by Ernest Nuamah (Lyon).
- 18': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Krépin Diatta.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 22': Goal! Lyon 1, Monaco 1. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a cross.
- 24': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
- 25': Takumi Minamino (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Goal! Lyon 2, Monaco 1. Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
- 28': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 28': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
- 30': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Foul by Ernest Nuamah (Lyon).
- 32': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Lyon).
- 35': Offside, Lyon. Ernest Nuamah is caught offside.
- 37': Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
- 38': Foul by Saïd Benrahma (Lyon).
- 38': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
- 42': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Ernest Nuamah (Lyon).
- 44': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Vanderson (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
- 45'+2': Offside, Lyon. Saïd Benrahma is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 45'+3': Hand ball by Ernest Nuamah (Lyon).
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Vanderson (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Lyon 2, Monaco 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 2, Monaco 1.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Breel Embolo replaces Folarin Balogun.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Kassoum Ouattara replaces Vanderson.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Mohammed Salisu replaces Guillermo Maripán.
- 47': Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco).
- 47': Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Lyon).
- 48': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Ernest Nuamah (Lyon).
- 51': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
- 54': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Clinton Mata with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Maxence Caqueret.
- 56': Attempt missed. Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
- 56': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 57': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 58': Clinton Mata (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
- 58': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Monaco).
- 59': Offside, Lyon. Saïd Benrahma is caught offside.
- 60': Goal! Lyon 2, Monaco 2. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana with a cross.
- 62': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 65': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kassoum Ouattara with a cross.
- 65': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Saïd Benrahma.
- 66': Substitution, Lyon. Malick Fofana replaces Ernest Nuamah.
- 67': Offside, Lyon. Rayan Cherki is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
- 69': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
- 69': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 72': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Malick Fofana with a cross.
- 74': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 76': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Monaco) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Zakaria with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 77': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Offside, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Lyon. Orel Mangala replaces Corentin Tolisso.
- 82': Duje Caleta-Car (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
- 82': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
- 84': Goal! Lyon 3, Monaco 2. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette with a through ball following a fast break.
- 86': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
- 86': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
- 87': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Radoslaw Majecki.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Duje Caleta-Car (Lyon) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross.
- 88': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
- 88': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette with a cross.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Lyon. Mama Baldé replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 90'+5': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 90'+5': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lyon 3, Monaco 2.
- 0': Match ends, Lyon 3, Monaco 2.
Statistics
 MON |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 332 |
| 476 | Passes | 426 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 24 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 16 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 55,939
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 55,939
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | +23 | 29 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 11 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Marseille | 11 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | Lille | 11 | +7 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Lyon (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 55 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 12 | Jake O'Brien |
| 98 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 22 | Clinton Mata |
| 31 | Nemanja Matic |
| 8 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 6 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 10 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 17 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 37 | Ernest Nuamah |
AS Monaco (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Radoslaw Majecki (GK) |
| 5 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 3 | Guillermo Maripán |
| 27 | Krépin Diatta  |
| 2 | Vanderson |
| 6 | Denis Zakaria |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 29 | Folarin Balogun |
| 10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 18 | Takumi Minamino |
| 21 | Maghnes Akliouche |
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