French Ligue 1

Lyon vs Nice, 2024-25 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lyon
  • 4': Alexandre Lacazette
  • 41': Alexandre Lacazette
  • 43': Jordan Veretout
  • 69': Alexandre Lacazette (P)
FT
4 - 1
Nice
  • 22': Sofiane Diop

About

Lyon are hosting Nice at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
  • 1': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Saïd Benrahma (Lyon).
  • 2': Yaël Nandjou (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Goal! Lyon 1, Nice 0. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clinton Mata with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by Tom Louchet (Nice).
  • 6': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
  • 7': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Evann Guessand (Nice) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 9': VAR Decision: No Goal Lyon 1-0 Nice.
  • 16': Offside, Lyon. Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Yaël Nandjou (Nice).
  • 18': Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout following a fast break.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Clinton Mata with a cross.
  • 22': Goal! Lyon 1, Nice 1. Sofiane Diop (Nice) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Tanguy Ndombélé (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
  • 27': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nemanja Matic.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malick Fofana with a cross.
  • 29': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
  • 32': Foul by Tom Louchet (Nice).
  • 32': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (Lyon) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
  • 38': Clinton Mata (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Tanguy Ndombélé (Nice).
  • 39': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Mohamed Abdelmonem (Nice).
  • 40': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Lyon).
  • 40': Pablo Rosario (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Goal! Lyon 2, Nice 1. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
  • 43': Goal! Lyon 3, Nice 1. Jordan Veretout (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
  • 45': Tanguy Ndombélé (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
  • 45'+4': Substitution, Nice. Badredine Bouanani replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho because of an injury.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Lyon).
  • 45'+6': Tanguy Ndombélé (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Lyon 3, Nice 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lyon 3, Nice 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Saïd Benrahma.
  • 47': Foul by Clinton Mata (Lyon).
  • 47': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': VAR Decision: No Penalty Nice.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
  • 54': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Foul by Malick Fofana (Lyon).
  • 57': Tom Louchet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Tanguy Ndombélé (Nice) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Yaël Nandjou.
  • 59': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
  • 64': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Marcin Bulka.
  • 66': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
  • 66': Penalty conceded by Yaël Nandjou (Nice) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 67': VAR Decision: Penalty Lyon.
  • 69': Goal! Lyon 4, Nice 1. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 71': Substitution, Lyon. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Duje Caleta-Car.
  • 71': Substitution, Lyon. Georges Mikautadze replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 73': Substitution, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde replaces Tanguy Ndombélé.
  • 73': Substitution, Nice. Amidou Doumbouya replaces Yaël Nandjou.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Tom Louchet (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 76': Foul by Rayan Cherki (Lyon).
  • 76': Mohamed Abdelmonem (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Lyon. Ernest Nuamah replaces Malick Fofana.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani.
  • 78': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nemanja Matic.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 78': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
  • 79': Offside, Nice. Evann Guessand is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Nice).
  • 80': Georges Mikautadze (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  • 81': Foul by Mohamed Abdelmonem (Nice).
  • 81': Georges Mikautadze (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Substitution, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret replaces Corentin Tolisso.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 83': Substitution, Nice. Issiaga Camara replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
  • 84': Substitution, Nice. Rares Ilie replaces Sofiane Diop.
  • 85': Offside, Lyon. Rayan Cherki is caught offside.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Louchet with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rares Ilie.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
  • 87': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Marcin Bulka.
  • 87': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon).
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Rares Ilie (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Louchet.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
  • 90'+1': Tom Louchet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Evann Guessand (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rares Ilie.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Amidou Doumbouya.
  • 90'+5': Badredine Bouanani (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
  • 90'+6': Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Tom Louchet (Nice).
  • 90'+6': Tom Louchet (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Offside, Lyon. Ernest Nuamah is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Lyon 4, Nice 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Lyon 4, Nice 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 5
47.2 Possession 52.8
16 SHOTS 16
7 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
342 Accurate Passes 376
415 Passes 468
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
22 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.2
37 Long Balls 51
20 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 19
13 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
15 Interceptions 11
22 Effective Clearances 14
22 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 50,977

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 17 +31 43
2 Marseille 17 +19 36
3 AS Monaco 18 +9 31
4 Nice 17 +12 30
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LYON Lyon (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Lucas Perri (GK)
19 Moussa Niakhaté
55 Duje Caleta-Car
3 Nicolás Tagliafico Yellow Card
22 Clinton Mata
31 Nemanja Matic
8 Corentin Tolisso
7 Jordan Veretout
10 Alexandre Lacazette
11 Malick Fofana
17 Saïd Benrahma
Lyon Substitutes:
Maxence Caqueret, Abner, Rémy Descamps, Warmed Omari, Ernest Nuamah, Georges Mikautadze, Tanner Tessmann, Rayan Cherki, Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

NICE Nice (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marcin Bulka (GK)
5 Mohamed Abdelmonem
64 Moïse Bombito
42 Yaël Nandjou
20 Tom Louchet Yellow Card
8 Pablo Rosario
22 Tanguy Ndombele
6 Hicham Boudaoui Yellow Card
29 Evann Guessand
10 Sofiane Diop
25 Mohamed-Ali Cho
Nice Substitutes:
Gaëtan Laborde, Rares Ilie, Iliesse Salhi, Amidou Doumbouya, Badredine Bouanani, Laurenzo Monteiro, Maxime Dupé, Issiaga Camara, Youssoufa Moukoko.

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