French Ligue 1

Lyon vs Metz, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lyon
  • 56': Castello Lukeba
FT
1 - 1
Metz
  • 58': Boubacar Traoré

About

Lyon are hosting Metz 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': Offside, Metz. Boubacar Traore tries a through ball, but Opa Nguette is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
  • 4': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Castello Lukeba (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
  • 7': Foul by Thomas Delaine (Metz).
  • 7': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Emerson (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Thiago Mendes (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson with a headed pass.
  • 11': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Boubacar Traore.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Damien Da Silva (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Castello Lukeba.
  • 11': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Damien Da Silva (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Mendes with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 12': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
  • 12': Marc-Aurèle Caillard (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Lyon).
  • 14': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
  • 15': Jérôme Boateng (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 16': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Offside, Metz. Farid Boulaya tries a through ball, but Nicolas de Préville is caught offside.
  • 18': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
  • 20': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
  • 20': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
  • 20': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 22': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Jemerson (Metz).
  • 22': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Emerson (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Farid Boulaya (Metz) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
  • 25': Foul by Kiki Kouyate (Metz).
  • 25': Jérôme Boateng (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
  • 27': Nicolas de Préville (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Farid Boulaya (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
  • 29': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
  • 29': Habib Maïga (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Nicolas de Préville (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Foul by Jemerson (Metz).
  • 34': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Jemerson (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
  • 36': Thiago Mendes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 38': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
  • 38': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Lyon).
  • 39': Damien Da Silva (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
  • 40': Jemerson (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
  • 42': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Lyon 0, Metz 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Metz 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Lyon. Bruno Guimarães replaces Maxence Caqueret.
  • 45': Substitution, Lyon. Karl Toko Ekambi replaces Damien Da Silva.
  • 45': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Lucas Paquetá.
  • 47': Offside, Metz. Fabien Centonze tries a through ball, but Opa Nguette is caught offside.
  • 49': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thomas Delaine.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a through ball.
  • 56': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Marc-Aurèle Caillard.
  • 56': Goal! Lyon 1, Metz 0. Castello Lukeba (Lyon) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Goal! Lyon 1, Metz 1. Boubacar Traore (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 60': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
  • 61': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
  • 61': Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Hand ball by Rayan Cherki (Lyon).
  • 67': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jemerson.
  • 67': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
  • 67': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
  • 68': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Habib Maïga (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon).
  • 70': Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Opa Nguette.
  • 71': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emerson with a cross.
  • 74': Substitution, Metz. Amadou Salif Mbengue replaces Thomas Delaine.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Farid Boulaya.
  • 76': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
  • 77': Substitution, Lyon. Islam Slimani replaces Jérôme Boateng.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Islam Slimani.
  • 79': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
  • 80': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
  • 80': Kiki Kouyate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nicolas de Préville.
  • 84': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Metz).
  • 84': Amadou Salif Mbengue (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
  • 86': Emerson (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
  • 87': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Kiki Kouyate (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Farid Boulaya.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Islam Slimani (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Marc-Aurèle Caillard.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Metz. Warren Tchimbembé replaces Nicolas de Préville.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Lyon 1, Metz 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Lyon 1, Metz 1.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 13
4 Saves 1
24 Possession 76
6 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
138 Accurate Passes 630
222 Passes 717
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
10 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 43
23 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 8
18 Effective Tackles 15
34 Tackles 26
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 13
31 Effective Clearances 6
31 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 34,867

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angers 0 0 0
2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
3 Brest 0 0 0
4 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LYON Lyon (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
27 Jérôme Boateng
4 Castello Lukeba
21 Damien Da Silva Yellow Card
25 Maxence Caqueret Yellow Card
23 Thiago Mendes
3 Emerson
17 Malo Gusto
9 Moussa Dembélé
8 Houssem Aouar
10 Lucas Paquetá
Lyon Substitutes:
Julian Pollersbeck, Habib Keita, Rayan Cherki, Xherdan Shaqiri, Islam Slimani, Tino Kadewere, Bruno Guimarães, Karl Toko Ekambi, Léo Dubois.

METZ Metz (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
30 Marc-Aurele Caillard (GK)
23 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
5 Jemerson Yellow Card
2 Dylan Bronn
8 Boubacar Traoré
19 Habib Maïga Yellow Card
17 Thomas Delaine
18 Fabien Centonze
11 Opa Nguette
10 Farid Boulaya
9 Nicolas de Préville
Metz Substitutes:
Alexandre Oukidja, Sikou Niakate, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Sofiane Alakouch, Lamine Gueye, Lenny Joseph, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Warren Tchimbembé, Ibrahima Niane.

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