French Ligue 1

Lyon vs Toulouse, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lyon
  • 24': Malick Fofana
FT
1 - 2
Toulouse
  • 87': Clinton Mata (OG)
  • 90'+6': Emersonn

About

Lyon are hosting Toulouse 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 Martín Satriano (Lyon).
  • 1': Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Malick Fofana (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Karabec.
  • 6': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Charlie Cresswell.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Karabec with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Adam Karabec (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse).
  • 10': Attempt missed. Malick Fofana (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso with a through ball.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Guillaume Restes (Toulouse). Assisted by Martín Satriano.
  • 11': Foul by Frank Magri (Toulouse).
  • 11': Tyler Morton (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Warren Kamanzi (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Gboho.
  • 13': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Tyler Morton.
  • 14': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Mark McKenzie (Toulouse).
  • 16': Delay in match (Lyon).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Warren Kamanzi.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Foul by Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse).
  • 20': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Offside, Lyon. Malick Fofana is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Frank Magri (Toulouse) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mark McKenzie.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Goal! Lyon 1, Toulouse 0. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Satriano with a cross.
  • 27': Adam Karabec (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse).
  • 29': Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon).
  • 31': Attempt saved. Frank Magri (Toulouse) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Cristian Cásseres with a cross.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Mário Sauer (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Warren Kamanzi.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Guillaume Restes (Toulouse). Assisted by Adam Karabec.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 34': Handball by Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon).
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Karabec (Lyon).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Yann Gboho (Toulouse) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Magri.
  • 44': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
  • 44': Frank Magri (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Yann Gboho (Toulouse) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Cresswell.
  • 44': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
  • 45'+2': Djibril Sidibé (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Malick Fofana (Lyon).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Lyon 1, Toulouse 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lyon 1, Toulouse 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Toulouse. Abu Francis replaces Mário Sauer.
  • 45': Substitution, Toulouse. Dayann Methalie replaces Warren Kamanzi.
  • 48': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
  • 48': Frank Magri (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Dayann Methalie (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rasmus Nicolaisen.
  • 50': Foul by Cristian Cásseres (Toulouse).
  • 50': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Abu Francis (Toulouse).
  • 50': Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Abu Francis (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Cristian Cásseres.
  • 53': Dayann Methalie (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon).
  • 54': Foul by Yann Gboho (Toulouse).
  • 54': Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Aron Dønnum (Toulouse).
  • 58': Foul by Djibril Sidibé (Toulouse).
  • 58': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Dayann Methalie (Toulouse).
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Dayann Methalie (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Adam Karabec (Lyon).
  • 67': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mark McKenzie.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Martín Satriano (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malick Fofana.
  • 68': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Charlie Cresswell.
  • 69': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Charlie Cresswell.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Karabec with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Cásseres with a through ball.
  • 71': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
  • 71': Substitution, Toulouse. Emersonn replaces Frank Magri.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Emersonn (Toulouse) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Aron Dønnum with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Adam Karabec (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse).
  • 74': Attempt saved. Dayann Methalie (Toulouse) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Yann Gboho.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Cristian Cásseres (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yann Gboho.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
  • 76': Djibril Sidibé (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
  • 77': Foul by Dayann Methalie (Toulouse).
  • 77': Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Lyon. Afonso Moreira replaces Adam Karabec.
  • 78': Substitution, Toulouse. Alexis Vossah replaces Cristian Cásseres.
  • 78': Substitution, Toulouse. Santiago Hidalgo replaces Djibril Sidibé.
  • 79': Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Malick Fofana (Lyon).
  • 79': Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
  • 80': Foul by Mark McKenzie (Toulouse).
  • 80': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Mark McKenzie (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Foul by Emersonn (Toulouse).
  • 81': Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Santiago Hidalgo (Toulouse).
  • 82': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mark McKenzie.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Afonso Moreira (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Niakhaté.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Emersonn (Toulouse) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Yann Gboho.
  • 87': Own Goal by Clinton Mata, Lyon. Lyon 1, Toulouse 1.
  • 89': Afonso Moreira (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Dayann Methalie (Toulouse).
  • 89': Offside, Lyon. Malick Fofana is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Lyon. Pavel Sulc replaces Tanner Tessmann.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Dayann Methalie.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Clinton Mata (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Alexis Vossah (Toulouse) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Gboho.
  • 90'+4': Abu Francis (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Afonso Moreira (Lyon).
  • 90'+4': Afonso Moreira (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Lyon 1, Toulouse 2. Emersonn (Toulouse) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Vossah with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
  • 90'+8': Santiago Hidalgo (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Lyon 1, Toulouse 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Lyon 1, Toulouse 2.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 2
30.6 Possession 69.4
14 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
183 Accurate Passes 504
257 Passes 583
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.1
39 Long Balls 52
18 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 7
34 Effective Clearances 12
34 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 51,414

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lens 15 +13 34
2 Paris Saint-Germain 15 +20 33
3 Marseille 15 +20 29
4 Lille 15 +12 29
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LYON Lyon (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Dominik Greif (GK)
19 Moussa Niakhaté
22 Clinton Mata
3 Nicolás Tagliafico
98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
8 Corentin Tolisso
23 Tyler Morton
6 Tanner Tessmann
20 Martín Satriano
11 Malick Fofana
7 Adam Karabec
Lyon Substitutes:
Rachid Ghezzal, Pavel Sulc, Téo Barisic, Lassine Diarra, Khalis Merah, Ruben Kluivert, Alejandro Rodríguez, Afonso Moreira, Mathys De Carvalho.

TOU Toulouse (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Guillaume Restes (GK)
4 Charlie Cresswell
2 Rasmus Nicolaisen
3 Mark McKenzie Yellow Card
77 Mario Sauer
23 Cristian Cásseres Jr.
12 Waren Kamanzi
19 Djibril Sidibé
9 Frank Magri
10 Yann Gboho
15 Aron Donnum Yellow Card
Toulouse Substitutes:
Emersonn, Abu Francis, Christian Kjetil Haug, Seny Koumbassa, Julián Vignolo, Santiago Hidalgo, Alexis Vossah, Dayann Methalie, Noah Edjouma.

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