Ligue 1: Monaco beats Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 on Saturday
MONACO. Monaco conquers Olympique Lyonnais with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Lucas (2') and a goal from W. Ben (27').
MONACO. Monaco beats Olympique Lyonnais with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Lucas (2′) and a goal from W. Ben (27′). Olympique Lyonnais was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Stade Louis II. stadium in Monaco on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Ruddy Buquet with the assistance of Guillaume Debart and Aurélien Berthomieu. The 4th official was Gaël Angoula. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 10 degrees Celsius or 50.02 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.
Match Statistics
Olympique Lyonnais was in firm control of the ball 64% while Monaco was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Olympique Lyonnais was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Monaco found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Monaco shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Monaco received 1 yellow card (G. Maripan). On the other side, Olympique Lyonnais received 2 yellow cards (M. Dembele and J. Boateng).
After this match, Monaco will have 33 points like Lens to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Olympique Lyonnais will stay with 34 points like Rennes and Montpellier to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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2'2'
Jean Lucas
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27'27'
W. Ben Yedder
S. Diop
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46'46'
T. Ndombele
T. Mendes
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46'46'
R. Cherki
Henrique
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46'46'
R. Faivre
M. Gusto
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61'61'
Vanderson
G. Martins
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60'60'
Y. Fofana
K. Volland
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64'64'
M. Dembele
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69'69'
J. Boateng
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69'69'
G. Maripan
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79'79'
E. Matazo
Jean Lucas
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88'88'
M. Akliouche
S. Diop
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88'88'
B. Barcola
L. Paqueta
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90'90'
H. Keita
R. Cherki
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Monaco will host Lorient on the 13th of February with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Monaco (6 draws).
Olympique Lyonnais will host Nice on the 12th of February with a 15-10 head to head record in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (8 draws).
Monaco: Formation and Lineups
Monaco started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Philippe Clement chose to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel , Ruben Aguilar , Axel Disasi , Guillermo Maripán , Caio Henrique , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Gelson Martins , Jean Lucas , Kevin Volland , Sofiane Diop and Wissam Ben Yedder .
Substitutes
Monaco made 4 changes: G. Martins for Vanderson (61′), K. Volland for Y. Fofana (60′), Jean Lucas for E. Matazo (79′) and S. Diop for M. Akliouche (88′).
Top player: Wissam Ben Yedder
The player who no doubt impressed Monaco the most was Wissam Ben Yedder.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Olympique Lyonnais: Formation and Lineups
Olympique Lyonnais started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Peter Bosz played with: Anthony Lopes , Léo Dubois , Jérôme Boateng , Castello Lukeba , Malo Gusto , Maxence Caqueret , Thiago Mendes , Henrique , Lucas Paquetá , Emerson Palmieri and Moussa Dembélé .
Substitutes
Olympique Lyonnais made 5 changes: T. Mendes for T. Ndombele (46′), Henrique for R. Cherki (46′), M. Gusto for R. Faivre (46′), L. Paqueta for B. Barcola (88′) and R. Cherki for H. Keita (90′).
Top player: Lucas Paquetá
Probably the most impressive player in Olympique Lyonnais was Lucas Paquetá.
His rating is with 65 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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