Ligue 1: Nice recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Lille 2-1
VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ. Nice was able to turn the table against Lille to win 2-1.
VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ. Nice was capable to turn the table against Lille to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Lille to strike first with a goal of J. Bamba at the 20′. Then it was a penalty in the 21′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Pepe gave the win to Nice in the 27′ minute with a penalty. Lille was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Stinat with the help of Christophe Mouysset and François Boudikian. The 4th official was Benjamin Lepaysant.
Match Statistics
Lille was in firm control of the ball 63% while Nice was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Lille was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Nice was able to find the solution to win this match.
Lille shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Nice shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Lille received 1 yellow card (J. Bamba). On the opposite side, Nice received 4 yellow cards (P. Rosario, M. Bard, Y. Atal and K. Thuram).
After playing this match, Lille will stay with 7 points like Olympique Lyonnais, Lorient and Auxerre to move up in the 7th place. On the other side, Nice will have 2 points like Strasbourg, Angers SCO and Reims to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
J. Bamba
Y. Yazici
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21'21'
A. Delort (Penalty)
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26'26'
P. Rosario
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27'27'
N. Pepe (Penalty)
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68'68'
M. Bayo
Y. Yazici
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73'73'
M. Bard
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80'80'
G. Gudmundsson
Ismaily
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81'81'
Y. Atal
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85'85'
J. Bamba
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87'87'
B. Brahimi
A. Delort
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90'90'
A. Virginius
E. Zhegrova
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90'90'
K. Thuram
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90'90'
A. Beka Beka
K. Thuram
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Lille will play away with Montpellier on the 4th of September with a 14-6 head to head stats in favor of Lille (5 draws).
Nice will host Monaco on the 4th of September with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of Monaco (9 draws).
Lille: Formation and Lineups
Lille started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca chose to play with the following team: Léo Jardim , Bafodé Diakité , José Fonte , Tiago Djaló , Ismaily , Benjamin André , Angel Gomes , Edon Zhegrova , Yusuf Yazıcı , Jonathan Bamba and Jonathan David .
Substitutes
Lille made 3 changes: Y. Yazici for M. Bayo (68′), Ismaily for G. Gudmundsson (80′) and E. Zhegrova for A. Virginius (90′).
Top player: Jonathan Bamba
The player who no doubt impressed Lille the most was Jonathan Bamba.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Nice: Formation and Lineups
Nice started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Lucien Favre played with: Kasper Schmeichel , Jean-Clair Todibo , Dante , Mattia Viti , Youcef Atal , Aaron Ramsey , Pablo Rosario , Khépren Thuram , Melvin Bard , Nicolas Pépé and Andy Delort .
Substitutes
Nice made 2 changes: A. Delort for B. Brahimi (87′) and K. Thuram for A. Beka Beka (90′).
Top player: Aaron Ramsey
Probably the most impressive player in Nice was Aaron Ramsey even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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