The initial half of the game commences…
New attacking attempt. Mohamed-Ali Cho – Nice – shot with left foot from the right side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist – Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
Shot blocked. Gaëtan Laborde – Nice – shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner – Nice. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
Shot blocked. Youssouf Ndayishimiye – Nice – shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist – Pablo Rosario.
Ernest Nuamah – Lyon – won a free kick on the right wing.
Fouled by Youssouf Ndayishimiye – Nice
Youssouf Ndayishimiye from Nice has been handed a yellow card due to a committed foul.
Attempt thwarted. Maxence Caqueret of Lyon’s right-footed strike from beyond the box is intercepted.
Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon commits a foul.
Youssouf Ndayishimiye from Nice has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
Clinton Mata of Lyon has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Khéphren Thuram from Nice commits a foul.
Jordan Lotomba from Nice commits a foul.
Saïd Benrahma of Lyon has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Shot blocked. Morgan Sanson – Nice – shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist – Mohamed-Ali Cho.
Corner kick awarded to Nice, forced by Maxence Caqueret.
Missed chance. Gaëtan Laborde – Nice – shot with left foot from outside the box missed to the left after corner.
Fouled by Alexandre Lacazette – Lyon
Youssouf Ndayishimiye – Nice – won a free kick in defence.
New attacking attempt. Morgan Sanson – Nice – shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. Assist – Khéphren Thuram.
Corner – Nice. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
Shot blocked. Gaëtan Laborde – Nice – shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist – Mohamed-Ali Cho with a cross.
Corner – Nice. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
Corner kick awarded to Nice, forced by Ernest Nuamah.
Goal! Lyon 1, Nice 0. Orel Mangala – Lyon – shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assist – Ernest Nuamah.
Mohamed-Ali Cho from Nice commits a foul.
Nicolás Tagliafico of Lyon has secured a defensive free kick.
Opportunity squandered. Maxence Caqueret of Lyon takes a left-footed shot from beyond the penalty area but fails to hit the target. The assist was by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
Attempt thwarted. Ernest Nuamah from Lyon takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it’s stopped. Maxence Caqueret provides the assist with a through ball.
Corner kick awarded to Lyon, forced by Melvin Bard’s defensive play.
Corner kick awarded to Lyon, forced by Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
Maxence Caqueret of Lyon commits a foul.
Khéphren Thuram of Nice secured a defensive free kick.
Attempt thwarted. Saïd Benrahma of Lyon’s right-footed shot from the middle of the box is obstructed.
Orel Mangala from Lyon commits a foul.
Morgan Sanson of Nice has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.
Alexandre Lacazette of Lyon has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Khéphren Thuram from Nice commits a foul.
Another offensive effort. Khéphren Thuram of Nice takes a shot with his right foot from beyond the box, but it’s deflected to the right corner.
Shot blocked. Mohamed-Ali Cho – Nice – shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist – Melvin Bard with a cross.
The first half concludes with Lyon leading Nice by 1-0.
The second half commences with Lyon leading Nice by 1-0.
Corner kick awarded to Lyon, thanks to Jordan Lotomba’s defensive action.
Missed chance. Clinton Mata – Lyon – shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left. Assist – Duje Caleta-Car after corner.
Corner kick awarded to Nice, forced by Nicolás Tagliafico.
Opportunity squandered. Mohamed-Ali Cho from Nice takes a left-footed shot from beyond the penalty area, but it veers left following a corner kick.
Alexandre Lacazette of Lyon has successfully secured a free kick on the right flank.
Youssouf Ndayishimiye of Nice commits a foul.
Corner kick awarded to Lyon, forced by Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
Duje Caleta-Car commits a foul – Lyon.
Melvin Bard from Nice successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Offside – Called against Lyon. Ernest Nuamah has been flagged for offside.
Alexandre Lacazette of Lyon has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Jean-Clair Todibo from Nice commits a foul.
Player swap – Nice. Evann Guessand is being replaced by Terem Moffi.
Player Swap – Nice. Gaëtan Laborde is being replaced by Jérémie Boga.
Player swap – Nice. Alexis Claude-Maurice is coming on to replace Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
Attempt thwarted. Alexis Claude-Maurice of Nice tries a left-footed shot from outside the box but it’s intercepted. The assist came from Pablo Rosario.
Opportunity lost. Terem Moffi from Nice takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box. It’s a close attempt but unfortunately, it veers off to the left.
Opportunity squandered. Orel Mangala of Lyon took a right-footed shot from beyond the box that unfortunately went wide to the left. The assist came from Nicolás Tagliafico with a header.
Ernest Nuamah from Lyon commits a foul.
Khéphren Thuram from Nice has secured a free kick in the offensive zone.
Corner kick granted to Nice, resulting from a deflection by Orel Mangala.
Opportunity missed. Pablo Rosario of Nice attempts a header from the middle of the box, but it’s just off target to the left. The assist came from Morgan Sanson, who delivered a cross following a corner.
Alexis Claude-Maurice from Nice has secured a free kick in the offensive zone.
Maxence Caqueret of Lyon commits a foul.
Player swap – Nice. Tom Louchet is coming on to replace Morgan Sanson.
Another offensive push. Alexis Claude-Maurice of Nice takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it’s saved in the left corner. The assist came from Khéphren Thuram.
Player swap – Lyon. Gift Orban is coming on for Saïd Benrahma.
Player change – Lyon. Orel Mangala is being replaced by Malick Fofana.
Attempt thwarted. Jordan Lotomba of Nice takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it’s intercepted.
Corner kick awarded to Nice, forced by Nemanja Matic’s defensive action.
Missed chance. Pablo Rosario – Nice – shot with the head from the right side of the box missed to the left. Assist – Jérémie Boga with a cross after corner.
Tom Louchet from Nice commits a foul.
Gift Orban of Lyon has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Offside – That’s an offside call against Nice. Jérémie Boga has been flagged offside.
Player swap – Lyon. Rayan Cherki is coming on for Ernest Nuamah.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles from Lyon has secured a free kick on the right flank.
Melvin Bard of Nice commits a foul.
Player swap – Nice. Aliou Balde is coming on to replace Mohamed-Ali Cho.
Shot blocked. Khéphren Thuram – Nice – shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
Jordan Lotomba from Nice commits a foul.
Nicolás Tagliafico of Lyon has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Alexis Claude-Maurice of Nice has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Nemanja Matic commits a foul – Lyon.
New attacking attempt. Jérémie Boga – Nice – shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist – Jordan Lotomba.
Alexandre Lacazette of Lyon has earned an attacking free kick.
Alexis Claude-Maurice from Nice commits a foul.
Another offensive push. Jérémie Boga of Nice takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but the goalkeeper makes a save right in the middle of the goal. The assist was by Terem Moffi.
Shot blocked. Gift Orban – Lyon – shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist – Malick Fofana.
Corner kick awarded to Nice, forced by Clinton Mata.
Opportunity squandered. Jordan Lotomba from Nice sends a right-footed shot from the middle of the box soaring over the goal. The assist came from Jérémie Boga, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
Missed chance. Rayan Cherki – Lyon – shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right missed. Assist – Maxence Caqueret with a through ball.
Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.
Fouled by Khéphren Thuram – Nice
The second half concludes with Lyon leading Nice by 1-0.
That’s it. The match concludes – Lyon 1, Nice 0.