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Lyon

2nd · 3-2-0 · 11 pts · +8
YES!
Lyon beat AJ Auxerre
AJ Auxerre0-0-3 1 – 3 Lyon2-1-0
FT · Fri, Sep 4

Match Details

Groupama Stadium (Lyon)

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Lyon 3, Auxerre 1.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Lyon 3, Auxerre 1.
  • 90'+5'Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Abner Vinícius.
  • 90'+3'Substitution, Auxerre. Lamfia Dioubaté replaces Lamine Sy.
  • 90'+3'Attempt missed. Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanner Tessmann.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 89'Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mamadou Diop (Auxerre).
  • 89'Kaïl Boudache (Lyon) hits the bar with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Khalis Merah following a fast break.
  • 86'Attempt missed. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
  • 86'Substitution, Lyon. Ruben Kluivert replaces Felix Bacher.
  • 86'Substitution, Lyon. Noah Nartey replaces Tyler Morton.

Line Score

12T
AUX 10 1
LYON 21 3

Match Leaders

AJ Auxerre
Lyon

League Table · 2026-27 French Ligue 1
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Monaco 5 4 1 0 +5 13
2 Lyon 5 3 2 0 +8 11
3 Paris FC 5 3 2 0 +5 11
4 Lille 5 3 1 1 +4 10
5 Rennes 5 3 1 1 -1 10
6 PSG 5 2 2 1 +1 8
7 Angers 5 2 1 2 +1 7
8 Strasbourg 5 2 1 2 0 7
9 Le Mans 5 1 3 1 0 6
10 Auxerre 5 2 0 3 -5 6
11 Brest 5 1 2 2 -1 5
12 Lorient 5 1 2 2 -1 5
13 Toulouse 5 1 2 2 -2 5
14 Nice 5 1 2 2 -3 5
15 Lens 5 1 1 3 0 4
16 Troyes 5 1 1 3 -7 4
17 Marseille 5 1 0 4 -1 3
18 Le Havre AC 5 0 2 3 -3 2
Champions LeagueChampions League qualifyingEuropa LeagueConference League qualifyingRelegation playoffRelegation

Key Events

90'+3'Substitution, Auxerre. Lamfia Dioubaté replaces Lamine Sy.
86'Substitution, Lyon. Ruben Kluivert replaces Felix Bacher.
86'Substitution, Lyon. Noah Nartey replaces Tyler Morton.
77'Substitution, Auxerre. Romain Faivre replaces Cameron Archer.
77'Tyler Morton (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76'Substitution, Lyon. Tanner Tessmann replaces Mads Bidstrup.
68'Rayan Mandengue (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67'Substitution, Lyon. Khalis Merah replaces Pavel Sulc.
67'Substitution, Lyon. Kaïl Boudache replaces Ernest Nuamah.
66'Substitution, Auxerre. Aristide Zossou replaces Rémy Labeau Lascary.
66'Substitution, Auxerre. Pierre Ekwah replaces Naouirou Ahamada.
66'Substitution, Auxerre. Rayan Mandengue replaces Elikya Legros.
62'Felix Bacher (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53'Goal! Lyon 3, Auxerre 1. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
42'Goal! Lyon 2, Auxerre 1. Cameron Archer (Auxerre) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
31'Goal! Lyon 2, Auxerre 0. Zachary Athekame (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
28'Goal! Lyon 1, Auxerre 0. Felix Bacher (Lyon) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ernest Nuamah with a cross following a corner.
26'Arthur Piedfort (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

AJ AuxerreLyon
General
36.5 Possession % 63.5
8 Shots 21
3 On Target 7
0 Offsides 2
5 Corners 9
8 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
230 Passes Completed 446
3 Crosses Won 7
5 Tackles Won 8
7 Interceptions 7
44 Clearances 18
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 2

Recent Form

Lyon W D W L D
AJ Auxerre W D W L L

Starting Lineups

AJ Auxerre4-2-3-1
23 Diop
27 Sy 15 Makosso 35 Legros 92 Akpa
5 Danois 46 Piedfort
10 Namaso 8 Ahamada 3 Labeau Lascary
9 Archer 42'
10 Sulc A
17 Openda A 7 Nuamah 53'A
8 Tolisso 23 Morton 2 Bidstrup
16 Abner 19 Niakhaté 20 Bacher 28' 13 Athekame 31'
1 Greif
Lyon4-3-2-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Lyon

  1. DG #1 Dominik GreifG
  2. MN #19 Moussa NiakhatéCD-L
  3. FB #20 Felix BacherCD-R28'
  4. A #16 AbnerLB
  5. ZA #13 Zachary AthekameRB31'
  6. TM #23 Tyler MortonCM
  7. CT #8 Corentin TolissoCM-L
  8. MB #2 Mads BidstrupCM-R
  9. #17 Loïs OpendaF
  10. PS #10 Pavel SulcCF-L
  11. EN #7 Ernest NuamahCF-R53'
Substitutes · 5 used

AJ Auxerre

  1. MD #23 Mamadou DiopG
  2. EL #35 Elikya LegrosCD-L
  3. CM #15 Christ MakossoCD-R
  4. CA #92 Clément AkpaLB
  5. LS #27 Lamine SyRB
  6. NA #8 Naouirou AhamadaAM
  7. AP #46 Arthur PiedfortLM
  8. KD #5 Kévin DanoisRM
  9. CA #9 Cameron ArcherF42'
  10. RL #3 Remy Labeau LascaryAM-L
  11. DN #10 Danny NamasoAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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