Match report

Lyon Secures 5-2 Victory Over Nimes in Ligue 1

Nimes
Nimes
2–5
FT
Lyon
Lyon
May 16, 2021

Lyon staged a remarkable comeback after conceding early to claim a 5-2 victory against Nimes. Lyon's goals from Lucas Paquetá, Memphis Depay, Houssem Aouar, and Islam Slimani were pivotal in securing their win. Nimes started strong with early goals from M. Koné, but Lyon's relentless attack proved too much for the hosts to handle.

Key Facts

  • • Nimes opened the scoring with a goal from M. Koné in the 5th minute.
  • • Lucas Paquetá equalized for Lyon in the 8th minute.
  • • Memphis Depay put Lyon ahead with a goal in the 20th minute.
  • • Paquetá scored his second goal to further extend Lyon's lead in the 24th minute.
  • • Houssem Aouar added another goal for Lyon in the 55th minute.
  • • Koné scored his second goal for Nimes in the 62nd minute.
  • • Islam Slimani sealed the victory for Lyon with a goal in the 87th minute.

Lineups

Nimes

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 30 Baptiste Reynet (G)
  • 21 Patrick Burner (D)
  • 27 Naomichi Ueda (D)
  • 5 Loïck Landre (D)
  • 3 Birger Meling (D)
  • 18 Andrés Cubas (M)
  • 12 Lamine Fomba (M)
  • 7 Niclas Eliasson (M)
  • 20 Renaud Ripart (M)
  • 10 Zinedine Ferhat (M)
  • 28 Moussa Koné (F)

Substitutes

  • 40 Amjhad Nazih
  • 2 Kelyan Guessoum
  • 29 Sofiane Alakouch
  • 8 Lucas Deaux
  • 14 Antoine Valerio
  • 11 Matteo Ahlinvi
  • 33 Nassim Chadli
  • 9 Clément Depres
  • 32 Mahamadou Doucouré

Lyon

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Anthony Lopes (G)
  • 14 Léo Dubois (D)
  • 6 Marcelo (D)
  • 5 Jason Denayer (D)
  • 27 Maxwel Cornet (D)
  • 39 Bruno Guimarães (M)
  • 25 Maxence Caqueret (M)
  • 7 Karl Toko Ekambi (M)
  • 12 Lucas Paquetá (M)
  • 8 Houssem Aouar (M)
  • 10 Memphis Depay (F)

Substitutes

  • 30 Julian Pollersbeck
  • 2 Sinaly Diomande
  • 26 Melvin Bard
  • 17 Malo Gusto
  • 18 Rayan Cherki
  • 23 Thiago Mendes
  • 20 Islam Slimani
  • 29 Yaya Soumare
  • 33 Habib Keita

Timeline

  1. Nimes
    5' Nimes Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Koné
  2. Lyon
    8' Lyon Goal · Normal Goal
    Lucas Paquetá
  3. Lyon
    20' Lyon Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Depay · Assist: L. Dubois
  4. Lyon
    24' Lyon Goal · Normal Goal
    Lucas Paquetá
  5. Nimes
    46' Nimes subst · Substitution 1
    Off: P. Burner · On: S. Alakouch
  6. Lyon
    55' Lyon Goal · Normal Goal
    H. Aouar · Assist: Lucas Paquetá
  7. Nimes
    62' Nimes Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Koné · Assist: Lamine Fomba
  8. Lyon
    64' Lyon subst · Substitution 1
    Off: H. Aouar · On: R. Cherki
  9. Lyon
    64' Lyon subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Bruno Guimaraes · On: Thiago Mendes
  10. Nimes
    75' Nimes subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Lamine Fomba · On: Lucas Deaux
  11. Lyon
    76' Lyon subst · Substitution 3
    Off: K. Toko Ekambi · On: I. Slimani
  12. Nimes
    81' Nimes subst · Substitution 4
    Off: M. Koné · On: M. Doucouré
  13. Nimes
    86' Nimes subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Z. Ferhat · On: M. Ahlinvi
  14. Lyon
    87' Lyon subst · Substitution 4
    Off: L. Dubois · On: S. Diomande
  15. Lyon
    87' Lyon Goal · Normal Goal
    I. Slimani · Assist: R. Cherki

Match Stats

Stat Nimes Lyon
Fouls 7 13
Pass Accuracy 81% 84%
Offsides 2 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 8 21
Corners 3 6
Total Passes 429 579
Yellow Cards — —
Blocked Shots 4 3
Shots on Target 4 13
Shots off Target 0 5
Possession 42% 58%
Accurate Passes 348 489
Shots Inside Box 5 10
Saves 8 2
Shots Outside Box 3 11

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Lyon quickly equalized through Lucas Paquetá in the 8th minute, sparking a momentum shift.
  • ▸ Memphis Depay's goal in the 20th minute marked the turning point as Lyon gained full control of the game.
  • ▸ Islam Slimani's late goal in the 87th minute secured Lyon's win and sealed their dominance over Nimes.