UEFA Europa League

Nice vs Lazio, 2017-18 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Nice
  • 4': Mario Balotelli
FT
1 - 3
Lazio
  • 5': Felipe Caicedo
  • 65': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
  • 89': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic

About

Nice are hosting Lazio at Allianz Riviera, Nice, France, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 4': Goal! Nice 1, Lazio 0. Mario Balotelli (Nice) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
  • 5': Goal! Nice 1, Lazio 1. Felipe Caicedo (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a headed pass.
  • 8': Foul by Davide Di Gennaro (Lazio).
  • 8': Wesley Sneijder (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Wesley Sneijder (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Felipe Caicedo.
  • 10': Foul by Patrick Burner (Nice).
  • 10': Senad Lulic (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Davide Di Gennaro (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 13': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Luiz Felipe.
  • 14': Foul by Nani (Lazio).
  • 14': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Patric (Lazio) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 23': Offside, Lazio. Bastos tries a through ball, but Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
  • 27': Nampalys Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
  • 29': Senad Lulic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Patric (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Offside, Lazio. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic tries a through ball, but Nani is caught offside.
  • 35': Davide Di Gennaro (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
  • 36': Attempt saved. Nani (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Di Gennaro.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Stefan Radu (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 37': Foul by Senad Lulic (Lazio).
  • 37': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Davide Di Gennaro (Lazio) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patric.
  • 41': Foul by Stefan Radu (Lazio).
  • 41': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Remi Walter (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Nani (Lazio) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 1, Lazio 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nice 1, Lazio 1.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Burner.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
  • 51': Delay in match Patrick Burner (Nice) because of an injury.
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Wesley Sneijder (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
  • 58': Alessandro Murgia (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Wesley Sneijder (Nice).
  • 60': Substitution, Lazio. Ciro Immobile replaces Nani.
  • 60': Substitution, Lazio. Luis Alberto replaces Davide Di Gennaro.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe Caicedo.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christophe Jallet.
  • 63': Offside, Lazio. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
  • 64': Foul by Patrick Burner (Nice).
  • 64': Senad Lulic (Lazio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Goal! Nice 1, Lazio 2. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Felipe Caicedo.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
  • 70': Foul by Luiz Felipe (Lazio).
  • 70': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Substitution, Nice. Alassane Pléa replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 75': Substitution, Lazio. Lucas Leiva replaces Felipe Caicedo.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Maxime Le Marchand.
  • 78': Alessandro Murgia (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Nice).
  • 78': Nampalys Mendy (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Patric (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 79': Foul by Lucas Leiva (Lazio).
  • 79': Wesley Sneijder (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Remi Walter (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Burner.
  • 82': Foul by Remi Walter (Nice).
  • 82': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Offside, Lazio. Luis Alberto tries a through ball, but Senad Lulic is caught offside.
  • 84': Ciro Immobile (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Marlon Santos (Nice).
  • 85': Attempt missed. Alessandro Murgia (Lazio) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a cross.
  • 86': Foul by Luiz Felipe (Lazio).
  • 86': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Luiz Felipe (Lazio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Bastos (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
  • 88': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
  • 88': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, Nice. Bassem Srarfi replaces Christophe Jallet.
  • 89': Corner, Lazio. Conceded by Dante.
  • 89': Goal! Nice 1, Lazio 3. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Alberto with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Lazio 3.
  • 90'+3': Match ends, Nice 1, Lazio 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
34.8 Possession 65.2
14 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
350 Accurate Passes 724
413 Passes 796
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 0
10 Crosses 7
0.5 Cross % 0.0
57 Long Balls 43
34 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
13 Effective Clearances 11
13 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 21,386

Line-Ups

NICE Nice (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
30 Yoan Cardinale (GK)
31 Dante
20 Maxime Le Marchand
4 Marlon
18 Rémi Walter
8 Pierre Lees-Melou
21 Nampalys Mendy Yellow Card
24 Christophe Jallet
15 Patrick Burner
9 Mario Balotelli
10 Wesley Sneijder
Nice Substitutes:
Arnaud Souquet, Bassem Srarfi, Arnaud Lusamba, Alassane Pléa, Walter Benítez, Malang Sarr, Vincent Koziello.

LAZ Lazio (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Thomas Strakosha (GK)
27 Luiz Felipe Yellow Card
26 Stefan Radu
15 Bastos
21 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
96 Alessandro Murgia
88 Davide Di Gennaro
19 Senad Lulic
4 Patric
20 Felipe Caicedo
7 Nani
Lazio Substitutes:
Ciro Immobile, Luca Crecco, Luis Alberto, Stefan de Vrij, Marco Parolo, Ivan Vargic, Lucas Leiva.

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