Metz vs Lille, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Lille beat struggling Metz 2-1, Brest win thriller to qualify for Europe
Lille secured a 2-1 Ligue 1 victory at relegation-threatened Metz, while their top-three rivals Brest came from two goals down to win 5-4 at Stade Rennais on Sunday and qualify for Europe for the first time.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Metz. Arthur Atta is caught offside.
- 4': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Nabil Bentaleb.
- 8': Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 9': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Lille).
- 9': Kévin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Edon Zhegrova (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Angel Gomes.
- 12': Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Edon Zhegrova (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Santos.
- 17': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
- 20': Penalty conceded by Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 23': Goal! Metz 1, Lille 0. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 24': Danley Jean Jacques (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Angel Gomes (Lille).
- 25': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Ismaël Traoré.
- 26': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Kévin Van Den Kerkhof.
- 26': Attempt saved. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 26': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Bafodé Diakité.
- 27': Foul by Ismaily (Lille).
- 27': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Edon Zhegrova (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan David.
- 31': Goal! Metz 1, Lille 1. Ismaily (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan David.
- 32': Foul by Angel Gomes (Lille).
- 32': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 35': Offside, Metz. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Maxime Colin (Metz).
- 36': Rémy Cabella (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Jonathan David (Lille).
- 37': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Jonathan David (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz).
- 43': Foul by Maxime Colin (Metz).
- 43': Rémy Cabella (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edon Zhegrova with a cross.
- 44': Goal! Metz 1, Lille 2. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Edon Zhegrova (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angel Gomes.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Metz 1, Lille 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Metz 1, Lille 2.
- 45': Substitution, Metz. Ablie Jallow replaces Kévin Van Den Kerkhof.
- 45': Substitution, Metz. Lamine Camara replaces Arthur Atta.
- 46': Attempt saved. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan David with a headed pass.
- 49': Bafodé Diakité (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Papa Diallo (Metz).
- 50': Hand ball by Edon Zhegrova (Lille).
- 50': Angel Gomes (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Kévin N'Doram (Metz).
- 51': Foul by Nabil Bentaleb (Lille).
- 51': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt missed. Edon Zhegrova (Lille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici.
- 57': Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Metz).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Lamine Camara (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
- 59': Tiago Santos (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Bafodé Diakité (Lille) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Edon Zhegrova with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Tiago Santos (Lille).
- 64': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Attempt missed. Matthieu Udol (Metz) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 66': Attempt missed. Jonathan David (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bafodé Diakité.
- 70': Substitution, Metz. Didier Lamkel Zé replaces Papa Diallo.
- 70': Substitution, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Danley Jean Jacques.
- 72': Offside, Metz. Didier Lamkel Zé is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Lille).
- 73': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
- 74': Tiago Santos (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
- 75': Tiago Santos (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Lille. Hákon Haraldsson replaces Yusuf Yazici.
- 78': Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Georges Mikautadze (Metz).
- 78': Attempt saved. Edon Zhegrova (Lille) header from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Chevalier.
- 79': Angel Gomes (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Ablie Jallow (Metz).
- 80': Foul by Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
- 80': Tiago Santos (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Foul by Ismaël Traoré (Metz).
- 83': Rémy Cabella (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Substitution, Metz. Ibou Sané replaces Kévin N'Doram.
- 86': Foul by Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
- 86': Tiago Santos (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Substitution, Lille. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Edon Zhegrova.
- 88': Substitution, Lille. Tiago Morais replaces Rémy Cabella.
- 90': Ablie Jallow (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Tiago Morais (Lille).
- 90'+1': Offside, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille).
- 90'+2': Sadibou Sané (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
- 90'+3': Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Lille 2.
- 0': Match ends, Metz 1, Lille 2.
Statistics
 LILL |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 70.7 | Possession | 29.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 635 | Accurate Passes | 211 |
| 706 | Passes | 288 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 8 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 24,720
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 24,720
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | +26 | 32 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 12 | +11 | 26 |
| 3 | Marseille | 11 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | Lille | 11 | +7 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Metz (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexandre Oukidja (GK) |
| 38 | Sadibou Sané |
| 8 | Ismaël Traoré |
| 3 | Matthieu Udol |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 25 | Arthur Atta |
| 27 | Danley Jean Jacques |
| 6 | Kevin N'Doram |
| 7 | Pape Diallo |
| 22 | Kevin Guiton |
| 10 | Georges Mikautadze |
Lille (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Lucas Chevalier (GK) |
| 4 | Alexsandro |
| 18 | Bafodé Diakité |
| 31 | Ismaily |
| 22 | Tiago Santos |
| 12 | Yusuf Yazici |
| 6 | Nabil Bentaleb  |
| 8 | Angel Gomes |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
| 10 | Rémy Cabella |
| 23 | Edon Zhegrova |
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