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Lyon Crushes Reims in Thrilling Ligue 1 Match
Décines-Charpieu, France – Olympique Lyonnais dominated Stade de Reims with a resounding 4-0 victory in a Ligue 1 match at the Groupama Stadium on Saturday. The game, corresponding to round 21 of the 2024 season, was marked by Lyon’s superiority, controlling 68% of possession and creating numerous scoring opportunities.
Nicolas Tagliafico opened the scoring in the 36th minute, assisted by Corentin Tolisso. Tolisso extended the lead in the 68th minute, assisted by Rayan Cherki. Cherki himself scored the third goal in the 79th minute, assisted by Mohamed Fofana, before Georgui Mikautadze sealed the victory in stoppage time.
The match was punctuated by yellow cards. Diakite (Reims) and Mata (Lyon) received yellow cards in the first half. Tagliafico (Lyon) and Sangui (Reims) also received yellow cards later. Zabi (Reims) was sent off in the 87th minute with a red card. Lyon, despite their dominance, also accumulated two yellow cards.
Reims, with only 32% possession, tried to counter Lyon’s attack but their offensive efforts were limited, managing only two shots on target.
Substitutions reims: at minute 66 A. Kone came in and J. Patrick went out., at minute 75 Zabi came in and S. Akieme went out., at minute 75 N. Sissoko came in and O. Diakite went out., at minute 88 S. Hiroki came in and J. Ito went out., at minute 89 I. Orazi came in and M. Diakhon went out.
Substitutions lyon: at minute 74 T. Almada came in and N. Matic went out., at minute 74 M. Fofana came in and E. Nuamah went out., at minute 74 A. Maitland-Niles came in and S. Kumbedi went out., at minute 81 J. Veretout came in and T. Tessmann went out., at minute 81 Abner Vinicius came in and N. Tagliafico went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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