Lyon vs Nice 2-1

Lyon beat Nice 2-1 at Groupama Stadium after taking a two-goal lead in the first half and then holding on after a late red card. Nice thought they had a stoppage-time equaliser, but VAR ruled it out.

Nice went ahead in the 18th minute when Sepe Elye Wahi finished from Jonathan Clauss to make it 0-1. Lyon were level in the 32nd minute through Pavel Šulc, then moved in front four minutes later when Tanner Tessmann scored from Zachary Athekame to make it 2-1. That was the half-time score.

Lyon made two changes on 61 minutes, sending on Corentin Tolisso and Keito Nakamura, then had to manage the game with 10 men after Nakamura was sent off in the 70th minute. Nice made three changes on 87 minutes, but they could not find a second equaliser. In the third minute of stoppage time, Wahi had a goal cancelled by VAR and was booked as well.

Nice had more of the ball with 52% possession and more passes, 500 to Lyon's 471, while Lyon had 48%. Nice also had more shots, 12 to 8, more efforts on target, 5 to 4, and more corners, 9 to 1, but Lyon finished with more saves, 3 to 2, and fewer fouls, 6 to 14. The xG figures were 1.55 for Lyon and 2.08 for Nice.

Nice had four yellow cards, for Niels Nkounkou on 10 minutes, Mohamed Abdelmoneim on 48, Mohamed Amoura on 65 and Wahi in stoppage time. Lyon had one red card, for Nakamura on 70 minutes.