Ligue 1 · Sun, 22 Mar 2026 ·
Lyon vs Monaco — 1 - 2
Parc Olympique Lyonnais · Referee: F. Letexier
Match report
Monaco win 2-1 at Lyon
Monaco beat Lyon 2-1 in Ligue 1 matchday 27 on Sunday, 22 March 2026 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais. P. Sulc (42') scored for Lyon, while M. Akliouche (62') and F. Balogun (72' pen) found the net for Monaco. Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon, 89') was sent off. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Lyon had 57% of the ball and 15 shots (4 on target) against Monaco’s 21 (7 on target). Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves Lyon 2nd in the Ligue 1 table on 11 points and Monaco 1st on 13.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 40'yellow cardAleksandr GolovinYellow Card
- 42'goalP. SulcAssist: Endrick
- 46'substitutionA. BambaOff: M. Coulibaly
- 53'yellow cardWout FaesYellow Card
- 62'goalM. AklioucheNormal Goal
- 63'substitutionA. GolovinOff: A. Fati
- 68'substitutionK. MerahOff: N. Nartey
- 72'penaltyF. BalogunPenalty
- 74'substitutionS. AdingraOff: C. Mawissa
- 85'substitutionO. MangalaOff: T. Tessmann
- 85'substitutionA. MoreiraOff: M. Fofana
- 85'substitutionH. HateboerOff: S. Kango
- 85'substitutionM. AklioucheOff: K. Diatta
- 85'substitutionF. BalogunOff: M. Biereth
- 86'yellow cardKrépin DiattaYellow Card
- 89'red cardNicolás TagliaficoRed Card
Lineups
Lyon
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Paulo Fonseca
Starting XI
- 1D. GreifG
- 33H. HateboerD
- 22C. MataD
- 19M. NiakhateD
- 3N. TagliaficoD
- 5O. MangalaM
- 8C. TolissoM
- 9EndrickM
- 44K. MerahM
- 17A. MoreiraM
- 10P. SulcF
Substitutes
- 40R. DescampsG
- 18R. GhezzalF
- 6T. TessmannM
- 11M. FofanaF
- 16Abner ViniciusD
- 7A. KarabecM
- 99N. NarteyM
- 39M. de CarvalhoM
- 34S. KangoD
Monaco
Formation 3-4-1-2 · Coach Sebastien Pocognoli
Starting XI
- 1L. HradeckyG
- 5T. KehrerD
- 6D. ZakariaD
- 25W. FaesD
- 4J. TezeM
- 15L. CamaraM
- 23A. BambaM
- 24S. AdingraM
- 10A. GolovinF
- 11M. AklioucheF
- 9F. BalogunF
Substitutes
- 16P. KohnG
- 3E. DierD
- 27K. DiattaM
- 14M. BierethF
- 13C. MawissaD
- 17S. IdumboM
- 31A. FatiF
- 20K. OuattaraD
- 28M. CoulibalyM
Match statistics
- 57%Possession43%
- 1.51Expected goals (xG)3.28
- 15Total shots21
- 4Shots on target7
- 4Shots off target6
- 7Blocked shots8
- 8Shots inside the box17
- 7Shots outside the box4
- 2Corners6
- 2Offsides0
- 11Fouls19
- 0Yellow cards3
- 1Red cards0
- 6Goalkeeper saves2
- 461Passes357
- 377Accurate passes277
- 82%Pass accuracy78%
- -0.07Goals prevented-0.07
Player statistics
Lyon
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dominik GreifG | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 3Nicolás TagliaficoD | 89 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Moussa NiakhatéD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Clinton MataD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 33Hans HateboerD | 85 | 6.2 | ||
| 5Orel MangalaM | 85 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Corentin TolissoM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 9EndrickM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 17Afonso MoreiraM | 85 | 6.7 | ||
| 44Khalis MerahM | 68 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Pavel ŠulcF | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 40Rémy DescampsG | – | – | ||
| 16Abner ViníciusD | – | – | ||
| 34Steeve KangoD | 14 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Tanner TessmannM | 14 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Adam KarabecM | – | – | ||
| 39Mathys de CarvalhoM | – | – | ||
| 99Noah NarteyM | 22 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Malick FofanaF | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| 18Rachid GhezzalF | – | – |
Monaco
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lukáš HrádeckýG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Thilo KehrerD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Denis ZakariaD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 25Wout FaesD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 4Jordan TezeM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 15Lamine CamaraM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 23Aladji BambaM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Simon AdingraM | 74 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Folarin BalogunF | 85 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| 10Aleksandr GolovinF | 63 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Maghnes AklioucheFTop rated | 85 | 8.9 | 1 | |
| 16Philipp KöhnG | – | – | ||
| 3Eric DierD | – | – | ||
| 13Christian MawissaD | 16 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Kassoum OuattaraD | – | – | ||
| 17Stanis Idumbo MuzamboM | – | – | ||
| 27Krépin DiattaM | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 28Mamadou CoulibalyM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Mika BierethF | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| 31Ansu FatiF | 27 | 6.6 |