Ligue 1 · Sat, 3 Jan 2026 ·
Monaco vs Lyon — 1 - 3
Stade Louis II · Referee: J. Brisard
Match report
Lyon beat Monaco 3-1 as P. Sulc scores twice
Monaco were beaten 3-1 by Lyon at Stade Louis II on Saturday, 3 January 2026 in Ligue 1 matchday 17. M. Coulibaly (45') scored for Monaco, while P. Sulc (38', 57') and Abner Vinicius (79') found the net for Lyon. Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco, 70') was sent off. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Monaco had 45% of the ball and 6 shots (2 on target) against Lyon’s 13 (9 on target). Pavel Šulc (Lyon) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Monaco 1st in the Ligue 1 table on 13 points and Lyon 2nd on 11.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 7'yellow cardThilo KehrerYellow Card
- 12'substitutionL. HradeckyOff: P. Kohn
- 35'yellow cardClinton MataYellow Card
- 36'substitutionC. MawissaOff: K. Ouattara
- 38'goalP. SulcAssist: N. Tagliafico
- 45'goalM. CoulibalyAssist: F. Balogun
- 53'VAR decisionThilo KehrerGoal cancelled
- 57'goalP. SulcAssist: A. Maitland-Niles
- 66'substitutionK. MerahOff: T. Tessmann
- 70'red cardMamadou CoulibalyRed Card
- 70'yellow cardCorentin TolissoYellow Card
- 70'yellow cardRuben KluivertYellow Card
- 77'substitutionA. GolovinOff: S. Idumbo
- 77'substitutionM. BierethOff: G. Ilenikhena
- 78'yellow cardFolarin BalogunYellow Card
- 79'goalAbner ViniciusAssist: N. Tagliafico
- 81'substitutionP. SulcOff: A. Karabec
- 81'substitutionAbner ViniciusOff: O. Mangala
- 90+3'substitutionC. TolissoOff: M. Satriano
Lineups
Monaco
Formation 4-3-1-2 · Coach Sebastien Pocognoli
Starting XI
- 1L. HradeckyG
- 13C. MawissaD
- 5T. KehrerD
- 22M. SalisuD
- 12Caio HenriqueD
- 28M. CoulibalyM
- 4J. TezeM
- 10A. GolovinM
- 11M. AklioucheM
- 14M. BierethF
- 9F. BalogunF
Substitutes
- 16P. KohnG
- 3E. DierD
- 20K. OuattaraD
- 17S. IdumboM
- 23A. BambaM
- 2I. ToureM
- 29P. BrunnerF
- 21L. MichalF
- 19G. IlenikhenaF
Lyon
Formation 4-3-1-2 · Coach Paulo Fonseca
Starting XI
- 1D. GreifG
- 98A. Maitland-NilesD
- 22C. MataD
- 21R. KluivertD
- 3N. TagliaficoD
- 16Abner ViniciusM
- 23T. MortonM
- 8C. TolissoM
- 44K. MerahM
- 10P. SulcF
- 17A. MoreiraF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 45%Possession55%
- 0.69Expected goals (xG)1.40
- 6Total shots13
- 2Shots on target9
- 1Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots1
- 2Shots inside the box7
- 4Shots outside the box6
- 7Corners2
- –Offsides–
- 14Fouls12
- 2Yellow cards3
- 1Red cards0
- 6Goalkeeper saves1
- 371Passes478
- 303Accurate passes407
- 82%Pass accuracy85%
- -0.12Goals prevented-0.12
Player statistics
Monaco
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lukáš HrádeckýG | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Thilo KehrerD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 12Caio HenriqueD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 13Christian MawissaD | 36 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Mohammed SalisuD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Jordan TezeM | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 10Aleksandr GolovinM | 77 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Maghnes AklioucheM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 28Mamadou CoulibalyM | 70 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 9Folarin BalogunF | 90 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| 14Mika BierethF | 77 | 6.5 | ||
| 16Philipp KöhnG | 78 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Eric DierD | – | – | ||
| 20Kassoum OuattaraD | 54 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Stanis Idumbo MuzamboM | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Aladji BambaM | – | – | ||
| 49Ilane TouréM | – | – | ||
| 19George IlenikhenaF | 13 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Lucas MichalF | – | – | ||
| 29Paris BrunnerF | – | – |
Lyon
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dominik GreifG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 3Nicolás TagliaficoD | 90 | 7.2 | 2 | |
| 21Ruben KluivertD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Clinton MataD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 98Ainsley Maitland-NilesD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 8Corentin TolissoM | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| 16Abner ViníciusM | 81 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 23Tyler MortonM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 44Khalis MerahM | 66 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Pavel ŠulcFTop rated | 81 | 8.0 | 2 | |
| 17Afonso MoreiraF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 40Rémy DescampsG | – | – | ||
| 33Hans HateboerD | – | – | ||
| 41Téo BarišićD | – | – | ||
| 5Orel MangalaM | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 6Tanner TessmannM | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Adam KarabecM | 9 | 6.9 | ||
| 39Mathys de CarvalhoM | – | – | ||
| 18Rachid GhezzalF | – | – | ||
| 20Martín SatrianoF | 1 | – |