Coupe de France
Lyon 2-2 Lens
Lens has won 4-5 after Penalties
Match summary
Lyon and Lens drew 2-2 in Coupe de France on Thu, 5 Mar 2026. Lens has won 4-5 after Penalties.
Goals — Lyon: Yaremchuk 67'; Himbert 90'; A. Karabec 1 (pen); Tolisso 2 (pen); T. Morton 3 (pen); Endrick 5 (pen) | Lens: Thauvin 22', 5 (pen); Sima 45'; Fofana 1 (pen); Abdulhamid 2 (pen); Udol 3 (pen); Sangaré 4 (pen).
Lyon had 59% of the possession and 14 shots (4 on target) against 12 (4) for Lens; corners 6-7, yellow cards 1-3.
Red cards: Lyon 0, Lens 1.
In their last 14 meetings Lyon won 5, Lens won 6 and 3 ended level.
Venue: Groupama Stadium. Referee: Benoit Bastien.
Match timeline
- 22'ThauvinGoal0-1
- 45'SimaAssist: ThauvinGoal0-2
- 45'EdouardYellow card
- 45'TagliaficoYellow card
- 54'UdolYellow card
- 59'⇄In HimbertOut TagliaficoSubstitution
- 62'▩YaremchukHit the woodwork
- 64'MasuakuRed card
- 67'YaremchukAssist: HimbertGoal1-2
- 69'⇄In HateboerOut Maitland-NilesSubstitution
- 78'CelikYellow card
- 78'⇄In HaidaraOut EdouardSubstitution
- 87'⇄In A. KarabecOut N. NarteySubstitution
- 90'⇄In FofanaOut SimaSubstitution
- 90'HimbertAssist: TolissoGoal2-2
- 1A. KarabecPenalty goal3-2
- 1FofanaPenalty goal3-3
- 2TolissoPenalty goal4-3
- 2AbdulhamidPenalty goal4-4
- 3T. MortonPenalty goal5-4
- 3UdolPenalty goal5-5
- 4•NiakhatePenalty Miss
- 4SangaréPenalty goal5-6
- 5EndrickPenalty goal6-6
- 5ThauvinPenalty goal6-7
Top performers
HimbertLyon · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.08
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes32
EdouardLens · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.47
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes77
TolissoLyon · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.08
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
ThauvinLens · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.85
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
MataLyon · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
I. GaniouLens · Defender
- Interceptions4
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Lens 3-4-2-1Lyon 5-3-2
Lyon
Coach: Paulo Fonseca
Substitutes
- 33Hans HateboerDefender6.4
- 7Adam KarabecMidfielder
- 45Rémi HimbertAttacker8.3
- 1Dominik GreifGoalkeeper
- 85Noham KamaraDefender
- 5Orel MangalaMidfielder
- 6Tanner TessmannMidfielder
- 44Khalis MerahMidfielder
- 18Rachid GhezzalAttacker
Unavailable players
- Pavel ŠulcThigh injury
- Ernest NuamahCruciate ligament injury
- Malick FofanaAnkle injury
- Ruben KluivertPhysical discomfort
- Afonso MoreiraHamstring Injury
Lens
Coach: Pierre Sage
Substitutes
- 21Amadou HaidaraMidfielder6.6
- 38Rayan FofanaAttacker
- 16Mathieu GorgelinGoalkeeper
- 27Arthur MasuakuDefender
- 18Fodé SyllaMidfielder
- 5Andrija BulatovićMidfielder
- 26Anthony BermontAttacker
- 22Wesley SaidAttacker
- 7Florian SotocaAttacker
Unavailable players
- Ruben AguilarCalf Injury
- Kyllian AntonioFoot injury
- Jonathan GraditBroken leg
- Samson BaidooHamstring Injury
- Allan Saint-MaximinCalf Injury
- Regis GurtnerMuscle injury
Statistics
LyonLens
Key statistics
59%Possession41%
0.84Expected Goals1.84
14Total Shots12
4Shots On Target4
2Big Chances Created2
6Corners7
10Fouls16
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
1Offsides1
2Goalkeeper Saves2
459Passes Completed271
All statistics
77Attacks79
6Shots Off Target3
4Shots Blocked5
1Hit Woodwork0
0.93Expected Goals On Target1.66
15Free Kicks9
7Shots Inside The Box11
538Total Passes361
7Shots Outside The Box1
0Big Chances Missed1
0.86Expected Assists1.11
4/12 (33%)Crosses Completed6/17 (35%)
306Passes Own Half174
244Passes Opposition Half204
16/40 (40%)Long Passes Completed14/48 (29%)
24Throw-Ins16
12Key Passes10
67Passes Into Final Third66
83Backward Passes62
5Goal Kicks11
7Interceptions14
1.84Expected Goals Conceded0.84
10/12 (83%)Tackles Won13/15 (87%)
21Clearances18
0Error Led To Goal1
56Duels Won43
17/28 (61%)Aerial Duels Won11/28 (39%)
39/71 (55%)Ground Duels Won32/71 (45%)
15Was Fouled9
12/16 (75%)Successful Dribbles8/14 (57%)
4Was Dribbled Past6
5Final Third Possession Won5
125Possession Lost135
Match information
- Competition
- Coupe de France
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Groupama Stadium
- Capacity
- 59,186
- Attendance
- 47,879
- Referee
- Benoit Bastien