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Lille vs Lyon is a high-level French matchup in which Lyon have taken the stronger later direction, while Lille retain the quality to respond. Lyon won 4–3 at Lille on 6 May 2024, then added 2–1 and 1–0 league victories in 2025 before winning 1–0 at home on 1 February 2026. Lille’s 2–0 victory in Lyon in November 2023 shows why another meeting can still resist the hierarchy.
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Lyon
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40G
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33D
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46M
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7M
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44M
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39M
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32F
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34F
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45F
Lille Substitutes
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G
16
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D
4
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D
18
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D
24
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M
39
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M
42
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F
14
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F
35
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F
9
Match events
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37'⚽N. Nartey Normal Goal (Asst: R. Kluivert)
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42'Aïssa Mandi Yellow Card
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46'Nathan Ngoy Yellow Card
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61'Ngal'ayel Mukau Yellow Card
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68'O. Giroud F. Correia
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68'M. Broholm N. Mukau
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68'M. Broholm N. Mukau
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68'O. Giroud F. Correia
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69'O. Giroud F. Correia
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69'M. Broholm N. Mukau
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78'C. Verdonk R. Perraud
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82'R. Himbert P. Sulc
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85'Matías Fernández Yellow Card
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85'S. Diaoune T. Santos
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90' +1A. Karabec Endrick
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90' +1H. Hateboer Abner Vinicius
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90'Ainsley Maitland-Niles Yellow Card
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90' +1H. Hateboer Abner Vinicius
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90' +1A. Karabec Endrick
Stats for this game
Matchup Lille VS Lyon
Lyon have taken the stronger direction
Lille and Lyon bring comparable technical ambition, but Lyon have controlled the later sequence of results. They won 4–3 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on 6 May 2024, 2–1 at Groupama Stadium on 5 April 2025 and 1–0 away on 28 September 2025. Lyon also won 2–1 in the Coupe de France at Lille on 11 January 2026 before taking another 1–0 home result on 1 February. That run gives Lyon a clear edge across both venues.
Lille still have a route back
Lille’s 2–0 away win on 26 November 2023 and the 1–1 draw in November 2024 show that their challenge cannot be dismissed. At home, Lille can use quick combinations and territorial pressure; in Lyon, they must stay composed when the hosts protect a narrow lead. A future meeting will ask whether Lyon extend their efficient control or Lille turn technical quality into the response that reopens the balance.