Lens vs Nice, 2025-26 Coupe de France, Final

· Coupe de France
Lens
  • 25': Florian Thauvin
  • 42': Odsonne Édouard
  • 78': Abdallah Sima
FT
3 - 1
Nice
  • 45'+3': Djibril Coulibaly

About

Lens are hosting Nice at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France, starting on . The match is a part of the Coupe de France.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Melvin Bard with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Dante.
  • 9': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Djibril Coulibaly.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Kyllian Antonio (Lens) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross.
  • 11': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 12': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 17': Foul by Dante (Nice).
  • 17': Odsonne Édouard (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malang Sarr.
  • 17': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Dante.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Elye Wahi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Mamadou Sangaré (Lens).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard with a through ball.
  • 19': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ismaëlo Ganiou following a corner.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robin Risser (Lens). Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui.
  • 21': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Robin Risser.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Risser (Lens). Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
  • 23': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jonathan Clauss.
  • 25': Goal! Lens 1, Nice 0. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
  • 27': Antoine Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens).
  • 30': Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Elye Wahi (Nice).
  • 30': Foul by Odsonne Édouard (Lens).
  • 30': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
  • 31': Kyllian Antonio (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Nice).
  • 34': Attempt missed. Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Melvin Bard (Nice).
  • 36': Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Jonathan Clauss (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui with a through ball following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 39': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Dante (Nice).
  • 40': Odsonne Édouard (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 42': Goal! Lens 2, Nice 0. Odsonne Édouard (Lens) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 44': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elye Wahi.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 45'+2': Elye Wahi (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robin Risser (Lens).
  • 45'+3': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Robin Risser.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Lens 2, Nice 1. Djibril Coulibaly (Nice) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Lens 2, Nice 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lens 2, Nice 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Risser (Lens). Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
  • 48': Handball by Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice).
  • 49': Offside, Lens. Adrien Thomasson is caught offside.
  • 50': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Antoine Mendy (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Risser (Lens). Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 54': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 55': Offside, Lens. Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Djibril Coulibaly (Nice).
  • 57': Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Kyllian Antonio (Lens).
  • 61': Antoine Mendy (Nice) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss following a set piece situation.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Elye Wahi (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Diop with a through ball.
  • 63': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
  • 64': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 64': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 65': Substitution, Lens. Abdallah Sima replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Sofiane Diop (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elye Wahi.
  • 66': Substitution, Nice. Kail Boudache replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 67': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Sanson replaces Djibril Coulibaly.
  • 67': Substitution, Nice. Ali Abdi replaces Sofiane Diop.
  • 68': Offside, Lens. Abdallah Sima is caught offside.
  • 69': Ali Abdi (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Kyllian Antonio (Lens).
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 74': Foul by Mamadou Sangaré (Lens).
  • 74': Elye Wahi (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens).
  • 75': Elye Wahi (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
  • 77': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Florian Thauvin because of an injury.
  • 78': Goal! Lens 3, Nice 1. Abdallah Sima (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Nice. Tom Louchet replaces Dante.
  • 79': Substitution, Nice. Kevin Carlos replaces Melvin Bard.
  • 80': Ali Abdi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
  • 82': Kail Boudache (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Kail Boudache (Nice).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Kevin Carlos (Nice) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Antoine Mendy with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Kevin Carlos (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
  • 85': Abdallah Sima (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Foul by Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens).
  • 86': Elye Wahi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
  • 89': Foul by Elye Wahi (Nice).
  • 89': Kyllian Antonio (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 90': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Tom Louchet.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Carlos.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
  • 90'+2': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Morgan Sanson (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Tom Louchet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Lens).
  • 90'+3': Matthieu Udol (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ali Abdi (Nice).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lens 3, Nice 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Lens 3, Nice 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
7 Corner Kicks 9
0 Saves 5
57.8 Possession 42.2
17 SHOTS 16
6 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
351 Accurate Passes 238
416 Passes 292
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 7
20 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 39
32 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 11
11 Tackles 17
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 8
25 Effective Clearances 30
25 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: Coupe de France

Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 24,672

Line-Ups

RCL Lens (3-4-3)

No. Name
40 Robin Risser (GK)
25 Pierre Ganiou
20 Malang Sarr
32 Kyllian Antonio
28 Adrien Thomasson
8 Mamadou Sangare
14 Matthieu Udol
23 Saud Abdulhamid Yellow Card
11 Odsonne Édouard
9 Allan Saint-Maximin
10 Florian Thauvin
Lens Substitutes:
Andrija Bulatovic, Florian Sotoca, Arthur Masuaku, Amadou Haidara, Rayan Fofana, Abdallah Sima, Wesley Saïd, Ruben Aguilar, Mathieu Gorgelin.

NICE Nice (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
31 Maxime Dupé (GK)
4 Dante
37 Kojo Peprah Oppong Yellow Card
33 Antoine Mendy
6 Hicham Boudaoui
39 Djibril Coulibaly
26 Melvin Bard
92 Jonathan Clauss
11 Elye Wahi
10 Sofiane Diop
25 Mohamed-Ali Cho
Nice Substitutes:
Kevin Carlos, Juma Bah, Yehvann Diouf, Morgan Sanson, Kail Boudache, Charles Vanhoutte, Ali Abdi, Tom Louchet, Tiago Gouveia.

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