Olympique Lyonnais prevails over Brøndby 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

BRøNDBY. Olympique Lyonnais was able to reverse the score against Brøndby.

November 26, 2021

BRøNDBY. Olympique Lyonnais found a way to reverse the score against Brøndby. It was Brøndby to score first with a goal from M. Uhre. Notwithstanding, later Olympique Lyonnais found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with R. Cherki (57′), R. Cherki (66′) and I. Slimani (76′). Olympique Lyonnais was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Brøndby Stadion stadium in Brøndby on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Georgi Kabakov assisted by Martin Margaritov and Diyan Valkov. The 4th official was Ivaylo Stoyanov.

Match Statistics

Brøndby

1 - 3

Olympique Lyonnais

! 35 Ball Possession 65

Shots

7 Total 9
2 On Target 4
5 Off Target 5
3 Shots blocked 1

81 Attack 160
37 Dangerous attack 44
78 Ball safe 97

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Olympique Lyonnais had a superior ball possession 66% while Brøndby was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Olympique Lyonnais was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Olympique Lyonnais won the contest.

Brøndby shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Olympique Lyonnais shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Brøndby received 2 yellow cards (M. Greve and K. Tshiembe). On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais received 1 yellow card (D. Da Silva).

Match Timeline

Mathias Greve- Yellow

27'

51'

57'

Ryan Cherki(goal)

62'

Kevin Mensah - sub ->B. Riveros

63'

66'

Ryan Cherki(goal)M. Gusto

74'

75'

Maxence Caqueret- sub ->H. Keita

75'

Marko Divkovic- sub ->M. Uhre

75'

Christian Cappis- sub ->J. Radosevic

75'

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Brøndby will stay with 2 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Olympique Lyonnais will have 15 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Europa League, Brøndby will play away with Sparta Praha on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head.

Olympique Lyonnais will host Rangers on the 9th of December with a 2-2 head to head.

Brøndby – Formation

Brøndby

Mads Hermansen 30.Denmark

6.4

Andreas Maxsø 5.Denmark

6.4

Kevin Tshiembe 18.Denmark

6.1

85'

Henrik Heggheim 3.Norway

6.4

81'

Blas Riveros 15.Paraguay

6.1

63'

Andreas Bruus 17.Denmark

6.8

Josip Radosevic 22.Croatia

6.8

75'

Mathias Greve 8.Denmark

6.5

62'

27'

Morten Frendrup 19.Denmark

6.6

Simon Hedlund 27.Sweden

6.6

Mikael Uhre 11.Denmark

7.0

75'

51'

Substitutes

Thomas Mikkelsen 16.Denmark

Jens Martin Gammelby 2.Denmark

Sigurd Rosted 4.Norway

6.8

81'

Kevin Mensah 14.Denmark

6.3

63'

Andreas Pyndt 34.Denmark

O. Fallenius 20.Sweden

Christian Cappis 23.United States

6.8

75'

Tobias Børkeeiet 42.Norway

Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia

6.3

62'

Marko Divkovic 24.Croatia

6.8

75'

Jagvir Singh Sidhu 31.Denmark

Andrija Pavlović 9.Serbia

Brøndby started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Niels Frederiksen decided to play with the following team: Mads Hermansen (6.4), Henrik Heggheim (6.4), Andreas Maxsø (6.4), Kevin Ngoyi Tshiembe (6.1), Andreas Bruus (6.8), Mathias Greve (6.5), Josip Radošević (6.8), Morten Frendrup (6.6), Blás Riveros (6.1), Mikael Uhre (7.0) and Simon Hedlund (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jens Martin Gammelby, Marko Divković (6.8), Jagvir Singh Sidhu, T. Mikkelsen, A. Pyndt, Sigurd Rosted (6.8), Oskar Fallenius, Christian Cappis (6.8), Tobias Borkeeiet, Andrija Pavlović, Anis Ben Slimane (6.3) and Kevin Mensah (6.3).

Substitutions

Brøndby made 5 changes: M. Greve for A. Slimane (62′), B. Riveros for K. Mensah (63′), J. Radosevic for C. Cappis (75′), M. Uhre for M. Divkovic (75′) and H. Heggheim for S. Rosted (81′).

Best player: Mikael Uhre

The most impressive player for Brøndby was Mikael Uhre.

His rating is (7.0) with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Olympique Lyonnais – Formation

Olympique Lyonnais

Anthony Lopes 1.Portugal

6.3

Damien Da Silva 21.France

6.8

78'

Henrique Silva 12.Brazil

6.7

Castello Lukeba 4.France

6.9

Malo Gusto 17.France

6.7

87'

Thiago Mendes 23.Brazil

7.1

74'

Habib Keïta 19.Mali

7.1

75'

Tino Kadewere 11.Zimbabwe

6.2

75'

Ryan Cherki 18.France

9.2

57', 66'

Islam Slimani 20.Algeria

7.4

76'

M. Dembélé 9.France

6.8

74'

Substitutes

Julian Pollersbeck 30.Germany

K. Bonnevie 40.France

J. Denayer 5.Belgium

Emerson Palmieri 3.Italy

Hugo Vogel 52.France

87'

Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil

6.4

74'

Xherdan Shaqiri 29.Switzerland

Houssem Aouar 8.Algeria

Maxence Caqueret 25.France

6.8

75'

Lucas Paquetá 10.Brazil

7.1

74'

K. Toko-Ekambi 7.Cameroon

6.5

75'

Olympique Lyonnais started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Peter Bosz played with: Anthony Lopes (6.3), Malo Gusto (6.7), Damien Da Silva (6.8), Castello Lukeba (6.9), Henrique (6.7), Rayan Cherki (9.2), Habib Keita (7.1), Thiago Mendes (7.1), Tino Kadewere (6.2), Moussa Dembélé (6.8) and Islam Slimani (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bruno Guimarães (6.4), Jason Denayer, Xherdan Shaqiri, Houssem Aouar, Karl Toko Ekambi (6.5), Maxence Caqueret (6.8), Lucas Paquetá (7.1), Emerson Palmieri, H. Vogel, Julian Pollersbeck, Kayne Bonnevie and Hugo Vogel.

Substitutions

Olympique Lyonnais made 5 changes: M. Dembele for L. Paqueta (74′), T. Mendes for B. Guimaraes (74′), H. Keita for M. Caqueret (75′), T. Kadewere for K. Toko Ekambi (75′) and M. Gusto for H. Vogel (87′).