Marcelo is cautioned after the full-time whistle, seemingly for something he said to the referee.
FULL-TIME: LYON 2-2 LILLE
90' +3
Penalty goal scored by L. Rémy for Lille!
GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLL!!!!! LYON 2-2 LILLE!!! REMY LEVELS UP THE MATCH!! The substitute striker chips the penalty down the middle to rescue Lille at the very death.
90' +1
J. Denayer gets yellow.
Rafael gets yellow.
Rafael is shown a yellow card for his challenge on Bamba. A bigger punishment could yet follow!
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90'
J. Andersen enters the game and replaces H. Aouar.
Aouar, whose stunning strike looks like being the winner, is replaced by Andersen.
89'
Lille are struggling to get their foot on the ball and time is not on their side. They have a disappointing away record this term and it is looking like being another away defeat.
87'
Luiz Araújo enters the game and replaces B. Soumaré.
Araujo is brought on for Soumare with a few minutes of normal time left to play at the Groupama Stadium.
Lille now have no choice but to throw bodies forward in search of an equaliser. They wasted a good chance a couple of minutes before Aouar's stunner but, that aside, they have not got out of second gear since half-time.
85'
H. Aouar has scored a goal for Lyon! Assist by M. Dembélé.
GOOOOOOAAAAAALLL!!!!!! LYON 2-1 LILLE!!!!! WHAT A GOAL FROM AOUAR!! The Lyon midfielder picks up the ball a good 40 yards from goal, holds off the challenge of Andre and sends a long-range shot swerving away from Jardim into the bottom-right corner. Will that be enough to win this semi-final tie?
Dembele is credited with the assist, but this goal was all about the individual quality of Aouar. That was quite some strike!
84'
SAVE! This is as good as it has got for Lille in the second half. The ball drops to Andre 15 yards from goal but his weak effort is aimed pretty much right at Tatarusanu.
82'
The home side are patiently knocking the ball around in the hope of finding a gap when they work it forward. There is no real cutting edge to their play, though, and it is looking increasingly likely that the match will finish all square at the end of normal time.
81'
Lyon have to defend with 10 men as Marcal is still off the field. Sanches overhits the deep free-kick and it goes straight out of play.
80'
Marçal gets yellow.
Mendes, already on a yellow card, leads with his forearm when challenging Osimhen for the ball. Lille's players want him to be dismissed but it would have been very harsh.
Osimhen has really been in the wars today. He is charged into by Marcal, who hurts himself and is shown a yellow card to add insult to injury.
78'
L. Rémy enters the game and replaces J. Ikoné.
Remy takes over from Ikone as Galtier injects some fresh legs into his attack.
77'
Substitute Terrier looks for Dembele in the middle with his right-sided cross but Fonte gets a boot to it first. Dembele gets his head to the corner but cannot divert it on target.
75'
Rafael is off the field and play continues. Lyon are temporarily down to 10 men and boss Garcia is unhappy with something - it looks as though he wants to make a change.
71'
Tiago Djaló enters the game and replaces J. Pied.
Pied is off and Djalo on in Lille's first substitution of the tie.
70'
BLOCK! Denayer misses the cross and Osimhen has a chance to bury the ball, but he is unable to set himself and Marcal makes a vital block. That is as good as scoring a goal from a defender's perspective!
68'
M. Terrier enters the game and replaces B. Traoré.
Lyon make their second change of the contest as Traore is replaced by Terrier in a straight swap up top.
67'
The referee thinks of giving the advantage following Tousart's foul on Ikone but it does not arrive. Lille are trying to get a foothold on the game.
66'
The home side are still not looking all that dangerous, although they are at least offering more of an attacking threat than Lille in the second half. Dembele is unfortunate not to win a free-kick after being sent to the ground.
65'
Cornet whips in a good delivery that is just out of Dembele's reach. Cornet meets the next cross towards the back post, but the whistle had already been blown for a shove in the box.
63'
There is little to separate these sides in Ligue 1 and that is showing on the field. Lyon are seeing more of the ball in the second half, without really doing a great deal with it. Their only shot since half-time was off target.
61'
Marcelo leaps highest to meet the corner but is unable to keep it on target. He was climbing all over Soumare so it would not have stood even if it had gone in.
59'
Reinildo gets yellow.
Reinildo is cautioned for protesting a decision that went against him. The Lille defender needs to calm down.
58'
Fonte comes across to thump the ball high into the stands when put under pressure by Dembele. Reinildo and Marcal collide in an aerial challenge and the latter comes out second best.
57'
The teams are continuing to cancel each other out. Despite the attacking talent on the field, clear-cut chances have been hard to come by so far as we approach the hour mark.
55'
SHOT! Fonte puts his body on the line to block Traore's shot. The Lyon forward then has a go from further out and catches the side-netting with his latest attempt. Jardim watches it all the way.
53'
L. Tousart enters the game and replaces M. Caqueret.
Lyon boss Garcia has seen enough - holding midfielder Tousart is on for youngster Caqueret with eight minutes of the second half played.
52'
Lyon have the chance to hit their opponents on the counter but the attack disappointingly breaks down. Cornet has been disappointing today, as have each of the hosts' front three, in fact.
48'
Lyon win a corner early in the half which is easily dealt with by the visitors. Osimhen, who picked up an injury late in the first half, seems to be running freely at the moment.
46'
RESTART! Lille get us back under way at the Groupama Stadium, where neither manager has made a change at the interval.
45' +5
HALF-TIME: LYON 1-1 LILLE
45' +3
The home fans are furious as Osimhen stays down for a good couple of minutes to receive treatment, rather than moving a yard or so off the field. He does eventually hobble off and play is able to continue.
45'
Lyon are ending the half on top as they win themselves another corner. The initial delivery is dealt with and the next cross goes straight out of play. Half-time is now just moments away.
43'
Lille are trying to get the ball to Osimhen as soon as possible when they turn over possession. It is Lyon's turn to get at their opponents, with Jardim helping the ball behind for a corner.
41'
Lyon have spent the past minute or so knocking the ball around inside their own half. Garcia's men have created just one real opportunity from open play - that chance for Traore a few minutes ago - and need to step things up in the second half.
39'
CLOSE! Aouar shows some sublime trickery to turn Pied inside out down the left and floats the ball towards the back post, where Traore is waiting. The Lyon forward meets the cross on the volley but his acrobatic effort is wide of the target. It would have been a world-class goal had it gone in!
37'
Thiago Mendes gets yellow.
Mendes mistimes his challenge and takes out Reinildo, earning himself the first yellow card of the contest.
36'
Sanches barges right into the back of Marcal by the corner flag with the Lyon defender going nowhere. Lille quickly turn over possession but the attack fizzles out.
33'
Lyon boss Garcia is barking out instructions down on the sidelines - he surely wants his players pushing a lot higher up the field. They are currently playing like the away side, unable to get the ball out of their own half. Sanches is penalised for a foul on Marcal.
31'
Lille have taken control of the match and are now up to 52 per cent in terms of possession. Since Dembele's equaliser, however, there has been nothing in terms of chances at either end of the field.
29'
Yet another sloppy pass costs Lyon the chance to build some momentum. Lille are not afraid to knock the ball long down the flanks - a tactic that has so far had mixed success.
27'
Play is being constantly broken up by a series of fouls. Lyon have not really managed to put together any serious attacks of note so far, their goal coming via a penalty after a needless handball from Gabriel.
25'
The momentum carries Andre into Caqueret and Lille have a free-kick in shooting range. Sanches instead opts to clip it into the box and it is cleared away by a home player. This is a good spell from the visitors.
23'
Ikone is left one on one with Mendes down the Lille left and comes out second best in that individual battle. Lille are looking the more threatening side when they get the ball into the final third.
21'
It has been a lively start to this cup tie! Lyon have had 67 per cent of the ball, but there has been very little between the teams overall - as reflected in the scoreline.
17'
Penalty goal scored by M. Dembélé for Lyon!
GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!! LYON 1-1 LILLE!!!! DEMBELE CONVERTS THE PENALTY! The prolific striker makes no mistake from 12 yards as he rifles the penalty into the top-right corner. All square at the Groupama Stadium!
15'
POSSIBLE PENALTY TO LYON! A cross into the box from the left is cut out by the arm of Gabriel before Traore can get on the end of it. The referee is checking with VAR whether to award the penalty...
13'
Renato Sanches has scored a goal for Lille! Assist by V. Osimhen.
GOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!!! LYON 0-1 LILLE!!!! SANCHES OPENS THE SCORING FOR LILLE! Ikone's reverse pass towards Osimhen is cut out but Sanches pounces on the loose ball and superbly picks out the bottom-right corner from outside the box. Great finish!
Osimhen was unable to control the pass from Ikone, but he is at least credited with the assist.
12'
Dembele wins his side their first corner of the match. It is worked short and then whipped in towards the penalty spot, but it is a Lille player who gets to it first.
11'
Dembele backs into Bamba and Lille have another free-kick. The ball is worked forward and eventually hooked clear when the cross arrives from the left-hand side.
9'
Lille have looked the brighter of the two sides in the early stages. Lyon, not helped by the amount of changes made between games, have been pretty sloppy in possession and nearly fell behind inside six minutes.
7'
CHANCE! Lyon give away possession inside their own half and within about two seconds Ikone is slipped in on goal. The angle is against him and his effort deflects into the hands of Tatarusanu.
5'
Neither side has really settled into the match as of yet. Osimhen comes out second best in an aerial challenge and play is halted for 30 seconds or so for the forward to recover.
3'
Soumare catches Caqueret from behind and earns a telling off from the referee. The home fans feel it is worthy of a yellow card but match official Benoit Millot disagrees.
1'
KICK-OFF! Lyon get us up and running in the first of the Coupe de la Ligue semi-finals!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Coupe de la Ligue semi-final clash between Lyon and Lille at the Groupama Stadium.
This is the first of the semi-final ties, with record eight-time winners Paris Saint-Germain travelling to Reims in the other final-four clash on Wednesday. Lyon and Lille enter this match on the back of Coupe de France victories at the weekend, seeing off Nantes and fifth-division side Gonfreville respectively, and both will be confident of progressing through.
Lille's recent Ligue 1 form has been shaky, having lost 5-1 to Monaco and 1-0 to Dijon prior to their weekend cup win. That has left them fifth in the French top flight, two points and two places better off than Lyon, who are on a four-game winning run in all competitions. Going further back, it is just one loss in nine outings for Rudi Garcia's men.
Subs: Kenny Tete, Martin Terrier, Jean Lucas, Joachim Andersen, Lucas Tousart, Rayan Cherki, Anthony Lopes.
Subs: Cheikh Niasse, Tiago Djalo, Xeka, Luiz Araujo, Adama Soumaoro, Loic Remy, Mike Maignan.
The teams are coming out onto the pitch at the Groupama Stadium, with kick-off just moments away.
LILLE XI (4-2-3-1): Leo Jardim; Jeremy Pied, Jose Fonte (c), Gabriel, Reinildo; Boubakary Soumare, Renato Sanches; Jonathan Ikone, Benjamin Andre, Jonathan Bamba; Victor Osimhen.
Lille have looked the brighter side from open play and have regularly attempted to play Osimhen in behind. However, the Nigeria international picked up an injury right at the end of the first half and may not be able to continue, which would be a big blow for Galtier. As for Lyon boss Garcia, he has the option of bringing on Tousart to provide some midfield control.
The first Coupe de la Ligue semi-final will go to a penalty shoot-out following a dramatic conclusion to normal time. Remy converted from the spot in the 93rd minute after Rafael was harshly adjudged to have challenged Bamba in the box, cancelling out Aouar's stunning strike seven minutes beforehand that looked like being a fitting winner. Lyon had earlier hit back through a Dembele penalty in the first half after Sanches had opened the scoring.
SAVED! Bamba, who won a penalty late in the match, has his spot-kick saved by Tatarusanu near the bottom-left corner. 0-0.
SCORED! Lyon's leading scorer Dembele scores from the spot for the second time today, sending Jardim the wrong way in the process. 1-0.
SCORED! Jardim guesses the right way and gets something to Terrier's penalty, but it creeps into the bottom-left corner. 2-1.
SCORED! Andre is the latest player to convert, with Tatarusanu this time sent the wrong way. 2-2.
JUST! Osimhen goes for power over precision and just about beats Tatarusanu, who gets a hand to the ball but cannot keep it out. 3-3.
BURIED! Mendes sends the ball to his left, Jardim dives to his right. 4-3.
SANCHES MISSES! Sanches fails to find the target and the dream is over for Lille as they lose the shoot-out 4-3.
COOLLY TAKEN! Remy beats Tatarusanu from the penalty spot for the second time in the space of about 10 minutes, coolly stroking into the bottom-left corner. 1-1.
GREAT PENALTY! Cornet sends his penalty high into the net to ensure it remains advantage Lyon. 3-2.
Lyon, on course for a second-ever success in this competition, turn focus back to Ligue 1 action on Sunday with a home match against Toulouse. As for Lille, they need to pick themselves up quickly as Paris Saint-Germain are up next for them in five days' time.
That's all for today's live coverage. Thanks for joining!
Remember, there is no extra-time so penalties await at the Groupama Stadium. Lille will take the first spot-kick.
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