AS Monaco lost to Olympique Lyonnais (2-0) this Saturday evening, on the occasion of the 10th day of Ligue 1.

The match: 2-0

Fifteen days after their large victory against the Girondins de Bordeaux (3-0), Niko Kovac’s men bowed on the lawn of Lyon. In a rather closed meeting in the first period, the Monegasques cracked when they returned from the locker room, under the leadership of Lucas Paqueta. OL’s new Brazilian darling made a grand entrance, bringing his people to victory.

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Author of the opening of the score on penalty (see below), Karl Toko Ekambi ideally launched his own (1-0, 75 ′). Jason Denayer offered him victory at OL at the end of the match by scoring the break goal (2-0, 90 ′). Despite a few situations, Wissam Ben Yedder’s teammates did not worry Julian Pollersbeck.

The fact of the game: A penalty that changes everything

Everything changed at the end of the match. On a too sustained tackle from Axel Disasi on Léo Dubois (73 ′), Olympique Lyonnais got a penalty, transformed by Karl Toko Ekambi (75 ′). A goal that came to reward Lyon’s domination.

The player: Nübel despite the two goals

The goalkeeper loaned by Bayern Munich made decisive saves (22 ′, 26 ′, 69 ′), disgusting the Lyon attackers on several occasions in the first period. On the two goals, Alexander Nübel is not at fault and cannot make a big choice. A performance planned for the Monegasque goalkeeper.

The figure: 38.2%

38.2, like AS Monaco’s possession of the ball against OL.

The statement: “We are going to raise our heads and start again”

“We’re frustrated, a little upset, Ruben Aguilar sighed in the number of the meeting. We didn’t have such a bad match, against a great team from Lyon. We lose this meeting on a game-play, on a questionable penalty. It’s a shame, the car is missing something. We were well in place, in a few counter-attacking situations. We are now going to raise our heads and move on. “