Monaco to restart the machine?
This Friday (9 p.m.), LOSC will kick off a series of 9 games in 33 days, until the winter break. A dense sequence of an appointment every three days that Lille will try to start well.
After his draw against Angers (1-1) just before the international break, the LOSC, 12th, will be keen to bounce back with a positive result in Monaco, an opponent never obvious to face. For its part, ASM, 11th, remains on two consecutive 0-0, in all competitions.
Neck and neck in the final sprint last season, Lille and Monaco have both composted their ticket for a European competition in 2021-2022. If the Mastiffs are currently second in their group G of the Champions League, the Monegasques are for their part leaders in their group B of the Europa League. As the LOSC against RedBull Salzburg next Tuesday (9 p.m.) at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium, the Principality’s players have an appointment with a decisive deadline in their course for qualification, Thursday against Real Sociedad.
With 6 goals in Ligue 1 and 2 in the European Cup, Wissam Ben Yedder (31) is the number 1 offensive danger Monegasque side. The one who will return from selection with the Blues has never seen his team bow when he found the net this season, in all competitions.
On March 14, Monegasques and Lille stopped back to back (0-0) to Louis II. In a very closed match, the stake between two title candidates had gained the upper hand over the game. Failing to win, the Mastiffs had known not to lose and keep their place at the top.
He keeps a special place in the hearts of Lille supporters. Mastiff 119 times in all competitions, from 2012 to 2016, Djibril Sidibé marked the LOSC by his kindness as much as by his first-rate performances in the right (or left) lane of the defense. The one who would become world champion two years later continued his way on the Rock (interspersed with a loan to Everton in 2019-2020), he who now has more matches played with Monaco than with Lille.
Jonathan Bamba-Axel Disasi, companions of “galley”. If they are both well established in Ligue 1 today, Jonathan Bamba (25) and Axel Disasi (23) had a common adventure that was not very obvious 5 years ago. Teammates at Paris FC (L2) during the 2015-2016 season, they could not save the Ile-de-France club from relegation to the National. A rich learning experience for those who were then 20 and 18 years old respectively.
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