AS Monaco cracks against Stade de Reims
AS Monaco lost to Louis II against Stade de Reims (1-2), this Sunday afternoon, on behalf of the 26and Ligue 1 day.
The game: 1-2
Dominating throughout the match, Philippe Clément’s men completely broke down at the end of the match, defeated Stade de Reims to equalize and then take the lead in added time.
While they had the game in hand after Wissam Ben Yedder’s opener (1-0, 55′), Alexander Nübel’s teammates, although imperial in his cage on several occasions, let the victory slip away.
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Returning to the score following a but against his involuntary side of Kevin Volland (1-1, 85 ‘), the Rémois went to seek victory after additional time thanks to Nathanaël Mbuku (1-2, 90 + 3’).
After two consecutive draws against Lorient (0-0) and against Bordeaux (1-1), the Monegasques are performing a bad operation in the fight for the podium, which seems to be moving away over the days. Next week’s match against Olympique de Marseille will be decisive.
The performance: Ben Yedder and Diop put on the show
Stirring in small spaces, hard-hitting in the last thirty meters and always well placed, Wissam Ben Yedder and Sofiane Diop sowed discord in the Reims defense throughout the meeting.
The second even almost showed up at the start of the game, on a perfect cross aimed at Gelson Martins. But the Portuguese header was disallowed for an offside position (7′).
Upon returning from the locker room, Diop’s efforts finally paid off. With a clever deflection, the French international hopeful alerted Ben Yedder who opened the scoring (55′).
The French international even came close to scoring a double a few minutes later with a perfect volley on a corner that crashed into the post. A full match for the two men despite the defeat of AS Monaco, which further confirms their complicity.
The stat: 2
Like the number of poles in this lively match. One on each side.
The phrase: “We should have taken shelter earlier”
Wissam Ben Yedder: “We have to win this game. But you have to know how to be fair for 90 minutes. We created a lot of chances, we should have taken cover earlier and controlled the game better. This defeat is a stroke of fate. We will have to learn this mistake so as not to reproduce it again. »
In the stands: The Monegasque bobsledders kick off under the eyes of Prince Albert II
Accompanied by his children the Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, Prince Albert II was present at the Louis II. The opportunity for the Sovereign to applaud Rudy Rinaldi and Boris Vain, the two bobsledders from the Principality who marked the history of Olympic sport in Monaco by finishing sixth in the last Winter Olympics in Beijing.