Monaco dominates Auxerre and remains fourth in Ligue 1
At the end of this contrasting and somewhat disjointed victory against Auxerre (3-2), which allows his team to remain undefeated in Ligue 1 since the resumption (four successes, two draws) and to maintain their fourth place, the Monaco midfielder Youssouf Fofana showed great lucidity: “It’s a very mixed performance, with a second half completely missed. We have no right to suffer so much at home! »
It is true that after displaying great mastery in the first period, where she did not concede the slightest opportunity and relied on the realism of her duo Ben Yedder-Ben Seghir (see below), the “AS Monaco lost track after the break. Thus, she let the Icaunais return twice to one goal, with Nuno Da Costa in charge, first a skillful passer for Matthis Abline (68th), then a scorer thanks to a nice strike from the right on an offering from Sakhi (84th ), just after the but in force of Breel Embolo (82nd), entered the game. Knowing that Da Costa also found the post (72nd), Monaco no longer controlled much. But they continued their good series well, while AJA sinks a little more, being nineteenth at six lengths from the first non-relegation, Troyes.
Established together for the third time in a row, the experienced Wissam Ben Yedder (32) and the very promising Eliesse Ben Seghir (17) were also replaced at the same time, in the 64th minute, by Embolo and Jakobs. In the meantime, the two attackers had made the difference. The French international striker (19 caps, 3 goals) scored his seventeenth goal of the season (the twelfth in Ligue 1) with a precise cross shot from the left (11th), while his very young friend scored his third but in just six appearances in Ligue 1. And like the first two, at Auxerre (3-2, December 28), this one was magnificent, an overpowered and precise shot from the right after a silky hook (30th). The two “Big Ben” rang the AJA!
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Monaco have scored 17 goals since the resumption of Ligue 1 at the end of December, more than any other team, while Auxerre have the worst defense with 15 goals conceded over the period. Opta