Monaco and Lille could not decide (2-2) Friday night at the Louis-II stadium, during the opening match of the 14th Ligue Day 1.
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Monaco reassembled two goals late against Lille (2-2) at the Louis-II stage, Friday, November 19 in the evening, opening the 14 e day, but is not managed to win and, as his opponent, makes the superplace in Ligue 1.
Thanks to the 7 e goal in L1 this season of Wissam Ben Yedder, Savior Monegasque after being again out of the bench, the players of the principality limited the case after being carried out 2- 0 and shaken by a very good Jonathan David, author of a double.
yet, if the meeting has been of quality and, before their European appointments, against Salzburg in C1 Tuesday for Lille and Real Sociedad in C3 Thursday for Monaco, none of the two formations can be satisfied with a point . Monaco, with 19 points (two in three days), and Lille, with 17 points (three in five days), will still lose ground on the teams that target a place in the Champions League next season. Coaches Niko Kovac and Jocelyn Gourvennec will therefore have the obligation to make up for those points lost against Strasbourg (Sunday) and Nantes (Saturday) at the e day.
In the meantime, the first forty minutes were a nightmare for Captain Axel Disasi and his teammates. Taken by very aggressive Lille, the Monegasques, though National Day Day, were quickly accuned on their goal. The Serbian International Central Defender, Strahinja Pavlovic, had to throw themselves into Xeka’s feet to try to counter his striking. Result: penalty and warning for the Serb.
Very good diop
Just back from Canada, Jonathan David did not hesitate to register his e goal of the season (0-1, 5 e ). Unpackaged, the Monegasques were again very surprised. Full axis, on a long opening of Djalo, David, untenable, released his opponents to register his 10 e goal in L1, between the legs of Alexander Nübel (0-2, 9 e ). Totally K-O. Standing, Kovac’s men then spent several times close to the correctional. But Nübel was excellent at two one-counter-one, in front of Jonathan Ikoné (12 e ) and still David (39 e ).
These two exploits allowed Monaco to stay alive. Especially since the red and white had begun to attempt some offensives (Boadu, 21 e and 29 e ). And just before the break, Krepin Diatta has revived a little hope to his family as a result of a victorious strike from the left to the first pole who deceived Ivo Grbic (1-2, 41 e ) . If the Senegalese, affected at the end of half, had to leave his place in Gelson Martins at the break, the Monegasque continued to push.
Driven by a very good Sofiane Diop, dynamoctor and accelerator, Monaco has created some opportunities. First, Djalo saved on his line after KEVIN VOLLAND ROUBLARD (49 E ). Then, altogether, Martins (55 e ), Disasi (66 e ), Volland (74 e ) and Aurélien Tchouameni (76 e ) have tried it. Until Wissam Ben Yedder, just entered into the place of a very disappointing Myron Boadu (72 e ), do not take things in hand. Served by Volland, the international has a great recovery, beaten GRBIC, still impotent on its closed side (2-2, 83 e