TEZE DOES NOT FRAM IN A FIRM ANGLE!
A lot of Monegasque pressing work, before a quick move into the heart of the game. Teze is found free on the right of the area and quickly arms. It’s powerful, but not enough!
Meunier is warned
It’s not his biggest mistake, but he pays for the buildup. Be careful, since he is on the side of the destabilizing Ben Seghir.
Gudmundsson is called upon from the start
Cold, the Swede frames well an overflow from Teze and against his center.
Gudmundsson enters
He replaces Bakker, who leaves accompanied by caregivers and limping.
Bakker gets treatment
Gudmundsson is preparing to return, it seems serious.
Alexsandro plays the card of catching the ball while falling
The contact was light and the Lille central defender took a while to fall, but forced the referee to whistle for him. That’s also the experience.
The stats are lying for now…
Lille (6/8) and Monaco (3/4) have conceded 75% of their goals in Ligue 1 2024/25 in the first half, the highest percentage. But it’s still 0-0…
Majecki regains his number 1 position
Injured during preparation, the Polish goalkeeper takes over the starting place from Philipp Köhn. For now, it’s pretty quiet.
Meunier called again by the referee
Another small clash after being eliminated by Ben Seghir, and still no yellow card.
Camara still has an impressive kill
Full axis recovery which forces Meunier to immediately hook it to block the transition. Hütter demands a yellow card and to be honest we expected one too.
Big sequence of Monegasque pressing
Between LOSC’s ground ball release and ASM’s pressing, a nice game of chess. The last pass was missed by Monaco, forcing the player at the entrance to the area to shoot without conviction.
Zhegrova curls in a cross from distance
It’s in the arms of Majecki, who reads the trajectory well for his first aerial outing.
Good free kick obtained by Ben Seghir
While he was heading towards goal alone, the Monegasque number 7 was caught in a not entirely legal manner by the young Bouaddi. Ben Seghir falls to the ground and gets a good free kick at the edge of the area. It’s shot by Caio Henrique, but well captured by Lucas Chevalier.
David’s cover!
Majecki followed well and caught David’s shot, which was well served by Sahraoui between the lines…
Monaco largely dominates this start
The only chances or attempts so far have come from Adi Hütter’s men.
Beautiful roulette from Andre Gomes in his half of the field
Who loses the ball just behind and offers a new opportunity to Ben Seghir.
Ben Seghir’s shot goes just over!
The young midfielder seizes a ball which returns to his feet at the entrance to the area and unleashes a powerful shot from the right, which passes over the cages of Lucas Chevalier.
Here we go!
Kick-off given by the Monegasques.
Monaco: “A championship is not a 100 meters” warns Hütter
AS Monaco is the sole leader of Ligue 1, before facing Lille on the 8th day. The Monegasques are 2 points ahead of PSG and 5 ahead of OM and Reims. But coach Adi Hütter calls for calm and wants to avoid excess confidence.
The eleven of LOSC
Chevalier – Meunier, Diakité, Alexsandro, Bakker – Bouaddi, Andre Gomes – Zhegrova, Angel Gomes, Sahraoui – David
The Monegasque composition
Majecki – Teze, Singo, Kehrer, C. Henrique – Camara, Zakaria – Golovin, Ben Seghir, Minamino – Ilenikhena
Hello and welcome!
Hello everyone and welcome to this live commentary to follow the poster for this Friday evening at the opening of the 8th day of Ligue 1, between Monaco and Lille. Kick-off at 8:45 p.m.
