AS Monaco won against Rennes in Louis-II, as part of the 19th day of Ligue 1 this Saturday, January 25. If at the break the score was 1-1 thanks to Akliouche of a superb goal for Monaco and Nagida for Rennes, the players of the rock made the difference in the second act. Despite the entrance to Gouiri, the Monegasques deceive Samba twice with Biereth and Golovin and won in front of the Bretons (3-2).
Akliouche flies away
Dominator at the start of the match, Monaco gave it back to a Maghnes Akliouche feat to open the scoring. On a center of Vanderson from the right, the 22-year-old striker flew to the air to catapult his acrobatic return from the left foot in the cages of a helpless brice samba (15th, 1-0).
On a series of three consecutive setbacks in the league, Rennes passed very close to the KO two minutes later when Aleksandr Golovin, left alone at the second post, smashed the transverse bar of a violent resumption of the volley (17th). Offensively, only Ludovic Blas, found in the surface by Arnaud Kalimuendo, managed to be dangerous. But the Rennes attacking midfielder failed to fold down the leather that came behind his back (20th). It was not until the last seconds of the game that Blas, again, made things happen. On a sudden strike at the entrance to the surface, the ex-Nanta pushed Majecki to intervene and repel the ball. Launched, the young Mahamadou Nagida followed perfectly to equalize (45+1st, 1-1).
Monaco takes off
Upon recovery, Monegasques are always the most dangerous. Minamino finds Akliouche full axis after a bad Breton recovery, the scorer immediately transmits from a delicious heel, but Biereth misses his face to face with Brice Samba (50 '). A few moments later, the result is different. Camara chips the ball in the Breton middle, pierces the defense and finds Biereth, this time the Danish deceives Samba with a strike on the ground, the French goalkeeper not being impeccable on the action (2-1, 52nd). On a new loss of ball in the midfield, the Rennes will lose foot. Zakaria, injured on the action and forced to give way, recovers and transmits to Akliouche. The Monegasque nugget fixed for a long time before serving Golovin in the surface. The Russian closes his foot and still deceives Samba (3-1, 56 ').
-Sampaoli then plays his all-out and brings Gouiri. The attacker trained at OL changes the game's course a few minutes later. On a pass on the ground, Vanderson throws himself but magnifies the ball, Gouiri finds himself alone at the entrance to the surface, controls and opens his foot but the leather borders on the post of Majecki. A minute later, Gouiri still passes in front of Kehrer with success and continues quickly with a shot, this time she is framed and finishes in the Monegasque goal (3-2, 67 '). After that the match is handing, the duels intensify and the opportunities are rarer. Samba must intervene in front of Michal, freshly entered (76 '), and Biereth still (89'), to leave the Roug and Black in the match and the whole suspense. Despite some late incursions, the Rennais do not return and sink in the Ligue 1 classification, ex-aequo with Nantes Barragiste. Sampaoli lost all his matches in 2025 with the Breton club. For his part Adi Hutter confirms the regain of health of his team, which temporarily returns to 3 points from Marseille second. Next match for Monaco, on the Inter side for the last day of the Champions League group stage. Rennes will receive Strasbourg on February two.
Jacques de MISCAULT
To summarize
AS Monaco won against Rennes in Louis-II, as part of the 19th day of Ligue 1 this Saturday, January 25. If at the break the score was 1-1 thanks to Akliouche of a superb goal for Monaco and Nagida for Rennes, the players of the rock made the difference in the second act. Despite the entrance to Gouiri scorer, the Monegasques deceive Samba twice with Biereth and Golovin and won in front of the 3-2 Bretons.
