Marie Mahé, Media365: published on Sunday September 29, 2024 at 8:40 a.m.
After six days of Ligue 1, Monaco has 16 points. His best total, at this stage of the competition, for 64 years. Enough to maintain high ambitions.
Monaco had not experienced this for 64 years. This Saturday evening, as part of the sixth day of Ligue 1, ASM won, after added time, against Montpellier (2-1). However, everything started badly when Montpellier opened the scoring, through Congolese midfielder Rabby Nzingoula (16th). Sixteen minutes later, American striker Folarin Balogun equalized (32nd). At the very end of the match, when eight minutes of added time had been announced, Monaco managed to win, down to the wire, thanks to their Senegalese midfielder Lamine Camara (90th +8). The Monegasques are undefeated this season.
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If they recorded a draw on September 1 against Lens (1-1), the rest of their record is five victories out of five possible, including three of their last three outings in the elite. From an accounting point of view, this gives sixteen points out of 18 possible. In the ranking, Monaco occupies second place, in the same number of points as the current leader, namely Paris Saint-Germain. This is his highest total, at this stage of the competition, since the 1960-1961 season (18 counting three points for a victory). That same season, Monaco then won its very first title in the elite. What could dream of such an outcome for this exercise? Monaco, which also beat FC Barcelona (2-1) last week in the Champions League, intends to fight for the title this year. The evening was perfect for the ASM, which was celebrating its 100th anniversary. On this occasion, former glories of the club were present, for the festivities and to attend this meeting. Everyone was able to exult during this curling shot from Camara, which hit the post, before finishing in the net of Dimitry Bertaud, the Montpellier goalkeeper, at the last second.
