Reduced to ten at the hour mark, Monaco was unable to get rid of a very defensive Lille (0-0), Friday evening at Louis-II at the opening of the 8e day of Ligue 1, and thus sees its first place threatened by Paris Saint-Germain, who host Strasbourg on Saturday at the Parc des Princes.
If this draw is more convenient for Losc, which is provisionally placed in fourth place with the same number of points (14) as Marseille and Reims, than ASM, in the lead (20 pts) with three lengths ahead of PSG, the Austrian Adi Hütter cannot blame the lack of commitment of his men.
Outnumbered for more than thirty minutes following theexclusion of Dutch central defender Jordan Teze (61e) for a dangerous move on Swedish left-back Gabriel Gudmundssonthey continued to try to force the opposing safe until the end, like this counter led by Maghnès Akliouche, who served the Swiss midfielder Denis Zakaria: it took an excellent Lucas Chevalier in front of his cage to divert the ball for a corner (90e + 1).
The return of Polish goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki was not felt as Bruno Genesio’s protégés were unproductive, unlike the absence (due to injury) of American center forward Folarin Balogun. The Monegasque attackers were clumsy, like the Swiss Breel Embolo (83e). Certainly, he was offside but, two meters from the goal, he found a way to send Akliouche’s offering over the frame.
Resumption after an international break is always complicated for the most exclusive clubs, the major providers of selections. This is obviously the case for the Principality club, of which nearly fifteen potential starters were engaged on fronts with their homeland over the last two weeks. This lack of reference points was noticed in the last gestures, the finest to be made, of a formation deliberately turned towards the offensive.
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