The ASM showed “character”
Caio Henrique on DAZN: “It’s complicated to play here, it’s hard to play. We showed character and we had a good second half. We will continue to work. The coach said he We had to give everything on the pitch. It’s a shame, now we’re thinking about the Coupe de France.”
The frustration of Lepenant and Nantes after the two points lost
Johann Lepenant on DAZN: “The supporters made a lot of noise, they are always behind us. We leave with a little frustration. Frustrated but I am proud of the team, we have to continue like this. They are avoidable goals. There is frustration, we lead 2-0, we scored these two goals quite quickly, we lost two points this evening. “
NO WINNER AT LA BEAUJOIRE, NANTES AND MONACO TAKE A POINT!
No winner in this Monaco-Nantes (2-2) at the opening of the 17th day of Ligue 1! The Canaries were two goals ahead but were caught after a big slump. Nantes (14th) is no longer a play-off for the moment, Monaco leaves the field open to Marseille.
5 minutes of added time
There will be 5 minutes of added time in this match while Monaco has a good free kick to play.
Caio Henrique manque son center
Found on the left side, Caio Henrique tries to adjust a cross to the near post but it is too short!
Lepenant warned
Johann Lepenant receives a yellow card after an anti-playing foul, this is the second caution of the match.
MOSES SIMON FINDS THE CROSSBAR!
But what a match with Nantes which is starting to wake up! Moses Simon plays his duel with Vanderson, shifts his right foot and curls a shot onto Kohn’s crossbar!
THE BILLIARD SHOT THAT BENEFITS PALLOIS AND NANTES!
Huge opportunity for Monaco with a perfect cross from Caio Henrique at the far post for Zakaria! He takes the half-volley which is deflected by Embolo but Pallois pushes back on his line!
10 minutes left in this match
We enter the money-time of this meeting with still 10 minutes to play. The meeting became somewhat tactical.
Ben Seghir takes the shot from afar
Monaco still combines well with Vanderson who finally shifts Ben Seghir. The Moroccan takes the sudden strike but it goes over.
A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR MONACO!
But it was hot in front of the Nantes goal! Huge overflow from Michal who crosses perfectly at the far post for Vanderson who throws himself… but doesn’t touch the ball! The goal was empty!
Gbamin replaces Zézé
Hit in the ankle, Nathan Zézé leaves his place to Gbamin. Castelletto therefore goes down a notch.
Nantes now shaken up
While Nantes had a perfect match at 2-0, everything collapsed for the Canaries with the two Monegasque goals. Pallois, Lopes, they all became feverish!
Zeze resta have soil
Hit in the ankle, Nathan Zézé remains on the ground and must test himself before returning to his place.
Caio Henrique and Michal come into play
Ouattara and Bouabré give way to Caio Henrique and Michal. This is the first round of changes!
SALISUUUUUU EQUAL FOR MONACO!
On a Monegasque corner, Camara puts the ball at the penalty spot and Anthony Lopes completely misses his exit! Salisu emerges and scores with a header into the empty goal, 2-2!
Monaco took the lead
ASM finally woke up after Amian’s goal. Nantes no longer touches a single ball and no longer crosses the halfway line.
Lopes reassures his defense
New corner for Monaco which is getting closer to a new goal. Camara finds Singo who crosses his head but Lopes folds perfectly!
THE REFLEX STOP OF LOPES!
Strong cross from Vanderson that Pallois pushes back very badly in the axis… Ben Seghir takes the ball and follows up with a very powerful shot that Lopes pushes back for a corner!
EMBOLO REDUCES THE SCORE, MONACO RETURNS!
It’s going in all directions with a goal from Breel Embolo which will do him good! Singo finds Embolo in the area who plays Pallois physically and scores with the flat of his foot! 2-1, Monaco is back on track!
Zeze decoupe Vanderson
Taken by his commitment, Nathan Zézé comes to stick a sole to Vanderson from behind. No cardboard but we were close to it.
AMIAAAAAAN PUSHES THE ASM A LITTLE FURTHER!
As soon as they returned from the locker room, Nantes put the pressure on with a huge chance but the ball came back quickly… Thomas crossed at the near post for Amian who took it from the left with one touch! Kohn is transfixed, 2-0!
It’s back to Beaujoire!
Another 45 minutes in this Nantes-Monaco where the ASM is having a hard time existing! The Canaries are making the big move at the moment.
NANTES PLAYS A BAD TOUR IN MONACO AT THE BREAK
It’s a break at Beaujoire! Nantes leads 1-0 against Nantes thanks to an early goal from Abline. ASM is unrecognizable this evening and doesn’t offer much. Quite the opposite of the Canaries, invigorated by Abline’s opportunistic but well-constructed goal.
Zakaria misses the target!
Superb ball from Ouattara at the near post for Zakaria who throws himself with the tip of his foot! It’s nearby!
There will be two more minutes
Still a few minutes to play in this first period. There will be two minutes of added time!
Nantes puts the pressure back on
Free kick for Nantes on the left side and taken by Simon. It’s in the box but returned by the defense!
EMBOLO DOES NOT FRAME HIS HEAD!
ASM finally gets its foot back on the ball with Ouattara who eliminates on the left and crosses hard at the near post for Embolo who emerges! It’s nearby!
Simon takes his place
More fear than harm for Moses Simon who takes his place and tries to throw Abline in depth! Salisu intervenes.
Moses Simon stays on the ground
Is this a first hard blow for Nantes with the upcoming injury to Moses Simon? The Nantes winger remains on the ground and calls for trainers.
-Monaco sans solution
For the moment, Hutter’s men are having a lot of difficulty approaching the Nantes surface. Embolo does not touch balloons.
Abline sets the surface on fire
Stuck between 4 Monegasques, Matthis Abline manages to regain the lead but crosses his attempt too much!
Monaco still caught in aggression
Ball poorly pushed back by Kehrer into the feet of Abline who takes it with one touch! It was narrowly deflected for a corner!
Nantes moves up to 13th place
With this goal from Abline, Nantes moves up to 13th place and puts pressure on its direct competitors to maintain.
ABLINE’S BUUUUUUUT, MONACO IS SURPRISED!
Nantes takes the lead with its second shot on target! The Monegasque defense does not move much and is surprised with a cross from Thomas which Douglas Augusto lets pass between his legs. It’s perfect for Abline to finish the job in one touch!
Simon puts the pressure on
Free kick for Nantes that Amian will put in the box. It’s taken at the near post by Simon who plays a defender and crosses! This is sent back by Singo.
Monaco’s attack at half mast away
Monaco has only remained silent once on the road in Ligue 1 in 2024 (32 goals) but it was during the most recent one in Reims (0-0). ASM could fail to score in 2 consecutive trips to the league for the first time since October-November 2023.
Douglas Augusto defends well
Lamine Camara tries to rush past Douglas Augusto but the Nantais player takes the lead and even gets a free kick.
Embolo misses his one two
Asked in the area by Zakaria, Breel Embolo misses his one-two and sends the ball six meters.
Already intensity
Both teams support their passes, putting speed and intensity into their movements. A good omen for the rest of the match.
Huge tifo for Nantes against Labrune and the League
To the sound of “the League, we fuck you”, the supporters of FC Nantes deployed a giant tifo in the corner. It targets Vincent Labrune and the Professional Football League but also TV broadcasters and Qatar.
“Bodies, broadcasters or politicians: leave football to the fans”.
More information here.
NANTES-MONACO KICK-OFF!
The 17th day of Ligue 1 opens this Friday, January 10 with FC Nantes (16th) hosting AS Monaco (3rd) at La Beaujoire. Kick-off at 7 p.m. Playoffs, the Canaries will try to put pressure on their rivals in the fight for maintenance while the Monegasques hope to close their gap on OM and get closer to PSG.
Are the Canaries taking flight again?
Nantes have lost only one of their last 4 Ligue 1 matches (1 win, 2 draws), after losing in each of their previous 4. The FCN took a third of its points in L1 2024-25 during this series of 4 matches (5/15).
The black beast of Nantes in L1 presents itself at Beauj’ this evening
Nantes have lost 47 times in 103 matches against Monaco in L1 (26 wins, 30 draws), at least 3 defeats more than against any other team. The FCN remains in 12 unsuccessful matches against ASM in the elite (4 draws, 8 losses), since November 29, 2017 (1-0 at La Beaujoire).
The Monegasque eleven
Köhn – Vanderson, Singo, Kehrer, Salisu – Ouattara, Zakaria, Camara – Bouabre, Embolo, Ben Seghir.
The composition of the Canaries
Lopes – Amian, Castelleto, Zézé, Pallois, Cozza – Thomas, Douglas Augusto, Lepenant – Abline, Simon
Golovin, Minamino and Ilenikhena absent from the Monegasque group
Aleksandr Golovin was doubtful following ankle pain, he is absent. George Ilenikhena felt muscle discomfort, Takumi Minamino is ill.
Diatta has returned to training but is too tight to be in the squad.
Balogun is obviously still out (shoulder).
Majecki is back in the group but Hütter announced at the conference on Wednesday that Kohn would keep the goals.
The Monaco group for the trip to Nantes:
Guardians: KOHN Philipp, LIENARD Yann, MAJECKI Radoslaw
Defender: KEHRER Thilo, KIWA Bradel, OLIVEIRA SILVA Caio Henrique, OUATTARA Kassoum, SALISU Mohammed, SINGO Wilfried, TEZE Jordan, VANDERSON
Backgrounds: AKLIOUCHE Maghnes, BEN SEGHIR Eliesse, BOUABRE Saimon; CAMARA Lamine, COULIBALY Mamadou, DIOP Edan, MAGASSA Soungoutou, MATAZO Eliot, ZAKARIA Denis
Attackers : EMBOLO Breel, MICHAL Lucas
Kick-off at 7 p.m.
Welcome to this RMC Sport live to follow the opening match of the 17th day of Ligue 1 between FC Nantes and AS Monaco. Kick-off at 7 p.m.
In the championship, ASM remains in a defeat at home against PSG (2-4) in an advanced match of the 16th day. Since then, the Principality club has traveled to Qatar for the Champions Trophy, lost on Sunday against Paris Saint-Germain with a score of 1-0.
For Nantes, the year started well with a good point taken at Losc (1-1). A great performance which did not prevent the Canaries from finding themselves blocked before receiving the ASM.
