In an undecided match, Reims and AS Monaco neutralize each other

At the end of a match where the two teams created situations, the Rouge et Blanc held on to a draw on the pitch at the Stade de Reims to return to a tie with Olympique de Marseille in the standings (0- 0).

All that was missing was the finishing. Despite several interesting situations in favor of the AS Monaco players, the Rouge et Blanc failed to make the difference to leave with the three points from Reims (0-0). Report. ✍️

The context ????

Beaten in London on Arsenal’s pitch on Wednesday, the AS Monaco players immediately want to bounce back in Reims, during the 15th day of Ligue 1, and regain second place after Marseille’s draw against Lille, earlier in the day. But, as Adi Hütter said, we will have to put in a great performance because the Rémois notably had a very good home match against Lyon.

The composition ????

At kick-off, the Monegasque coach decides to modify his system and switch to 3-4-3 as in Rennes earlier in the season. The defensive trio is thus occupied by Singo, Kehrer and Mawissa, while Teze and Ouattara will be positioned as pistons. Golovin will occupy the middle with Magassa. Ben Seghir and Minamino will accompany Ilenikhena alone up front. Finally, Köhn finds his place in the cages in the absence of the injured Majecki.

The scenario ????

In front of a field full of 900 supporters who came to support AS Monaco, the start of the match was played at a false pace and we had to wait until the 11th minute to see Aleksandr Golovin’s first strike, above (11th). That of Takumi Minamino was then repelled by Cédric Kipré (15th, while Eliesse Ben Seghir’s attempt flew away, while he was facing Yehvann Diouf (21st).

Monegasques not successful

The Japanese international was subsequently unlucky again when he saw his shots saved by Emmanuel Agbadou (28th) or diverted by the Reims goalkeeper at his near post (31st). In the meantime, the Rémois had created a first situation through Marshall Munetsi, whose header went over (29th).

They then came very close to opening the score but Keito Nakamura was the author of a huge miss, alone against the cages (37th). The last opportunity is in favor of the Rouge et Blanc and for their number 7, who also comes up against Diouf (45th). The score is therefore 0-0 at the break like last weekend against Toulouse.

A triple change to make a difference

If Reims was successful in the first period, this was not the case shortly after the restart when striker Oumar Diakité hit the bar at the penalty spot (51st). Shortly after the hour mark, while the match was losing intensity, Adi Hütter made a triple change with the entries of Breel Embolo, Maghnes Akliouche and Mohammed Salisu (67th).

The Rouge et Blanc then had a huge opportunity through Takumi Minamino, launched from deep, but missed the target against Diouf (77th). The Monegasques push to leave with the three points but Maghnes Akliouche misses his last pass to his Swiss attacker (90th), then the Japanese’s acrobatic recovery goes over (92nd).

Time for PSG now

It was the last situation of the match which ended with this goalless draw 0-0. With this result, AS Monaco remains in third place, tied on points with Olympique de Marseille. Next meeting on Wednesday for the clash against PSG at the Stade Louis-II (9 p.m.), as the last championship match in 2024, before the 32nd of the Coupe de France against Union Saint-Jean next Sunday (2:30 p.m. ). Munegu Daggers! ????????

Les highlights ????

11th: Strike from 25 meters from Golovin above
15th: Kipré tackle to repel Minamino’s strike
21st: Against Diouf, Ben Seghir’s shot flies away
28th: ​​Save from Agbadou on Taki’s cross shot
29th: Munetsi header over a cross from Diakité
31st: Diouf saves at the near post to stop Minamino’s attempt
37th: Huge miss from Nakamura who shoots wide, alone facing the cages
45th: Ben Seghir tries his hand at entering the area, it is captured by Diouf
51st: Diakité hits the crossbar at the penalty spot
77th: Minanimo misses the target in front of the opposing goalkeeper
92nd: Acrobatic recovery from Minamino above

????️ The match sheet:

Saturday December 14 (9 p.m.) – Stade Auguste Delaune

Ligue 1 – 15th day: Reims 0-0 AS Monaco

Half time : 0-0

Yellow cards : Diouf (84th) for Reims; Magassa (40th), Ouattara (57th), Golovin (94th) for AS Monaco

Reims : Diouf – Buta, Cyprus, Agbadou ©, Akieme – Kone, Atangana (Fofana, 68th) – Ito (Diakhon, 84th), Munetsi, Nakamura (Sangui, 84th) – Diakité (Salama, 79th)

Substitutes : Olliero, De Smet, Sangui, Moscardo, Fofana, Teuma, Diakhon, Salama, Sissoko

Coach : Luka Elsner

AS Monaco : Köhn – Singo, Kehrer ©, Mawissa (C.Henrique, 77e) – Teze (Salisu, 67e), Magassa (Camara, 80e), Golovin, Ouattara (Akliouche, 67e) – Minamino, Ilenikhena (Embolo, 67e), Ben Seghir

Substitutes : Lienard, C.Henrique, Kiwa, Salisu, Camara, Matazo, Akliouche, Embolo, Michal

Coach : Adi Hütter