Ligue 1: Lens beats Monaco 4-1
MONACO. Lens had a comfortable win over Monaco.
MONACO. Lens had a straightforward win over Monaco. Lens scored with L. Openda (8′), D. Machado (38′), S. Fofana (54′) and W. Said (78′). On the other side, B. Badiashile (42′) scored for Monaco.
The match was played at the Stade Louis II. stadium in Monaco on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Willy Delajod with the help of Philippe Jeanne and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Johan Hamel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 28.9 degrees Celsius or 83.95 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Monaco was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Lens that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Monaco was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Lens succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Monaco shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Lens shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Monaco received 4 yellow cards (B. Embolo, Vanderson, W. Ben Yedder and P. Clement). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Lens.
Vanderson (Monaco) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (72′).
After playing this match, Monaco stays with 4 points to occupy the 7th place in the table. while Lens has 4 points (6th).
Match Events
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8'8'
L. Openda
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38'38'
D. Machado
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40'40'
B. Embolo
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42'42'
B. Badiashile
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41'41'
Philippe Clement
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46'46'
Mohamed Camara
Eliot Matazo
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55'55'
Seko Fofana (Penalty)
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56'56'
Aleksandr Golovin
Takumi Minamino
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58'58'
Vanderson
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67'67'
Ismail Jakobs
Caio Henrique
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68'68'
Wissam Ben Yedder
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72'72'
Vanderson
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75'75'
Ignatius Ganago
Loïs Openda
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75'75'
Wesley Saïd
David Costa
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78'78'
W. Said
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81'81'
M. Haidara
D. Machado
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81'81'
Jimmy Cabot
Przemyslaw Frankowski
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88'88'
P. Berg
S. Fofana
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Monaco will play away with Paris Saint Germain on the 28th of August with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of Paris Saint Germain (12 draws).
Lens will host Rennes on the 27th of August with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Rennes (7 draws).
Monaco: Formation and Lineups
Monaco started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Philippe Clement chose to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel , Vanderson , Axel Disasi , Benoît Badiashile , Caio Henrique , Krépin Diatta , Eliot Matazo , Jean Lucas , Takumi Minamino , Breel Embolo and Wissam Ben Yedder .
Substitutes
Monaco made 3 changes: T. Minamino for A. Golovin (56′), C. Henrique for I. Jakobs (67′) and Jean Lucas for M. Sarr (76′).
Top player: Benoît Badiashile
Probably the most impressive player in Monaco was Benoît Badiashile.
His rating is with 1 goal, 63 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Lens: Formation and Lineups
Lens started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Franck Haise played with: Brice Samba , Jonathan Gradit , Kevin Danso , Facundo Medina , Przemysław Frankowski , Salis Abdul Samed , Seko Fofana , Deiver Machado , Florian Sotoca , David da Costa and Loïs Openda .
Substitutes
Lens made 4 changes: L. Openda for I. Ganago (75′), D. Costa for W. Said (76′), P. Frankowski for J. Cabot (81′) and S. Fofana for P. Berg (88′).
Top player: Florian Sotoca
The player who no doubt impressed Lens the most was Florian Sotoca even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 58 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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