Europa League: Monaco conquers Real Sociedad 2-1

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MONACO. Monaco prevailed over Real Sociedad to win 2-1.

MONACO. Monaco defeated Real Sociedad to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Monaco to strike first with a goal of K. Volland at the 28′. Then it was a goal in the 35′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Y. Fofana gave the win to Monaco in the 38′ minute with a goal. Real Sociedad was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

Monaco remained in 10 people after Y. Fofana received a red card in the 90′.

The match was held at the Stade Louis II. Stadium in Monaco on Thursday and this began at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ivan Kružliak with the help of Branislav Hancko and Ján Pozor. The 4th official was Filip Glova. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 11 degrees Celsius or 51.78 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 77%.​

Match Statistics

Real Sociedad was in firm control of the ball 61% while Monaco was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Real Sociedad was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Monaco managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Monaco shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Real Sociedad shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Monaco received 3 yellow cards (G. Maripan, A. Golovin and A. Nubel). On the other side, Real Sociedad received 3 yellow cards (J. Zaldua, A. Januzaj and M. Zubimendi).

(Monaco) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (90′).

After this encounter, Monaco will have 8 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Real Sociedad will stay with 6 points to stay in the 2nd place.

Match Events

  • 15'
    15'

    G. Maripan

  • 28'
    28'

    K. Volland

  • 33'
    33'

    A. Golovin

  • 35'
    35'

    A. Isak

  • 38'
    38'

    Y. Fofana

    B. Badiashile

  • 44'
    44'

    J. Zaldua

  • 46'
    46'

    A. Gorosabel

    J. Zaldua

  • 46'
    46'

    A. Barrenetxea

    D. Silva

  • 58'
    58'

    A. Januzaj

  • 66'
    66'

    B. Turrientes

    M. Merino

  • 68'
    68'

    A. Disasi

    B. Badiashile

  • 75'
    75'

    A. Sorloth

    A. Isak

  • 75'
    75'

    M. Zubimendi

  • 80'
    80'

    Portu

    A. Januzaj

  • 81'
    81'

    M. Boadu

    W. Ben Yedder

  • 81'
    81'

    G. Martins

    S. Diop

  • 90'
    90'

    Y. Fofana

  • 90'
    90'

    E. Matazo

    A. Golovin

  • 90'
    90'

    C. Matsima

    K. Volland

  • 90'
    90'

    A. Nubel

Next match

In the upcoming Europa League match, Monaco will play away with Sturm Graz on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Monaco (0 draws).

Real Sociedad will host PSV on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head.

Monaco: Formation and Lineups

Monaco started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Niko Kovač chose to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel (6.4), Djibril Sidibé (7.1), Guillermo Maripán (7.2), Benoît Badiashile (7.6), Caio Henrique (7.4), Youssouf Fofana (7.2), Jean Lucas (6.3), Aleksandr Golovin (6.8), Kevin Volland (7.4), Sofiane Diop (6.4) and Wissam Ben Yedder (6.9).

Substitutes

Monaco made 5 changes: B. Badiashile for A. Disasi (68′), W. Ben Yedder for M. Boadu (81′), S. Diop for G. Martins (81′), A. Golovin for E. Matazo (90′) and K. Volland for C. Matsima (90′).

Top player: Benoît Badiashile

The player who no doubt impressed Monaco the most was Benoît Badiashile even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Real Sociedad: Formation and Lineups

Real Sociedad started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the opposite side, Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Mathew Ryan (6.6), Joseba Zaldúa (6.2), Aritz Elustondo (6.8), Robin Le Normand (6.9), Aihen Muñoz (6.7), David Silva (6.1), Martín Zubimendi (7.1), Mikel Merino (6.4), Adnan Januzaj (7.8), Alexander Isak (7.6) and Mikel Oyarzabal (6.8).

Substitutes

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: J. Zaldua for A. Gorosabel (46′), D. Silva for A. Barrenetxea (46′), M. Merino for B. Turrientes (66′), A. Isak for A. Sorloth (75′) and A. Januzaj for Portu (80′).

Top player: Adnan Januzaj

The player who no doubt impressed Real Sociedad the most was Adnan Januzaj.

His rating is (7.8) with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 19. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa League

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