Ligue 1: Monaco obliterates Nantes 4-1 with a great performance
MONACO. Monaco demolishes Nantes 4-1 with goals of
MONACO. Monaco demolishes Nantes 4-1 with goals of B. Embolo (2′), W. Ben Yedder (7′), W. Ben Yedder (28′) and W. Ben Yedder (62′ pen). On the opposite side, Nantes scored with C. Henrique (80′ own).
The match was played at the Stade Louis II. stadium in Monaco on Sunday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Léonard with the help of François Boudikian and Cyril Mugnier. The 4th official was Romain Delpech. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.89 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Monaco was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Nantes that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Monaco was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Monaco won the contest.
Monaco shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Nantes shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Monaco. On the other side, Nantes received 1 yellow card (A. Girotto).
After playing this contest, Monaco will have 14 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Nantes will stay with 7 points like Auxerre to move up in the 16th place.
Match Events
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2'2'
B. Embolo
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7'7'
W. Ben Yedder
B. Embolo
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28'28'
W. Ben Yedder
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30'30'
S. Corchia
J. Castelletto
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46'46'
K. Volland
B. Embolo
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60'60'
A. Girotto
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62'62'
W. Ben Yedder (Penalty)
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65'65'
Mostafa Mohamed
M. Simon
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65'65'
L. Blas
I. Ganago
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66'66'
L. Doucet
M. Sissoko
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66'66'
M. Sarr
B. Badiashile
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66'66'
G. Maripan
Vanderson
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66'66'
T. Minamino
A. Golovin
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70'70'
E. Matazo
Y. Fofana
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78'78'
K. Bamba
E. Guessand
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80'80'
C. Henrique (OG)
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Monaco will play away against Montpellier on the 9th of October with a 11-3 head to head stats in favor of Monaco (8 draws).
Nantes will play away with Rennes on the 9th of October with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of Rennes (8 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 , Youssouf Fofana , Mohamed Camara , Aleksandr Golovin , Breel Embolo and Wissam Ben Yedder .
Substitutes
Monaco made 5 changes: B. Embolo for K. Volland (46′), B. Badiashile for M. Sarr (66′), Vanderson for G. Maripan (66′), A. Golovin for T. Minamino (66′) and Y. Fofana for E. Matazo (70′).
Top player: Wissam Ben Yedder
The player who no doubt impressed Monaco the most was Wissam Ben Yedder.
His rating is with 3 goals, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 6.
Nantes: Formation and Lineups
Nantes started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Antoine Kombouare played with: Alban Lafont , Dennis Appiah , Jean-Charles Castelletto , Andrei Girotto , Nicolas Pallois , Quentin Merlin , Evann Guessand , Moussa Sissoko , Pedro Chirivella , Moses Simon and Ignatius Ganago .
Substitutes
Nantes made 5 changes: J. Castelletto for S. Corchia (30′), M. Simon for Mostafa Mohamed (65′), I. Ganago for L. Blas (65′), M. Sissoko for L. Doucet (66′) and E. Guessand for K. Bamba (78′).
Top player: Mostafa Mohamed
Probably the most impressive player in Nantes was Mostafa Mohamed.
His rating is with 3 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 65′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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