Ligue 1 McDonald’s, Spherical 8, 18/10/24
AS Monaco and Lille OSC performed out a goalless draw as Ligue 1 soccer returned on Friday night time. Les Dogues couldn’t punish 10-man Monaco following Jordan Teze’s pink card within the second half, because the Principality membership prolonged their lead on the high of the desk.
The Match
The rhythm was rapidly set. Monaco pushed excessive and with intent out of possession and received the ball again excessive on a number of events. For giant intervals, Lille struggled to get out, ceding the lion’s share of the possession. Nevertheless, it was clear that they have been completely satisfied to hit on the break, with Edon Zhegrova the primary outlet and a heavy reliance on particular person moments of brilliance and neat interchanges with Angel Gomes and Jonathan David.
Les Monégasques regarded harmful with out ever carving out clear-cut alternatives. Aleksandr Golovin noticed two tame efforts saved comfortably, however the very best likelihood of the half fell to Jordan Teze, who lacked composure within the field and blasted his rushed shot extensive. Lille in the meantime, struggled to create something in any respect, registering simply three pictures on the right track in the whole match.
Teze’s pink card within the 62nd minute must have been a turning level. Already on a yellow, the Dutchman went flying in on Gabriel Gudmundsson, making contact with the LOSC defender’s neck along with his knee. The straight pink card was logical. But it surely didn’t considerably change the movement of the match.
At the least till the final 10 matches, the Principality membership continued to have a lot of the possession, a lot of the management, and even the higher probabilities. Krépin Diatta ought to have achieved higher when the ball fell to him inside the field, however he blasted over, while Denis Zakaria’s effort in harm time was effectively saved by Lucas Chevalier.
Monaco’s skill to dominate and create, even at 10 man mirrored poorly on a Lille facet that regarded completely satisfied to solely take away one level from the Stade Louis II. If that was the purpose then they achieved it. Les Monégasques at the moment are three factors forward of second-placed Paris Saint-Germain, who can return stage with Monaco in the event that they beat RC Strasbourg Alsace on Saturday.
Monaco participant rankings
Radoslaw Majecki – 5
Caio Henrique – 6
Thilo Kehrer – 6
Wilfried Singo – 6
Jordan Teze – 2
Sloppy in possession and responsible of squandering Monaco’s finest likelihood within the first half with a rushed end. His deal with on Bouaddi, one other clumsy second, may have seen pink, his flying kick on Gudmundsson within the second half did.
Denis Zakaria – 5
Lamine Camara – 5
Eliesse Ben Seghir – 6
Nominated for the Golden Boy award the day earlier than, Ben Seghir was probably the most energetic of Monaco’s attackers, making frequent harmful runs inside from the left. Like lots of his teammates, he lacked the ultimate ball on the night time.
Aleksandr Golovin – 6
Takumi Minamino – 4
George Ilenikhena – 3
Pre-match, Hütter mentioned that Ilenikhena’s weaknesses have been along with his again to purpose and in hold-up play. In opposition to a LOSC facet that sat deep, these weaknesses have been highlighted. He hardly ever had the possibility to run into area, to pin a person one-on-one. His affect was due to this fact extremely restricted, earlier than being changed by Breel Embolo within the wake of Teze’s pink card.
Lille participant rankings
Lucas Chevalier – 6
Mitchel Bakker – N/A
Changed by Gabriel Gudmundsson (5)
Alexsandro – 4
Bafodé Diakité – 5
Thomas Meunier – 6
The Belgian had rather a lot to deal with down the fitting. He had the marauding Caio Henrique and Eliesse Ben Seghir to take care of, and while the latter did impress, the left flank was not so efficient for Les Monégasques, actually not as a lot as they might have hoped and anticipated. Meunier is a giant purpose why.
André Gomes – 6
Ayyoub Bouaddi – 4
Osame Sahraoui – 4
Angel Gomes – 5
Edon Zhegrova – 4
Lille relied on him to supply moments of brilliance, however they have been in brief provide. His contact was uncharacteristically free. It was a missed alternative for the Kosovan, towards a left-back not famend for his defensive strengths.
Jonathan David – 5
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