Monaco, it's not joy

Despite an encouraging result earlier in the week against Manchester City in the Champions League (2-2), Monaco was unable to continue on a good performance in Ligue 1 this Sunday. Faced with Nice as part of an azure derby still rich in lessons, the players of the rock had to settle for a draw in Louis-II (2-2).

Yet the ASM had a good asset to exploit in its round, with the premature expulsion of the Abdi Aiglon (34th). A penalty that did not prevent the gym from Bisser after the opening of the Diop score (29th), thanks to a penalty transformed by the same striker from Niçois (42nd). In fact, Monaco just took advantage of its numerical superiority to in turn obtain two penalties, both concretized by a tiredness credited with six goals in five outputs under the colors of the Principality (45th+5, 56th).

So these are the Monegasques two lengths from the head teams that are OM, PSG, Strasbourg and Lyon – the Parisians having the opportunity to take orders in Lille alone this Sunday evening. The OGC Nice, limited to two successes hitherto in the league, is on the 12th side, five units from its opponent of the day.

Monaco-Nice, the compos at kick-off

The Monegasque eleven: Köhn – Ouattara, Dier, Salisu, Diatta – Teze, Coulibaly – Akliouche, Minamino, Fati – Biereth.

The eleven Niçois: Diouf – Mendy, Bombo, Bard – Clauss, Vanhoutte, Boudaoui, Abdi – Cho, Moffi, Diop.