French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs AS Monaco, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Montpellier
  • 64': Elye Wahi
  • 69': Andy Delort
FT
2 - 3
AS Monaco
  • 24': Kevin Volland
  • 35': Wissam Ben Yedder
  • 61': Wissam Ben Yedder (P)

Monaco hold off spirited Montpellier to go fourth

Monaco survived a spirited second-half fightback to earn a 3-2 victory at Montpellier in Ligue 1 on Friday, with two goals from Wissam Ben Yedder.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Kevin Volland (Monaco).
  • 2': Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco).
  • 8': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
  • 8': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
  • 9': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
  • 12': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
  • 12': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Kevin Volland (Monaco).
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaetan Laborde.
  • 16': Djibril Sidibé (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
  • 18': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
  • 18': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
  • 22': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Sofiane Diop.
  • 24': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
  • 24': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Kevin Volland with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 24': Goal! Montpellier 0, Monaco 1. Kevin Volland (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 28': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
  • 28': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
  • 31': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Damien Le Tallec.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Sidibé with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Sofiane Diop (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Guillermo Maripán following a corner.
  • 34': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
  • 34': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Goal! Montpellier 0, Monaco 2. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caio Henrique with a cross.
  • 39': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Djibril Sidibé.
  • 40': Offside, Montpellier. Junior Sambia tries a through ball, but Florent Mollet is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
  • 43': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Hand ball by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Kevin Volland (Monaco) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Monaco 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Monaco 2.
  • 46': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
  • 46': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Andy Delort (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Kevin Volland (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Djibril Sidibé with a cross.
  • 53': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
  • 53': Kevin Volland (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Substitution, Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi replaces Mihailo Ristic.
  • 54': Substitution, Montpellier. Téji Savanier replaces Damien Le Tallec.
  • 57': Offside, Monaco. Benoit Badiashile tries a through ball, but Ruben Aguilar is caught offside.
  • 57': Benoit Badiashile (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
  • 59': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
  • 59': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Junior Sambia with a cross.
  • 60': Foul by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
  • 60': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Penalty Monaco. Kevin Volland draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 60': Penalty conceded by Daniel Congré (Montpellier) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Goal! Montpellier 0, Monaco 3. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Goal! Montpellier 1, Monaco 3. Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaetan Laborde.
  • 65': Foul by Djibril Sidibé (Monaco).
  • 65': Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
  • 66': Foul by Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier).
  • 66': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Goal! Montpellier 2, Monaco 3. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
  • 70': Substitution, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Sofiane Diop.
  • 70': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
  • 70': Kevin Volland (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Djibril Sidibé.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
  • 73': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jordan Ferri.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
  • 75': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Sepe Elye Wahi.
  • 77': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Nicolas Cozza.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
  • 80': Substitution, Monaco. Fode Ballo-Toure replaces Ruben Aguilar.
  • 80': Substitution, Monaco. Stevan Jovetic replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Kevin Volland (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fode Ballo-Toure with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, Montpellier. Stephy Mavididi replaces Gaetan Laborde.
  • 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Joris Chotard replaces Jordan Ferri.
  • 83': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Kevin Volland (Monaco).
  • 83': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
  • 83': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Andy Delort (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
  • 88': Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Hand ball by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
  • 89': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fode Ballo-Toure.
  • 89': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
  • 89': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Monaco. Chrislain Matsima replaces Caio Henrique.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Monaco. Axel Disasi replaces Kevin Volland.
  • 90'+4': Axel Disasi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
  • 90'+5': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Stevan Jovetic (Monaco).
  • 90'+5': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Montpellier 2, Monaco 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Montpellier 2, Monaco 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Montpellier 2, Monaco 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 1
48.7 Possession 51.3
16 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
302 Accurate Passes 327
423 Passes 441
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 11
0.5 Cross % 0.3
68 Long Balls 76
22 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 5
16 Effective Tackles 10
23 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
17 Interceptions 14
14 Effective Clearances 9
14 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue:
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Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 26 +36 60
2 Lens 27 +30 59
3 Marseille 27 +19 49
4 Lyon 27 +12 47
Full Table

Line-Ups

MON Montpellier (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Jonas Omlin (GK)
5 Pedro Mendes
31 Nicolas Cozza
3 Daniel Congré
7 Mihailo Ristic
6 Junior Sambia
12 Jordan Ferri
25 Florent Mollet
14 Damien Le Tellec
9 Andy Delort
10 Gaëtan Laborde
Montpellier Substitutes:
Dimitry Bertaud, Arnaud Souquet, Joris Chotard, Yun Il-Lok, Téji Savanier, Stephy Mavididi, Ambroise Oyongo, Elye Wahi, Hilton.

MON AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
32 Benoît Badiashile
3 Guillermo Maripán Yellow Card
12 Caio Henrique
29 Djibril Sidibé
31 Kevin Volland
8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
22 Youssouf Fofana Yellow Card
9 Wissam Ben Yedder
37 Sofiane Diop
26 Ruben Aguilar Yellow Card
AS Monaco Substitutes:
Chrislain Matsima, Willem Geubbels, Eliot Matazo, Pietro Pellegri, Axel Disasi, Aleksandr Golovin, Radoslaw Majecki, Stevan Jovetic, Fodé Ballo-Touré.

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