AS Monaco vs Montpellier, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
0 - 4
0 - 4
Monaco’s Champions League hopes hit by loss to Montpellier
— Arnaud Nordin notched two goals and an assist as Monaco’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League took a hit after a 4-0 loss to Montpellier in the French league on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 2': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 2': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
- 2': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Issiaga Sylla.
- 5': Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Edan Diop (Monaco).
- 7': Offside, Monaco. Ruben Aguilar tries a through ball, but Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt saved. Edan Diop (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Volland.
- 9': Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Edan Diop (Monaco).
- 11': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Aleksandr Golovin.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross.
- 12': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
- 13': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
- 14': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elye Wahi with a through ball.
- 14': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
- 14': Attempt saved. Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
- 15': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Edan Diop.
- 17': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
- 17': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
- 20': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Aleksandr Golovin.
- 20': Attempt missed. Christopher Jullien (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
- 21': Mohamed Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 23': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Foul by Edan Diop (Monaco).
- 27': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Goal! Monaco 0, Montpellier 1. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 30': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Ruben Aguilar.
- 31': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Jordan Ferri following a corner.
- 31': Edan Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier).
- 36': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the right. Assisted by Falaye Sacko with a headed pass.
- 37': Foul by Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco).
- 37': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
- 40': Foul by Elye Wahi (Montpellier).
- 40': Mohamed Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Issiaga Sylla.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
- 42': Attempt missed. Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Caio Henrique (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
- 45': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin following a fast break.
- 45'+1': Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
- 45'+2': Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Montpellier 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Montpellier 1.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Eliesse Ben Seghir replaces Kevin Volland.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Ismail Jakobs replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Edan Diop.
- 46': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
- 47': Attempt saved. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir.
- 47': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Falaye Sacko (Montpellier).
- 48': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Elye Wahi.
- 50': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
- 50': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Substitution, Monaco. Chrislain Matsima replaces Guillermo Maripán.
- 53': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin with a through ball.
- 53': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
- 54': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
- 58': Foul by Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier).
- 58': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Faitout Maouassa.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Axel Disasi (Monaco).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
- 62': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Mohamed Camara.
- 63': Hand ball by Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier).
- 64': Attempt saved. Chrislain Matsima (Monaco) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 65': Goal! Monaco 0, Montpellier 2. Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elye Wahi following a fast break.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Substitution, Montpellier. Khalil Fayad replaces Wahbi Khazri because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Montpellier. Stephy Mavididi replaces Faitout Maouassa.
- 70': Substitution, Montpellier. Joris Chotard replaces Léo Leroy.
- 71': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier).
- 71': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Hand ball by Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
- 72': Goal! Monaco 0, Montpellier 3. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
- 74': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
- 74': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Offside, Montpellier. Benjamin Lecomte tries a through ball, but Elye Wahi is caught offside.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs.
- 79': Goal! Monaco 0, Montpellier 4. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin.
- 83': Substitution, Monaco. Eliot Matazo replaces Caio Henrique.
- 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Axel Gueguin replaces Arnaud Nordin.
- 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Valère Germain replaces Elye Wahi.
- 85': Offside, Monaco. Youssouf Fofana tries a through ball, but Ismail Jakobs is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Eliot Matazo (Monaco).
- 86': Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
- 90': Eliot Matazo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Valère Germain (Montpellier).
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Monaco 0, Montpellier 4.
- 0': Match ends, Monaco 0, Montpellier 4.
Statistics
 MON |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 364 |
| 364 | Passes | 438 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 19 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 14 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 6,150
Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 6,150
Line-Ups
AS Monaco (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 3 | Guillermo Maripán  |
| 6 | Axel Disasi |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 26 | Ruben Aguilar |
| 4 | Mohamed Camara |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 42 | Edan Diop |
| 10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 31 | Kevin Volland |
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) |
| 4 | Boubakar Kiki Kouyate |
| 6 | Christopher Jullien |
| 3 | Issiaga Sylla |
| 77 | Falaye Sacko |
| 99 | Wahbi Khazri |
| 18 | Leo Leroy |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 21 | Elye Wahi |
| 27 | Faitout Maouassa |
| 7 | Arnaud Nordin |
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