2023-12-09 20:33:37
After two months without winning away, Monaco is relaunching its exports. Very solid, the Rocher club won in Rennes (1-2) late Saturday afternoon, during the 15th day of Ligue 1. With this victory, the Monegasques take second place from Nice, before his match against Reims (Sunday at 1 p.m.). Better, they come back to three points behind Paris Saint-Germain, before their reception of Nantes at 9 p.m.
With a Breton team still on alternating current, Monaco accelerated in the second act, after an insipid first period. The right piston Vanderson opened the scoring with the flat of his foot, after a service at the right tempo from Folarin Balogun (51st, 0-1). Excluded in the meantime after a second warning (75th), the Brazilian witnessed from the bench his team’s second goal, scored by captain Youssouf Fofana against (85th, 0-2) in the middle of a disorganized Rennes defense despite the numerical superiority.
Rennes once again disappointing
Like the first scorer, the French international was also penalized just after scoring, conceding a penalty converted by Benjamin Bourigeaud (90th, 1-2). In a crazy last quarter of an hour, Rennes pushed to equalize, but goalkeeper Philipp Köhn intervened in front of Arthur Theate (78th), Amine Gouiri (90th + 1) and Mahamadou Nagida (90th + 3).
But this too late awakening was not enough for Rennes, once again too inconsistent offensively. Symbol of this offensive apathy, Ludovic Blas and Arnaud Kalimuendo, very little in sight, were whistled as they left on the hour mark. The Bretons, beaten for the fourth time in five Ligue 1 matches, are 12th and could, depending on the other results of the 15th day, be ten points behind the European places. At this rate, it will first be a question of ensuring its maintenance.
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