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Monaco beats Lyon in a hard-fought match
Décines-Charpieu, France – Monaco emerged victorious in a hard-fought match against Lyon at the Groupama Stadium, with a final score of 2-0. The game was marked by intensity and a struggle in midfield, with Monaco dominating possession and Lyon looking for opportunities on the counter-attack.
Monaco opened the scoring in the 65th minute with a goal from E. Ben Seghir, assisted by M. Akliouche. The second goal came in the 80th minute, scored by L. Camara, assisted by K. Ouattara.
Lyon, on the other hand, had difficulty generating danger in the opponent’s area, only shooting once on target. Monaco, in contrast, was more effective and found the back of the net twice.
The match was marked by discipline, with a total of 28 fouls, and by yellow and red cards. M. Salisu (Monaco) received a yellow card in the 44th minute, while C. Tolisso (Lyon) received his in the 90th minute. L. Camara (Monaco) received two yellow cards in the 90th minute and was sent off with a red card.
Monaco takes home three important points that place them in the upper part of the table, while Lyon will need to improve its performance in the coming rounds.
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Substitutions lyon: at minute 17 G. Mikautadze came in and E. Nuamah went out., at minute 73 M. Balde came in and M. Fofana went out., at minute 73 N. Matic came in and Abner went out., at minute 81 C. Tolisso came in and M. Caqueret went out., at minute 81 M. Diawara came in and S. Benrahma went out.
Substitutions monaco: at minute 64 G. Ilenikhena came in and B. Embolo went out., at minute 64 J. Teze came in and Vanderson went out., at minute 76 K. Ouattara came in and E. Ben Seghir went out., at minute 86 S. Magassa came in and D. Zakaria went out., at minute 86 W. Singo came in and T. Minamino went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Lyon
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Monaco
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