On 30 April, one of the matches in the 33rd round of the French football championship took place. Monaco (France) and Montpellier (France) met.
UEFA Champions League, round 33
Monaco (France) - Montpellier (France) - 0:4 (0:1)
Goals: Arnaud Nordin (28)
Warnings: Ben Yedder (37), Maripane (45+1), K. Kouyate (58)
Monaco and Montpellier met in a Ligue 1 match at the Stade Louis II. The score was 0-1 in favour of Montpellier at half-time and by the end of the match the score was 0-4 in favour of the visiting team. Let's take a look at how events unfolded. On 28 minutes, Montpellier's A. Nordin scored the first goal of the match. 37 minutes into the match, the yellow card was given to the Monaco player Ben Yedder, while in the 45th minute, the yellow card was given to Maripane. At half-time, the score was 0-1. At the start of the second half, Monaco made three quick substitutions. E. Diop was replaced by K. Diatta, C. Wolland came on in place of E. Ben Seguir, and A. Golovin made way for I. Jacobs, all on 46 minutes. G. Maripan was replaced by K. Matsima in the 51st minute and Montpellier's K. Kouyate received a yellow card in the 58th minute. Montpellier increased their lead in the 65th minute thanks to a goal from F. Maouass.
They then made their first substitution of the second half: W. Khazri replaced K. Fayad in the 70th minute. Then, Montpellier made their second substitution: S. Mavidi came on instead of F. Maouss. In the 71st minute, Montpellier fielded L. Le Roy, replacing J. Chotard. In the 72nd minute, A. Nordin scored his second goal of the game, bringing Montpellier's advantage to three goals. They increased their lead even further thanks to a goal from S. Mavidi in the 79th minute. Montpellier then made two more substitutions: E. Vahy replaced W. Germain in the 83rd minute and then A. Nordin was replaced by A. A. Nordin was substituted for A. Guéguin. Monaco made the final substitution in the 84th minute: C Enrique was replaced by E. Mataso. The match ended 0-4. Despite Monaco's efforts in the second half, Montpellier's strong play earned them a deserved victory. The next time these teams face off, Monaco will be looking to put up more serious opposition, but in the meantime, Montpellier can celebrate their victory.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Angers vs Monaco and Lyon vs Montpellier.
| Monaco | Montpellier | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 9 |
| 7 | Strokes | 19 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 5 | Kicks from the penalty area | 13 |
| 2 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 6 |
| 11 | Offences | 12 |
| 3 | Corner | 11 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 54% | Possession of the ball | 46% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 4 |
| 437 | Total assists | 363 |
| 364 | Accurate passes | 284 |
| 83% | Accuracy of transmissions | 78% |