Each team has had its period. The first to the advantage of Lille. The second to the credit of the Principality’s players. The final result is disappointing but before the kick-off, Jocelyn Gourvennec would have signed for this point sharing. The Lille coach prepared for this match in a most complicated context: Weah, Gomes and David returned late from selection, Sanches returned injured from Portugal, Yilmaz who played two matches with Turkey had no juice. Bamba injured his ankle. Xeka was not 100%. Finally, Reinildo suffered from gastroenteritis on the afternoon of the match.
Fact of the match: David misses the ball 3-0
Yet Lille almost achieved the perfect first half. In the 39th minute the Canadian Jonathan David gave himself a huge opportunity to score a hat-trick. Launched behind the defense by Jonathan Ikoné, the northerner striker unfortunately lost his duel with Nübel the Monegasque goalkeeper.
Player of the match: Goalkeeper Grbic commits 2 errors
The Croatian goalkeeper was wrong twice on the lawn of Louis 2. The last Lille rampart was taken twice by surprise at the near post on strikes from Diatta and Ben Yedder. Two hand faults that marked an average match during which he never really reassured his teammates.
The stat: 8 points lost in the last 10 minutes.
Lille players end their L1 matches very badly. They have already lost 8 points in the money-time: 2 against Monaco (2-2 in the 83rd), Saint-Etienne (1-1 in the 87th) and Angers (1-1 in the 83rd), 1 against Paris ( 1-2 at the 88th) and Lorient (1-2 at the 87th).