Monaco vs Lille 1-1

Monaco and Lille shared a 1-1 draw at Stade Louis II after Ethan Mbappe put the visitors ahead and Edan Diop levelled for the hosts. Lille held on after Nianzou Tanguy Kouassi was sent off in the second half.

The only goal before the break came in the 24th minute, when Ethan Mbappe scored from Soriba Diaoune’s assist to make it 1-0 to Lille. Monaco had already been forced into an early change on 15 minutes, with Ansu Fati replaced by Mathys Detourbet, and Mamadou Coulibaly was booked on 32 minutes before Lille’s Hákon Arnar Haraldsson was shown yellow two minutes later. Monaco then made two changes at the interval, with Coulibaly making way for Matthis Abline and Denis Zakaria replaced by Edan Diop. Lille led 1-0 at half-time.

Monaco pressed after the restart and equalised on 74 minutes, when Diop, who had come on at half-time, scored from Jordan Teze’s assist to make it 1-1. Lille had already lost Soriba Diaoune to a 63rd-minute substitution and then saw Nianzou Tanguy Kouassi dismissed on 66 minutes, with Romain Perraud also booked in the same minute. Lille made two more changes on 80 minutes, while Monaco introduced Folarin Balogun in stoppage time after Mathys Detourbet had already been booked on 56 minutes and Vanderson was cautioned on 90+1 minutes.

Monaco had 64% of the possession, 605 passes to Lille’s 354, 20 shots to 4, six on target to two, 6 corners to 1 and 2.18 expected goals to 0.71. Lille still finished with five saves, while Monaco made one.

Monaco’s bookings went to Mamadou Coulibaly on 32 minutes, Mathys Detourbet on 56 minutes and Vanderson on 90+1 minutes. Lille’s yellow cards went to Hákon Arnar Haraldsson on 34 minutes, Romain Perraud on 66 minutes, Maxima Goffi on 90+2 minutes and Berke Özer on 90+4 minutes, with Nianzou Tanguy Kouassi sent off on 66 minutes.