Is the qualification soaring for the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven three weeks ago?
Is it the departure of Aurélien Tchouaméni to Real Madrid, an unreplaced centerpiece?
Or is it just circumstantial.
Still, Monaco muffled their football this Saturday and paid cash against RC Lens, more playful and alert than ever.
What you must remember.
Facing a borrowed Monegasque team, Franck Haise's players monopolized the ball in the first half and, as usual, passed it around until they found the opening.
From the 7th minute, Openda victoriously took over a cross from Pereira Da Costa.
Half an hour later, the break was made, after Machado, left side, exploited a dumpling from Vanderson, and beat Nübel with a powerful cross shot from the left foot (0-2, 38th).
Almost against the run of play, Badiashile reduced the mark before the break, heading from a corner (1-2, 41st) but the mass was said on the Rock.
Unable to recover in the second half, Monaco again suffered the law of the Northerners, relentless in defense and inspired offensively.
Two new goals added to the bill, by Seko Fofana from the penalty spot (1-3, 55th), then by Saïd (1-4, 78th).
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In anticipation of the trip to the Parc des Princes next Sunday, coach Philippe Clement has eight days to find solutions, under penalty of another disappointment against PSG.
The player.
Seko Fofana.
Runner, recoverer, initiator of movements and even scorer on penalty kick at the hour of play, the captain of the blood and gold has once again shown himself to be essential in the Lensois device.
Artesian supporters just have to cross their fingers that the leader of Racing, 27, coveted on the transfer market, is not taken from them by the end of the transfer window on August 31.
🔥 Chicoté
Les Lensois celebrate the victory in Monaco with their crowd!
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The number.
12. Author of ten games without defeat in the last straight line of the championship last season, Monaco fell from the 3rd day this season.
The beautiful Monegasque series therefore stops at 12 this Saturday.
The statement.
Benoît Badiashile (at the microphone of Prime Video): “It's a heavy but deserved defeat.
We can only blame ourselves.
We do not have to put the necessary ingredients.
There was not a moment when we thought we could raise our heads to turn this game around.
It's very hard to get over it when you lose this way..."
