So there you are, chugging along in France with the inevitability
of Lyon's dominance and then suddenly out of nowhere...BOOM (copyright Jurgen
Klopp 2016)
At the Parc des Princes in front of 11,056 supporters, Monaco, the
Division Three side with a Golden Bear in charge decided to unleash their
Golden Bollocks on Gary Naylor's PSG side.
An even and hard fought match with possession shared started
well for the home side with Pastore giving PSG the lead in only three
minutes...things looked bleak for Monaco but one thing we are learning about
the side from the principality is that they are plucky, they keep going and
they can grind out a result when needed. Level at Half Time thanks to Moutinho
hitting the net on 13 minutes this game had the look of yet another draw all
over it...but whatever the half time team talk consisted of it worked as Monaco
proved sharper than their Division Two rivals where it mattered most...Moutinho
in 63 minutes and Gabi on 77 seeing Monaco run out 3-1 winners and with events
elsewhere taking a turn for the worst for Lyon there was a grand view awaiting
Monaco from the table summit upon the final whistle...they are daring now to
dream big in Monaco...two games to go and still unbeaten in the group could
they be on the brink of advancing against all the odds.
And to help them their Division Three compatriots Marseille pulled
off a shock at the Velodrome with a 1-0 win against Lyon...yes Lyon...the
team who two games ago must have thought this was going to be a walk in the
park are now having to look up at Monaco above them in the table and looking down
to see PSG and Marseille both snapping at their heels a couple of points
adrift.
Lyon dominated, they tackled hard and that was maybe their undoing
on the night...Marseille took the lead completely against the run of the game
on 43 minutes through Rekik...Lyon's Grenier being sent off just after the
restart on 46 minutes gave Marseille hope of clinging on and they did with some
excellent defending against increasingly desperate Lyon attacks...Marseille's
Kevin Wallace had written off their chances and made three changes to the
starting line up to allow a bit of fringe player game time...their only slim hope
was the fixtures that gave them three home games now to try and rekindle their
tournament...after last night they might once again be in the mix to advance and if they don't they may yet play a big part in who does.
Two games to go, Monaco top on 8 points, a positive goal difference and still unbeaten after 4 games...would anyone now bet against them??
Lyon are second on 6 points with PSG & Marseille on 4 apiece...suddenly things look a lot different in France and its all back in the mix going into the final two midweeks.
Next week its Lyon v PSG and Monaco travel to Marseille.
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