Absent in the first period, then dominant in the second half, Monaco, lacking in realism, was caught on the counterattack, and lost at home to the Hungarians Ferencváros, Thursday evening during the 2nd day of the Europa League.
The victory in Belgrade (1-0) last week was not improved. Blame it on a tasteless first period. He is also to blame for an inability to score despite the great chances in the second period. Finally, the mistake was a successful volley by Balint Vécsei deflected by Ruben Aguilar at the end of the match (0-1, 80th).
With three points, Monaco sees the Turks of Trabzonspor, winner of the Red Star Belgrade (2-1), steal second place in Group H. On 6 and 13 October Philippe Clement’s men will have no choice left. It will take at least four points in the double confrontation against Trabzonspor, starting at home.
Nantes disappoints
Very disappointing FC Nantes lost 3-0 goals heavily in Baku to Azerbaijani champions Qarabag.
Winners at home against Olympiakos (2-1) on Matchday 1, Antoine Kombouaré’s players find themselves third in Group G, overtaken by their opponent of the day (2nd) for goal difference.
Next day, 6 October, Nantes will make a trip that promises to be dangerous to Freiburg, first in the group with two wins.
On Thursday in Baku, Kombouaré had chosen to leave Evann Guessand, Quentin Merlin, Denis Appiah, Andrei Girotto and Pedro Chirivella on the bench, reigning champions last Sunday in the defeat of Lorient (3-2). Ludovic Blas, on the other hand, returned to the XI holder.
Nantes captain Alban Lafont delayed the deadline for a long time with some class saves (36th, 43rd, 51st), but ended up giving in to the clear domination of the enemy, accentuated by the lack of combativeness and imagination of the Canaries. Only Simon Moses, to his left, could bear the danger, but without concluding (14, 27).
Because things immediately went badly for Nantes, who conceded three goals in twelve minutes!
Ghanaian international Owusu Kwabena opened the scoring after a good three-way combination with Brazilian Kady and Frenchman Abdellah Zoubir, former Lensois (60th).
A goal that seemed to knock out the Canary Islands, which therefore took on water from all sides.
So, after another saved in catastrophe, Nantes conceded Zoubir’s second goal, with a left-footed cross level with the ground (65 °).
And seven minutes later the Montenegrin Marko Jankovic, free from any marking, gave more space to the victory of his team with a shot from the left from outside the area, on which Lafont was unable to do anything.
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