Monaco go top of Ligue 1 as woes continue for Lens
- On Friday, Monaco continued their winning start to the Ligue season with a 2-1 victory over Lens, moving three points clear at the top of the standings.
- Lens's recent defeat followed a turbulent week after the club fired coach Dino Toppmoller on Tuesday and replaced him with Yannick Cahuzac, an appointment that has proved controversial.
- Striker Paris Brunner put Monaco ahead in the 32nd minute, but defender Matthieu Udol equalized for Lens 12 minutes into the second half; late pressure forced an own goal from Jonathan Gradit six minutes from time.
- With this result, Monaco sits three points clear at the top of the standings, while Lens remains in 10th place with four points.
- American international Folarin Balogun returned as a late substitute for Monaco on Friday, marking his first appearance since the World Cup in July after a proposed transfer to the Premier League fell through.
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Monaco has temporarily taken over the lead of Ligue 1 by beating Lens 2 to 1 this Friday at the opening of the 5th day at the Louis-II stadium thanks in particular to a new goal of its German attacker Monaco
For his first coach N.1 of the RC Lens, Yannick Cahuzac thought that he had succeeded in coaching Jean-Clair Todibo, who was in great pain, by Jonathan Granit. And especially with the setting up of a four-way defense instead of the three axials, often overwhelmed by the Monegasque attack in the first period. But, on a centre of Vanderson, while Monaco was shyly trying to regain the advantage against the upper Artesians in the game, Gradit, in du…
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Balogun returns as Monaco beat Lens to continue strong Ligue 1 start
Paris Brunner, the young German striker, gave the principality club a first-half lead with his sixth goal in seven games since the beginning of the campaign. Matthieu Udol headed in the equaliser on the hour mark for last season's runners-up Lens, who were playing their first match since the shock sacking of coach Dino Toppmoeller after just six games in charge. He has been replaced by Yannick Cahuzac, the former Lens player who had been a membe…
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