US EditionIncredible ŠUlc! Czech Midfielder Scores Twice as Lyon Beats Monaco in Ligue 1
Pavel Šulc scored twice, reaching 11 goals this season, as Lyon secured a 3-1 victory over Monaco, who suffered their sixth loss in seven league games.
- On Saturday, Pavel Šulc scored twice as Olympique Lyonnais beat AS Monaco 3-1 in Ligue 1, cementing Lyon's fifth-place position.
- After joining from Jablonec, Pavel Šulc has tallied 11 goals in 23 games, marking him among the season's top signings.
- Lyon opened the scoring in the 35th minute from a Corentin Tolisso corner headed on by Nicolas Tagliafico before Pavel Šulc kneed the ball in, and Šulc’s second came in the 57th minute with an arrowed strike.
- Monaco lost their goalkeeper early when Lukas Hradecky was injured and replaced by Philipp K�hn, while Mamadou Coulibaly was sent off in the 70th for a high tackle.
- The late goal from Abner Vinicius made it 3, marking Monaco's sixth loss in seven league games, as Lyon won Saturday.
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Once again defeated in Ligue 1, this time by the Ol (3-1), Monaco finished the encounter at ten after the expulsion of his young milieu Mamadou Coulibaly for a tab to the throat.
The Lyons showed maturity by imposing their law against Monegasques who were still defensively fragile and reduced to ten in the 70th minute of the game. A double of Sulc and a goal from Abner allowed the OL to consolidate their 5th place while approaching the podium.
Thanks to a double of Pavel Sulc, Lyon beat AS Monaco (3-1) on Saturday.
It's the first shock of this new year in the Ligue 1 in France. The Monegasques will not start 2026 in confidence, they who finished 2025 in boudin water. Sébastien Pocognoli's men won only one of their last 6 championship games, and they will be in the middle of the table.The Lyons will land with the wind in their backs. Paulo Fonseca's men have been successful 3 times in 4 games in December. It's a good opportunity to get closer to the leading…
LAS Monaco receives Olympique Lyonnais on Saturday in the shock of the 17th day of Ligue 1. At the edge of the crisis, the Principality's club has an urgent need for points in order not to dive into the standings.
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