Something’s brewing in Monte Carlo. Monaco played at Nice on Sunday night and won the southern derby 1-0 thanks to Breel Embolo’s late header. But there were many Monaco fans’ eyes focused on their team’s bench, where their captain Wissam Ben Yedder sat.You’d expect coach Philippe Clement to field his main goalscorer in such an important Ligue 1 fixture, but 19-times French international Ben Yedder remained sat on the bench.Nine minutes after Embolo hit what would prove the only goal of the game, Ben Yedder took his jersey off, left it on the bench, and walked back to the dressing room, supposedly to the toilet. He returned to the edge of the pitch late on, and spoke briefly with Clement before going on to salute the travelling fans.Det ender 1-0 til Monaco, men det er Wissam Ben Yedder som stjeler overskriftene. Nektet å komme inn og raste rett i garderoben.Skal sies at storscoreren kom ut igjen etterpå, men ble da sittende på benken ut kampen. Spesiell situasjon ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/EuDs5jnZrp— Robin Haugen (@RobinHaugen2) September 4, 2022 After the match, the Belgian coach was asked more about the Ben Yedder situation than the victory his team had just achieved.”I don’t know what happened. My staff told me he was in the bathroom. I spoke with Wissam after the game. I saw him going to applaud our fans with his teammates. I don’t believe there is a problem.”Was it an act of frustration and protest or did he really had to go and answer the call of nature? We cannot say for sure, but Ben Yedder remained an unused substitution even though he appeared to be warming up to come on prior to Embolo’s goal.Monaco captain for the match Axel Sisasi played down the situation and defended the striker.”Ben Yedder is a competitor. It’s normal for him to be frustrated. He wanted to help the team. But there is no problem with Wissam, who is a superb person. He is one of the most experienced in the locker room. So he will never do anything that would harm the team of himself.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6615044##Clement can at least rest assured that his choices led to Monaco’s victory. Monaco’s defence deprived Nice of time and space in the final third, successfully shackling forwards Gaetan Laborde and Andy Delort. The Monegasques moved into 10th ahead of a crucial week where they will face Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League, before welcoming Lyon at the Stade Louis II next weekend.Nice, meanwhile, slipped to 16th in the Ligue 1 table despite bringing yet another players in – former Chelsea and Everton midfielder Ross Barkley.LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 6SaturdayAuxerre – Olympique de Marseille 0-2 (0-1)/Gerson 8, Sanchez 84/Olympique Lyonnais – Angers 5-0 (2-0)/Toko Ekambi 31, 59, Lacazette 38, Lukeba 62, Dembele 88/Nantes – Paris Saint-Germain 0-3 (0-1)/Mbappe 17, 55, Mendes 68/SundayMontpellier – Lille 1-3 (1-1)/Wahi 20 – David 41, Gomes 57, David 90+4/Ajaccio – Lorient 0-1 (0-0)/Outtara 51/Brest – Strasbourg 1-1 (1-1)/Lees-Melou 6 – Ajorque 28 pen/Clermont – Toulouse 2-0 (0-0)/Gonalons 46, Cham 90+6/Reims – Lens 1-1 (0-0)/Balogun 71 – Openda 82/Troyes – Rennes 1-1 (1-0)/Ugbo 14 – Santamaria 48/Nice – Monaco 0-1 (0-0)/Embolo 69/
