Just three days after a great performance and a deserved draw against PSG, Monaco was defeated – for the third time in the last five games. The ‘Dukes’ are without a win for almost a month, and the car went downhill since the elimination from the Champions League in a double match with PSV Eindhoven. It looked like a draw with Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes last weekend might get Philippe Clément’s side back on track, but tonight’s edition against Troyes showed that the problems are clearly quite deep and not so easily resolved. The team that last celebrated on the sidelines half a year ago, played at the Louis II stadium as if they were at least Bayern Munich or Manchester City and achieved a convincing triumph – 4:2.Frozen out at Monaco, Diop finds a way into the Cote d’Azur sunshineThere is no doubt that the key to everything was Guillermo Maripan’s red card in the penultimate minute of the first half, but it is a weak consolation for the favorite who after five rounds has only five points. The game started totally opposite as Maripan was the hero who used Takumi Minamine’s throw-in to score the first goal of the match – 1:0. Troyes equalized from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute through Florent Tardeu, but the same player managed to force a second yellow card for Maripan, and it was the beginning of the end for the hosts.Le penalty c’est incroyable pic.twitter.com/t5RqLSGnmU— Part time 🇲🇨 (@D_Givens_) August 31, 2022 Odober turned Mame Balde’s pass to make it 1:2, so Balde hit the crossbar of Nubel’s goal with a terrible volley – 1:3. Monaco came back in no time, reduced the score to 2:3 through Fofana, but in the 78th minute Salmiya set the final score. Philip Kleman opted for a 3-4-1-2 formation, with extremely offensive defenders Vanderson and Jakobs, between whom Mohamed Kamara and Yusuf Fofana filled the heart of the field. Disasi, Guillermo Maripan and Malang Sarr were in the last line, Embolo and Wissam Ben Yedder were at the very top of the attack, and Takumi Minamino was behind them.LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 5Wednesday20.00: (1.33) Olympique Lyon (6.25) Auxerre (10.0)20.00: (1.41) Monaco (4.80) Troyes (8.50)20.00: (2.16) Montpellier (3.35) Ajaccio (3.60)20.00: (2.04) Strasbourg (3.50) Nantes (4.10)20.00: (2.60) Angers (3.20) Reims (3.10)22.00: (2.14) Lille (3.50) Nice (3.80)22.00: (1.66) Lens (3.90) Lorient (6.25)22.00: (1.43) Olympique Marseille (4.50) Clermont (8.50)22.00: (1.53) Rennes (4.50) Brest (7.25)22.00: (12.0) Toulouse (7.00) PSG (1.28)***odds are subject to change
