French Cup: Nantes vs Monaco
At 4:15 a.m. Beijing time on March 3, 2022, the semi-finals of the French Cup, Nantes will face Monaco at home. Nantes's performance this season has risen very clearly, last season was still in the relegation play-off area, fortunately after winning Toulouse, the team was able to make a thrilling relegation, and after 26 league rounds this season, it has achieved 11 wins, 6 draws and 9 defeats, ranking 8th in the league with 39 points, and currently has a 3-point gap with Rennes in the European theater. In this season's French Cup, he won Sochaux, Vitelli, Brest and Bastia and successfully reached the semi-finals, and Nantes was very lucky, passing the level, only met one Ligue 1 team, and did not encounter strong players.
Nantes have performed very well recently, the team has grabbed 10 points in 4 games, of which it is commendable to win 3-1 over The Ligue 1 team, Paris, which has only lost 2 games at the end of the league so far, including the one that fell at the feet of Nantes. In addition, Nantes has a good home record this season, and currently ranks 4th in the league at home. Although Nantes played against Metz in the league, although it ended 0-0 in the end, it is worth noting that the team manager replaced the main player shortly after the start of the second half, which shows that he still has a certain strategic tilt towards the semi-final of the French Cup.
Monaco is a team with a very deep foundation, but the results in recent seasons have not been ideal, with giants such as Paris occupying the top of the league list, the team can be said to have no way to compete for the championship, and can only mix in the upper reaches of the league. Monaco has remained so this season, with 10 wins, 8 draws and 8 defeats after 26 league rounds, ranking 9th in the league with 38 points, but in terms of points, it is only 1 point away from its opponents. In the French Cup, Monaco rushed to the final last season, but unfortunately, met the Greater Paris, the team did not win the cup.
Monaco has been in somewhat sluggish form recently, with three consecutive games without winning, being forced to draw by relegation teams such as Lorient and Bordeaux in a row, and playing at home against Reims in the last round of the league, although he achieved the leading position with Ben Yeder's goal, after giving his opponent a oolong, midfielder Lucas was sent off 2 yellows and 1 red, and was reversed by his opponent in stoppage time, and finally lost 1-2.
In terms of past encounters between the two teams, Nantes have played Monaco in the past 10 times, achieving a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses, and the past is obviously at a disadvantage, while the two meetings at the league end this season have ended in a draw. In terms of recent developments, Nantes has performed very well, with 10 consecutive points in the bag, allowing the team to see the qualification to attack European competition, while Monaco is very depressed, losing points on weak teams in a row, which is very demoralizing.