At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 16, a match in the 32nd round of Ligue 1 began to compete, with Rennes facing Monaco at home. In the first half, Hamari Traore assisted Tate's header, Flanders picked it up and kicked high, and Golovin assisted Onwandson's volley. In the second half, Flanders assisted Ben Yedder's one-handed shot, Martin's shot was saved, Gilassi's shot was high, Boado scored off the bench, and Terrier scored on the penalty in the last minute. In the end, Monaco defeated Rennes 3-2.
Monaco lined up in a 4231 formation for the match. Nubel served as the starting goalkeeper. Cayo Henrique, Bediashar, Disassi and Ruben Aguilar are paired at 4 defenders. Joan Ameni and Fofana form a double back. Golovin, Flanders and Wanderson join forces. Ben Yeddell was at the top. Diop, Boado and Joan Lucas sit on the bench.
Just 2 minutes into the game, Rennes scored! Hamari Traoré crossed from the right, Tate inserted a header and the ball went into the bottom left corner of the goal! The angle of the header was very sharp, and the goalkeeper pulled his body to the limit and failed to save the ball. Rennes got a fantastic start. Six minutes later, Flanders burst into the box and faced the goalkeeper who attacked, he chose to shoot with one foot, and although the ball passed the goalkeeper, it was a little higher and fell on the top net, which was a pity that such an opportunity was not seized.
In the 11th minute, Monaco also scored! Golovin sent a penetrating diagonal pass on the left side of the midfield, Wandson stepped forward at high speed, burst into the box and shot straight into the box, and the ball drilled into the left side of the goal! The counterattack was simple and efficient, and it immediately penetrated Rennes' backline. Both sides returned to the same running line. The game was a bit dull after that, with Monaco having a few chances near the end of the half, but they were not seized. At half-time, Rennes 1-1 Monaco. Rennes had 62% possession in the first half, with only 3 shots on goal, 2 shots on target, and 1 goal. Monaco scored seven shots on goal in the first half, again scoring one goal.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 56th minute, Monaco scored again! Relying on a counter-attack opportunity, Flanders crossed the front with a header near the centre circle, and Ben Yedder stepped forward at high speed, burst into the right side of the penalty area, and got a one-handed chance to face the goalkeeper, he pumped hard, and the ball passed through the goalkeeper's side and drilled into the goal. Monaco overtook the score! In the 70th minute, Martin's volley was saved and Girassi made up for it from close range, but under the interference, he missed a good opportunity to rewrite the score since he played high.
In the 71st minute, Monaco made a substitution adjustment, with Boadú coming on as a substitute to replace Ben Yeder. Six minutes later, Monaco scored again, and Boadú, who came off the bench, scored shortly after he came on the pitch, which was too efficient. In the final moments of the game, Tyrrier scored a penalty shot. In the end, Monaco beat Rennes 3-2. Monaco went from 0-1 to a 3-2 win, completing a beautiful comeback. After winning the match, Monaco won four consecutive wins, moving from 6th to 4th.