A match in the round of 16 of Ligue 1 is contested, with Monaco hosting Lyon. Monaco has a good record, with 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the first 15 league games, with 30 points, ranking 3rd and in the first group of the championship, not too much behind Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the table. Seven-time Ligue 1 champions Lyon's results can be described as terrible, with only two wins and nine defeats in the first 15 league games, and four draws, with only 10 points and sitting in the bottom 1st, which is unbelievable. Monaco face Lyon in this form, and the goal is naturally to get all three points. As a result, I didn't expect Monaco to lose and be killed!
Monaco lined up 3421 formations. Balogun is at the forefront. Takumi Minamino and Akeliush teamed up. Diatta, Wesley Fofana, Kamara and Jacobs partnered in midfield. The back three of Singo, Denis Zakaria and Salisu started the game. Kuhn was the starting goalkeeper. Lyon, for their part, fielded an attacking combination of Lacazette, Shcherki and Novama.
In the 10th minute of the game, Juan Mata's free kick went straight to the goal and kicked it high. Three minutes later, Nowama beat the goalkeeper to score the goal, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Mata was awarded another free-kick and he was still playing high. Alexandre Lacazette's long-range shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper. Balogun's close-range shot was cleared away by the goalkeeper. I thought the game would end 0-0. Unexpectedly, in the 85th minute, the goal appeared! Niles sent an assist, and Jefinho outflanked and pushed in the middle of the penalty area, scoring the ball and completing the stunner! Monaco collapsed! In the end, Monaco lost 0-1 to the bottom team Lyon, causing a big upset.
In this game, Monaco had 59% possession and 19 crazy shots on goal, but only 4 were on target and failed to score. Lyon, on the other hand, had just five shots on goal in total, scoring one. It's an incredible result. Balogun alone had five shots on goal, equivalent to the number of shots from Lyon's entire team, and failed to score one. Takumi Minamino had 2 shots on goal but none were on target. There was no doubt that substitute Jefinho was the man of the match, playing just 14 minutes and scoring with his only shot on goal! It's too important for Lyon's relegation road!