The French champion "Monaco" continued their title defense last night with a third consecutive victory. However, "Metz" proved to be a much tougher opponent than expected.
Philippe Hinschberger's players did not score any points in the first two rounds, but this time they were very close to the goal, as the "Monegasques" could not break their defense for more than an hour.
In the first half, "Monaco" did not even dominate in terms of ball control, so after the break, coach Leonardo Jardim had to replace Marcos Lopes with Guido Carrillo as a second forward.
As the match approached its end, the champions finally broke through their defense and in the 77th minute a crucial pass was made by Rachid Ghezzal, who came on as a substitute. It was at that moment that the only goal in this match was scored by Radamel Falcao, who has been in excellent form recently. This was already the fifth goal by the Colombian.
It is worth mentioning that Falcao once again lacked the help of young talent Kylian Mbappe. The 18-year-old was not even on the bench, which will undoubtedly further fuel rumors about his move to "Paris Saint-Germain".
Result:
"Metz" 0 - 1 "Monaco" [0-1] 77' Radamel Falcao
