Monaco (AFP)

Wissam Ben Yedder, author of a double, and Islam Slimani, also scorer, were the great artisans of the victory of Monaco, acquired snatch Rennes (3-2), Sunday at the 10th day of L1.

After this double, including a masterful pivot half-volley in the added time (3-2, 90 + 4), WBY is now the top scorer in the championship with 8 achievements. He thus offered the best of remedies after his failed match in Blue against Turkey last Monday.

He and Slimani have, once again this season, worn Monaco. With 9 points before the match, as much as the relegation, the team of the Principality had the obligation to win.

After her non-match in Montpellier before the truce (3-1), she was aiming to return to victory. History to reassure and show that the improvement born of the six points collected against Nice and Brest was not temporary.

It is strong of this feeling that Slimani, well launched in the surface by Fabregas, gave a 7th decisive pass this season. His perfect center was victoriously picked up by Ben Yedder at the far post (1-0, 3rd).

Monaco seemed perfectly gone. But in five games of L1 at home, the Red and White have always conceded at least one goal. This sixth did not derogate from the rule.

Before the quarter of an hour of play, Rennes, which until then had not really been dangerous except by Hunou who fell on a very good Lecomte (5th), managed to return to the score.

Maouassa infiltrates between Aguilar and Fabregas, passive. He accelerates ahead of Glik, overwhelmed. And mark a nice cross shot (1-1, 12th).

Since then, Jardim's men have dominated, they have, until the break, never been able to regain the advantage. Apart from the attempts of the doublet WBY-Slimani, their game was too stereotyped, like the performances of laterals Aguilar and Gil Dias.

- Offensive talent in Monaco -

The latter would also be seriously at fault on the second goal Rennes. He gave a Hunou who did not ask for so much, a balloon he should have let out (1-2, 48th).

However, if defensively, Monaco remains very ill (21 goals conceded in 10 games), she has offensive talent. Fabregas recovers a missed pass from Da Silva and launches Slimani, who does not miss the offering (2-2, 56th).

Monaco grows disorderly. Rennes has goal situations. Jardim tries everything for the whole while bringing in Keita Baldé. If the latter believes first to give the victory to his before the VAR intervenes (85th), it will be decisive passer for Ben Yedder in stoppage time (3-2, 90 + 4).

This defeat, under the eyes of Djokovic, the N.1 world tennis, is terrible for Rennes, which sees Monaco back to its height in the standings (12 points) and which goes on a 9th match without a win (4 draws, 5 losses all competitions), since 25 August in Strasbourg (3rd day, 2-0). Julien Stephan and the Britons sink into the crisis. Unlike Monaco, which comes out ...

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