With 50 points, the Monegasques remain six lengths behind Rennes, currently on the podium, whom they will challenge at Roazhon Park next Friday (9:00 p.m.) in a top match at the start of the 32nd day.

Troyes, which remained on three wins and two draws in its last five matches, is, for its part, the victim of a setback in its race to maintain.

But Bruno Irles and his players keep five points ahead of Saint-Etienne, barrage.

If Troyes could hardly hope for better, as he was dominated, Monaco had a lot of trouble affording the possibility of strikes.

We had to wait for a foul on Aleksandr Golovin, about 23 meters away, full axis: around the ball, the two Brazilians were prepared, Vanderson, right-hander, and Caio Henrique the left-hander.

Skillful, the latter hit rolled up, on the goalkeeper side, a ball fleeing Jessy Moulin, who, for his first of the season in L1, had the unfortunate initiative to shift a step to the right.

He therefore lost his duel.

Monaco scored on its first attempt on target (1-0, 19th).

Trojan goalkeeper Jessy Moulin concedes the first Monegasque goal from a free kick taken by Brazilian defender Caio Henrique, during the 31st day of Ligue 1, April 10, 2022 at the Stade Louis II Valery HACHE AFP

While it chained the corners, the team of the Principality did little on target.

Like Myron Boadu, incapable of spontaneity and whose control broke the action, when he had been ideally served by Wissam Ben Yedder (36th).

Volland enters and scores

As always in these conditions, the opposing team has an opportunity, and after having made the round back, the men of Irles equalized before the break.

Served by his captain Florian Tardieu, Ike Ugbo, back to goal, played Benoît Badiashile then his pivot shot surprised Alexander Nübel, beaten by a returning post (1-1, 39th).

The joy of the English striker from Troyes Ike Ugbo, after having equalized against Monaco, during the 31st day of Ligue 1, April 10, 2022 at the Stade Louis II Valery HACHE AFP

After the break, Monaco increased their dominance.

But it took the entry of Kevin Volland in place of an insipid Boadu (56th), for the Red and Whites to manage to get ahead.

On his first opportunity, the German international acrobatically controlled a cross from Golovin to resume violently and victoriously as a pivot from the left (2-1, 57th).

Monaco's German striker Kevin Volland (c), congratulated by his teammates after scoring the 2nd goal at home against Troyes, during the 31st day of Ligue 1, April 10, 2022 at the Louis II Stadium Valery HACHE AFP

Certainly, Troyes had a chance to equalize.

But, by very little, Ugbo failed to frame the center of Xavier Chavalerin (68th).

And after Paris SG (3-0) then Metz (2-1), Monaco therefore chained a third victory in L1 … before going to challenge Rennes.

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