The new Monegasque coach Niko Kovac (ex-Bayern) would no doubt have hoped for a better debut in the French championship. For its recovery, Monaco had indeed had to fight hard to snatch the draw (2-2) against Reims, Sunday during the first day of Ligue 1.
For this return to an official match, the men of the Rock gave a first glimpse of their offensive power by multiplying the opportunities but Reims, qualified this season for the preliminary rounds of the Europa League, showed icy opportunism.
Angers, first leader of Ligue 1
Led 2-0 after 21 minutes of play, the partners of Wissam Ben Yedder had to whip until the end to catch up again, thanks to their two central defenders, the former… Rémois Axel Disasi (45th + 3) and the young Benoît Badiashile, author of a sensational sequence to equalize (55th).
Which makes three draws in four games since the restart of Ligue 1 after a five-month break due to the coronavirus. Only Angers, winner 1-0 in Dijon on Saturday, therefore has three points and is at the top of the standings, two units ahead of Monaco and Reims, but also Lille and Rennes, who neutralized each other on Saturday night (1-1).
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