• Golovin and Ben Yedder allowed Monaco to beat Stade Rennais this Sunday (2-1).

  • Niko Kovac's men remain third, one point ahead of Olympique Lyonnais and keep control before a trip to Lens.

  • The Rennais lost but still have a chance to catch Europe if they do better than Lens during the reception of Nîmes. 

At one o'clock to kick off, a pouring rain fell on Rennes. As if all the tears of Stade Rennais supporters came to cry this season like no other. At 9 p.m., the rain was falling in Monaco. Symbolizing the tears of joy of Monegasque supporters on their way to the Champions League. Niko Kovac's men folded the game in thirty minutes thanks to Ben Yedder and Golovin, before managing to win 2-1 against Rennes who were too timid and completely overwhelmed in the first. The clear victory of Olympique Lyonnais did not change anything. ASM remains third with one point ahead of its pursuer.

It was clearly not the game to watch from this multiplex.

In a meeting with double stakes, the Monegasques quickly suffocated Rennes poorly in their evening.

Served by a very good Golovin, Ben Yedder dropped Damien Da Silva to death on Sunday, to afford a 20th goal on a love of pique deposited at the foot of the post of Alfred Gomis in the 16th minute.

The passer became a scorer on a long shot blocked by Da Silva less than a quarter of an hour later and the case was in the bag.

“The coach had the right words.

The match had to be folded in the first half.

This is what we did ”, summarized Youssouf Fofana at the microphone of Canal +.

"We will first think about this cup final"

A few days before his Coupe de France final against Paris, Niko Kovac's ASM will have to do better in Lens than Lyon, which receives Nice to keep its third place. Mathematically, the Monegasques are even still in the race for the title. Lille would have to lose heavily and PSG would have to bow at the same time. “We will first think about this cup final. We won the first of three, ”analyzed the ASM coach. The “three finals” mentioned by the Croatian coach are clear: the first against Rennes is won. The second will undoubtedly be tougher at the Stade de France against PSG. And the last will undoubtedly be suffocating against a Racing Club de Lens slapped in Bordeaux.

Probable end of a terrible adventure at Stade Rennais for Damien Da Silva who was logically excluded following a very poorly controlled gesture on Ballo-Touré ... #ASMSRFC

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The men of the Rock can count on the unlikely support of Rennes for their last outing of the season.

In battle with OM and Lens, Bruno Génésio's men will receive Nîmes, already relegated and will have to do better than RCL to offer themselves the sixth qualifying place for the new Europa League Conference.

Badly entered into the meeting, the Bretons suffered against the Monegasque pressing, like their captain Damien Da Silva, at fault on both goals and sent off at the end of the meeting for a nasty sole on Ballo-Touré.

“We unfortunately showed immaturity on both goals.

Then we responded very well.

We scored this goal which allows us to get back into the game.

But we lacked dynamism to equalize at the end of the match, ”Bruno Génésio analyzed after the match.

Da Silva's latest?

The entry into play of Serhou Guirassy at half-time in place of a transparent Eduardo Camavinga changed a lot of things.

The own goal offered by Axel Disasi even revived the suspense.

But Monaco held on.

“From now on, we do not control our destiny.

We will have to do whatever it takes to beat Nîmes.

Then we'll see what's going on in Lens ”.

The match will be without Damien Da Silva, who will be suspended.

The Rennes captain should leave Brittany.

“He was very touched in the locker room.

You will certainly know why a little later, ”said Génésio.

Was it his last with Rennes?

“Most definitely, yes”.

Arrived from Caen in 2018, the man won captain, participating in the qualification for the Champions League.

But his last season in red and black will have been missed.

Like his last release.

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