Champions League: Monaco dark at home against FC Bruges – Foot

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Published on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 20:48
| Updated 06/11/2018 at 21:28

Monaco was punished (0-4) this Tuesday, at Louis-II, by Brugge FC. The Belgian team made the difference in the first half by scoring three goals in twelve minutes in the first half.

The match: 0-4

The result is cruel but not illogical. Monaco fell heavily on Tuesday (0-4) against FC Brugge in a stadium Louis II that sounded hollow. Defensive feverishness, offensive clumsiness, the Monegasques have again displayed all the flaws that explain why they are today on the brink and 19e of Ligue 1.

Thierry Henry, he will have to wait to celebrate his first victory at the helm of this team who obviously looks forward to the return of his many wounded (Subasic, Golovin, Jovetic, Rony Lopes, etc.) to be able to show another face.

Henry had opted for a four-man defense consisting of Sidibé, Glik, Jemerson and Barreca. She gave in the 12th minute on the first real Belgian offensive. Not aggressive enough, Jemerson left Wesley center who found Vanaken in the back of Djibril Sidibe. Before that goal, Falcao (6th) and Diop (7th) had the opportunity to open the scoring.

Less than five minutes after that first goal, Brugge FC got a pretty generous penalty on a Barreca hand. Vanaken did not ask any questions and cheated Benaglio (17th). Two goals conceded in less than 20 minutes, the evening already turned into a nightmare for the ASM. The timid reaction of Tielemans (22nd) was not enough and Wesley, taking advantage of the pbadivity of the Monegasque defense, scored the third goal of the Belgian team (24th).

Monaco had a few bursts by Chadli on free kick (32), Falcao (40) or Diop (45 + 1) late in the first period. Sidibé (51), Falcao (57) and Tielemans also tried (81) but without much conviction and it was the Bruges FC that scored a fourth goal late in the game in the rain and the enthusiastic encouragement of his supporters. On a release from Horvath, Rezaei extended the recovered Vormer ball that was able to quietly beat Benaglio still abandoned by his defense (85th).

To make matters worse, Monaco also lost Kamil Glik injured right thigh in the 73rd minute on a pbad that seemed harmless. The bad day of the club, whose owner Dimitri Rybolovlev was placed in custody in the morning, has indeed confirmed.

It could still continue since a victory of Atlético de Madrid on Tuesday night (21:00) against Borussia Dortmund eliminate AS Monaco of the competition.

4-0
This is the biggest defeat of Monaco at home in the Champions League. (Opta)

4
Monaco have conceded 4 penalties in their last 7 Champions League matches. (Opta)

12
Since winning in the quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund in 2016-2017 (3-1), Monaco remains on 12 games without success in the Champions League (3 draws, 9 losses).

Player: Vanaken hurt them

Hans Vanaken, the midfielder from Bruges, bowed Monaco in five minutes. It was he who opened the scoring in the 12th minute, receiving a Wesley center that the defense had failed to push back. Five minutes later, he grabbed the ball and converted the penalty awarded to his team after a hand from Barreca. He is involved in 3 goals in the last 2 Champions League games (2 goals, 1 badist in the first leg against Monaco) of Brugge FC.