A new setback for Monaco in a friendly against Nice in Ligue 1

By Julian Britto

PARIS (Reuters) – Thierry Henry's Monaco lifted his undefeated game to four games with a 1-1 draw in Nice by Patrick Vieira on Wednesday during a clash between two former Arsenal players.

International duo Henry and Vieira have played 313 appearances at Arsenal alongside Arsene Wenger, former coach of the Premier League club, and France, but left out their shared history as Monaco looks for its first win in the league. championship since December 4th. .

Despite five games reported, the focus was on the match against 1998 World Cup winner Henry, who won the World Cup.

Now, San Maximeen gave the guests an advantage before Benoit Pacecelli scored the equalizer.

The result left Monaco at the bottom of the table with 15 points in 20 games, while Nice, who played in the second half with 10 men after Ihsan Saku's dismissal, remained in sixth place with 30 points.

Olympique Lyon came second in Lille after Nabil Faqir avoided a 2-2 draw with Toulouse.

Lyon lost 2-0 to Toulouse after Jimmy Dormaz's double, but Moussa Dembli scored a goal in the 75th minute and has just replaced the poor after a free kick in the 87th minute.

Lyon is third with 34 points, three points behind Lille, while St Germain has 50 points and two games postponed.

(Reuters)