AS Monaco

AS Monaco

2nd in French Ligue 1
Monaco consolidate second spot with 4-1 win over lowly Clermont, Brest draw at Nantes Monaco consolidate second spot with 4-1 win over lowly Clermont, Brest draw at Nantes

Wissam Ben Yedder's brace helped AS Monaco strengthen their hold on second place in Ligue 1 with a 4-1 home win over relegation battling Clermont on Saturday, leaving the visitors rooted to the bottom of the table.

PSG clinch record-extending 12th Ligue 1 title after Monaco lose at Lyon PSG clinch record-extending 12th Ligue 1 title after Monaco lose at Lyon

Paris Saint-Germain were confirmed as Ligue 1 champions for a record-extending 12th time on Sunday after second-placed AS Monaco lost 3-2 at Olympique Lyonnais.

Monaco move second after 2-0 win over Brest Monaco move second after 2-0 win over Brest

AS Monaco won 2-0 at Brest on Sunday to overtake their opponents in the Ligue 1 standings and move into second place, extending their unbeaten run to seven games despite finishing the match with nine men.

Monaco move back into third place with 1-0 win over Rennes Monaco move back into third place with 1-0 win over Rennes

AS Monaco extended their unbeaten run in Ligue 1 to six games with a 1-0 win over Rennes at the Stade Louis II on Sunday, when both teams had a player sent off and the home side moved back into third place thanks to Maghnes Akliouche's goal.

San Diego set to name Monaco's Aviña 1st sporting director - sources San Diego set to name Monaco's Aviña 1st sporting director - sources

MLS' latest expansion team San Diego FC is set to name Monaco's director of football Carlos Aviña the club's first sporting director, sources confirmed to ESPN.

USMNT striker Balogun scores twice as Monaco thrash Metz 5-2 USMNT striker Balogun scores twice as Monaco thrash Metz 5-2

AS Monaco eased to a 5-2 win at Metz as three goals in the first 16 minutes effectively ended Saturday's match as a contest and helped send them up to second place in the Ligue 1 standings.

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Lorient hold Monaco 2-2 in game with two own goals and two red cards Lorient hold Monaco 2-2 in game with two own goals and two red cards

Struggling Lorient came away from AS Monaco with a precious point in Ligue 1 on Sunday after a 2-2 draw that had two own goals while both sides were reduced to 10 men before Tiemoue Bakayoko scored a last-gasp equaliser for the visitors.

PSG boss Enrique: Substituting Mbappé at HT 'my decision' PSG boss Enrique: Substituting Mbappé at HT 'my decision'

Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique said it was "my decision" to substitute Kylian Mbappé at half-time during his team's 0-0 draw at Monaco on Friday.

Mbappé subbed off at half-time as PSG held to draw by Monaco Mbappé subbed off at half-time as PSG held to draw by Monaco

Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco played out a 0-0 draw at Stade Louis II on Friday, with PSG forward Kylian Mbappé substituted at half-time.

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germa.. 32 +45 70
2 AS Monaco 33 +22 64
3 Lille 33 +18 58
4 Brest 33 +16 58
5 Nice 32 +12 54
6 Lens 33 +8 50
7 Lyon 33 -7 50
8 Marseille 32 +11 47
9 Stade Rennais 33 +8 46
10 Toulouse 33 -1 43
11 Stade de Reims 32 -7 41
12 Montpellier 33 -5 40
13 Strasbourg 33 -11 39
14 Nantes 33 -21 33
15 Le Havre AC 33 -10 32
16 Metz 33 -21 29
17 Lorient 33 -28 26
18 Clermont Foot 33 -29 25
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
10 Wissam Ben Yed.. 15 31 2
18 Takumi Minamin.. 9 29 6
21 Maghnes Akliou.. 7 28 4

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
18 Takumi Minamin.. 6 29 9
17 Aleksandr Golo.. 6 25 6
29 Folarin Balogu.. 5 28 7