Monaco suffer second successive loss with Angers shock

PARIS: French Ligue 1 title hopefuls Monaco slumped to a second successive defeat on Friday, losing 1-0 at home to struggling Angers.

After a 0-0 draw with Lille was followed by a 2-1 derby defeat to Nice, Monaco were undone by a fine 29th-minute strike from Jean-Eudes Aholou. “It´s our worst match of the season,” said Monaco coach Adi Huetter.

“We were missing everything, especially in the first half. Angers played a very good match but above all because of the way we played....it was messy and too slow”. The defeat leaves Monaco, who travel to Bologna in the Champions League on Tuesday, in danger of losing second place in the table to Marseille later this weekend.