Monaco beat Auxerre, draw level with French league leaders | OneFootball

Monaco overcame Auxerre away from home with a 2-1 victory this Saturday. The match, held at Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps, was part of the fourth round of the French Championship. Minamino and Ilenikhena scored for the Monegasques, while Salisu scored an own goal for Auxerre to reduce the deficit.

Standings

With this result, Monaco enters the tournament’s top four with nine points. In third place, the team is now level with PSG and Lyon, the leader and runner-up, respectively. Meanwhile, Auxerre suffered its third defeat and sits in 15th place with three points.

📋 Match Summary

⚪ Auxerre 1 x 2 Monaco 🔴

🏆 Competition: Fourth round of the French Championship 🏟️ Venue: Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre, France 📅 Date: September 13, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 4:05 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

At 47 minutes of the first half, already in the last minute of stoppage time, Balogun received the ball at the penalty spot and tried a touch, but Mensah intercepted. However, the clearance acted as a pass and the ball landed at the edge of the box for Minamino, who finished to score for Monaco.

Then, at 28 minutes of the second half, Namaso crossed into the six-yard box and Salisu ended up deflecting into his own net to level the score.

The winning goal came only at 44 minutes of the second half, when Vanderson crossed, Ilenikhena rose above the defense and headed with precision, leaving goalkeeper Percin with no chance.

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