Monaco 2-1 Marseille player ratings: Folarin Balogun brilliance, Benjamin Pavard blunder | OneFootball

Monaco beat Marseille 2-1 at Louis-II, drawing level in fourth and closing to within one point of the podium.

As reported by L'Équipe, suspended coach Pocognoli watched from the stands, his side solid rather than sparkling.

Hradecky controlled the space well and dominated in the air, repelling close-range efforts before the break and long shots after it.

After the interval Golovine volleyed in Teze’s cross on 59 minutes. Balogun then ran from deep and lifted in a right-footed finish on 74 after Pavard’s mishit. Gouiri pulled one back on 85, escaping behind Kehrer, and Hradecky saved again in added time.

Balogun has now scored in his sixth successive Ligue 1 match. Camara, booked in the eighth minute, made nine recoveries and had 87 touches, the most on the pitch. Kehrer struggled at times despite his aerial work, while Akliouche’s neat play underpinned the opener.

Source: L'Équipe