In top gear, AS Monaco beat Metz to go second | OneFootball

After trailing in the first quarter of an hour, the Rouge et Blanc completely turned things around at the end of the match to win 5-2 against Les Grenats. In his first home game, Ansu Fati scored twice.

They managed to turn the tide of the match! Trailing against Metz in the first quarter of an hour of the 5th round of Ligue 1, the AS Monaco players finally managed to take the upper hand at the Stade Louis-II (5-2). It was a victory achieved under the watchful eye of President Dmitry Rybolovlev, which allows them to join the chasing pack.✍️

The context 📅

Beaten three days ago at the start of their European campaign in Bruges, AS Monaco players didn’t want to leave any room for doubt and are looking to get back to winning ways against bottom side Metz. Third in the league, they were looking to take advantage of an opponent they’ve won against in 14 of their last 15 matches, to achieve a good result ahead of Le Classique between OM and PSG, scheduled for tomorrow.

This is an opportunity to show a different side after the huge disappointment in Bruges. The criticism was absolutely justified, we have no excuses, and we must get back on track. We've missed too many things that we did very well over the last two seasons. We need to rediscover our fundamentals, our identity, our principles.

The XI 👥

To kick off this fifht matchday of Ligue 1, Adi Hütter maintained his 4-4-2 formation with Paris Brunner’s first start of the season, the youngster lined up alongside Mika Biereth in attack. The two players will be supported by Maghnes Akliouche and Takumi Minamino, while Aladji Bamba was once again in the XI. The central defence would consist of Thilo Kehrer, on his 29th birthday, and Eric Dier.

The scenario 🎞

From the kickoff, and as requested by Adi Hütter in a press conference, AS Monaco players tried to be more aggressive in the duels. Unfortunately, it was Metz who opened the scoring through Habib Diallo, who sprung the offside trap (1-0, 13′). It then took a great Philipp Köhn to deflect a shot from Koffi Kouao with his fingertips to prevent a second goal (20′).

MikaGOAL gets off the mark

After this warning shot, the Monegasques took more control of the game and were rewarded shortly before the half-hour mark by Mika Biereth (1-1, 28′). Found at close range by Takumi Minamino, the Danish striker scored his first goal of the season. Our number 14 then came close to a double but Jonathan Fischer saved his header (36′).

Ansu Fati, a first touch and first goal

In the second half, Ansu Fati came on and scored his first goal at the Stade Louis-II (46th). This change paid off since on his first touch, the Spaniard met a cross from Lamine Camara in the six-yard box and doubled the lead (2-1, 46′). It was a crazy start to his career and the midfielder’s third assist.

Despite the one-goal advantage in favor of our Rouge et Blanc, Metz did not give up and obtained a penalty, which they converted through Gauthier Hein (2-2, 67′). In an attempt to make the difference again, Adi Hütter brought on George Ilenikhena (68′), who made his mark quickly but shot over (73′).

On fire in the last quarter of an hour

Shortly thereafter, Stanis Idumbo also took his bow in Fontvieille (79′). But it was Ansu Fati again who allowed the Rouge et Blanc to regain the lead with a diving header, on a perfect cross from Krépin Diatta (3-2, 83′). Buoyed by this goal, they then doubled the lead with an own goal from Koffi Kouao (4-2, 86′) before George Ilenikhena scored in added time (5-2, 93′).

AS Monaco in the chasing pack

Already having scores at the death in Auxerre, the striker then did it again, scoring for the second time this season. AS Monaco thus won 5-2 against Les Grenats and joined the leading group composed of PSG, Lyon and Strasbourg, all on 12 points. The next match is in Lorient for the sixth matchday in Ligue 1, next Saturday (19′), with the desire to keep winning. DAGHE MUNEGU !!! 🇲🇨

Key moments 🎥

13′: Diallo opens the scoring by winning his duel against Köhn (0-1) 20′: Köhn saves a Kouao shot with his fingertips 28′: ​​Biereth equalizes from close range on a sublime pass from Minamino (1-1) 46′: Fati doubles the lead by scoring from inside the six-yard box (2-1) 65′: Metz win a penalty reviewed by VAR after a foul by Minamino 67′: Hein converts (2-2) 73′: Ilenikhena shoots over the bar after coming on 83′: Fati gets a double with a diving header (3-2) 86′: Kouao scores an own goal from Camara’s corner (4-2) 93′: Ilenikhena puts his shot past Fischer (5-2)

The stat’ 📊

Ansu Fati scored his first Ligue 1 goal 38 seconds after making his Ligue 1 debut, becoming the fastest player to score his first top-flight goal since Yacine Bammou in 2014 (32 seconds with Nantes). He also became the second Monaco player in the 21st century to score twice on his first Ligue 1 match, afters Eliesse Ben Seghir in December 2022 (against Auxerre).

🗓️ Match details:

Sunday, September 21 2025 (17:15) – Stade Louis-II

Ligue 1 McDonald’s – Matchday 5: AS Monaco 5-2 FC Metz

Halftime: 1-1

Goals: Biereth (28′), Fati (46′, 83′), Kouao OG (83/), Ilenikhena (93′) for AS Monaco; Diallo (13′), Hein (67′) for Metz

Bookings: Teze (43′) for AS Monaco

AS Monaco: Köhn – Teze, Dier, Kehrer ©, Ouattara (C. Henrique, 79′) – Akliouche, Camara, Bamba (Diatta, 33′), Minamino (Idumbo, 79′), Brunner (Fati, 46′), Biereth (Ilenihena, 68′)

Substitutes: Lienard, C. Henrique, Salisu, Coulibaly, Diatta, Idumbo, Balogun, Fati, Ilenikhena