Cruel elimination for AS Monaco! In a breathtaking and overturning match, the Monegasques concede the draw (3-3, 3-4 in the cumulative) against Benfica Lisbon. After several defensive errors, the ASM takes the door of the Champions League in dams.
23:35 – Cruel elimination, the summary
Monaco went through all the emotions this Tuesday evening. After a home loss last week (1-0), Adi Hütter’s players were forced to win at the Luz stadium. After a hanging start to the match where Breel Embolo and Nicolas Otamendi regularly hung on, it was not until the twentieth minute of play to see the opening of the score. After an embolo discount, Singo loses the ball in the profit of the inevitable pavlidis which escapes before centering for Akturkoglu which shower the Monegasque hopes (1-0, 22nd). In the hard time after the Lisbon goal, players in the principality relaunch themselves thanks to a great -evening akliouche maghnes. After half an hour of play, Minamino strikes in a closed angle and benefits from a tribin hand (1-1, 32nd). Despite a great end of the Monegasque first period, the two teams returned to the back-to-back changing rooms.
From the start of the second half, the whimsical Akliouche provokes on its right and center side. Embolo lets pass but Eliesse Ben Seghir resumes in stride to temporarily send the ASM to extra time (1-2, 51st). Faced with amorphous eagles so far, the Monegasques are retreating and will commit the irreparable. After missed clearances, Thilo Kehrer wants to repel the danger but he hits the ankle of Aursnes, synonymous with a penalty transformed by the serial-driver Vangelis Pavlidis (2-2, 76th). Adi Hütter makes changes and brings George Ilenikhena. On his first ball, the young 18-year-old striker makes Otamendi before scoring with the left foot (2-3, 81st). In this end of the meeting, Thilo Kehrer and his partners went through the roller coaster. After a new disputed situation where Singo asked for a mistake, Kokcu sent the Benfica Lisbon In the knockout stages of the Champions League thanks to a deviation on a center of Carreras (3-3, 84th). Despite a penalty given and then canceled for the SLB, AS Monaco is eliminated from the C1 from the dams.
23:30 – The black series continues
While no French club had beat Benfica at home in 18 European Cup games since the creation of international competitions (13 defeats, 5 draws), the Monegasques went close to ending this bad series of teams Tricolores at the Luz stadium.
23:25 – The results of the evening
Here are the first qualifies of Barragist clubs for the round of 16 of the Champions League:
- AC Milan – Feyenoord : 1-1 (1-2 cumulative)
- Benfica -Monaco: 3-3 (4-3 cumulative)
- Bayern -Celtic: 1-1 (3-2 cumulative)
- Atalanta – Bruges : 1-3 (2-5 cumulative)
23:22 – Ilenikhena in the 4 club
This year, four players have managed to score a goal, one minute after they got into play in the Champions League including George Ilenikhena, scorer tonight:
- Lookman (Atalanta vs Club Bruges): 34 seconds
- Ilenikhena (Monaco vs Benfica): 46 seconds
- Pereira Lage (Brest vs Salzburg): 47 seconds
- Haraldsson (Lille vs Sturm Graz): 59 seconds
23:18 – Caio Henrique: “frustrating”
CAIO Henrique at the microphone of Canal+: “It is a complicated match for us against Benfica. We made a good match, we created opportunities. But now we will continue to work for Ligue 1. It’s football. Sometimes we have Need to be focused on defense.
23:12 – Wireless for Benfica
In this new edition of the Champions League, Benfica Lisbon and AS Monaco clashed three times. Never has the Lisbon club bowed against ASM.
23:07 – Kehrer: “Obliged to take risks”
Thilo Kehrer at the microphone of Canal+: “We are disappointed. We gave everything but it was not enough. It was missing a goal. Unfortunately, we go out tonight, but with our heads. , with bloody. Defend our goal thoroughly. Where you have to put everything and there are risks.
23:02 – MONACO eliminated! (3-3)
It is finished at the Luz stadium where AS Monaco concedes the draw. After a defeat in the first leg, the ASM is eliminated from the Champions League (3-3, 3-4 in the cumulative).
22:59 – Time saving (3-3, 98th)
While additional time is exceeded, Amdouni then Belotti are trying to save time.
22:57 – Supporters give voice (3-3, 97th)
Benfica Lisbon supporters feel qualification and get up to give voice.
10:55 pm – New call to the Var (3-3, 94th)
Finally, Glenn Nyberg goes to the Var screen to revision the action.
22:54 – Official check (3-3, 93rd)
While Dahl is still treated with the left ankle, the action is finally reviewed by video assistants.
22:52 – Second penalty! (3-3, 91st)
At the entrance to additional time, Dahl enters the surface and collapses after a badly felt tackle of Krepin Diatta. Glenn Nyberg does not hesitate this time.
22:50 – It flies for Diatta (3-3, 89th)
While he had made small adjustment steps to go to bed on the ball, Krepin Diatta is missing his resumption of a flyman who flies away in the stands.
22:48 – Triple change (3-3, 88th)
In this end of the meeting, Michal replaced Minamino for ASM. On the Benfica, Belotti and Rego side take the places of Pavlidis and Kokcu, released under the ovations.
10:45 pm – End of a stunning match (3-3, 84th)
Three goals in eight minutes! AS Monaco is punished on a new lost ball! After a moving ball in the surface, the leather returns to Amdouni which serves Carreras back. The Spanish center in the surface before Kokcu cuts the trajectory to the first post. Majecki can do nothing.
22:42 – Winning coaching (2-3, 81st)
Adi Hütter visionary! After a long ball, George Ilenikhena drives Nicolas Otamendi on a shoulder duel. The young attacker who touches his first ball comes to deceive Trubin who commits a hand.
22:41 – Tactic more offensive (2-2, 80th)
We enter the last ten minutes of play and Adi Hütter makes offensive changes: Ouattara and Ilenikhena replace Caio Henrique and Mawissa.
22:38 – Pavlidis does not tremble (2-2, 76th)
Struck in force, the Pavlidis Vangelis penalty hit the bull’s eye and temporarily eliminates AS Monaco from the Champions League.
22:36 – Penalty for Benfica (1-2, 75th)
Glenn Nyberg does not hesitate and grants a penalty to Benfica Lisbon. The top scorer of the eagles, Vangelis Pavlidis will start.
22:35 – Call to VAR (1-2, 74th)
Glenn Nyberg is called to Var to view the rotating action of this meeting.