Monaco’s away game against Spurs at Wembley on Wednesday night was a further boost to the Principality’s players with a 2-1 victory in the UEFA Champions League fixture.
The first half of the game belonged to Monaco, with Silva opening the scoring in the 15th minute and Lemar following up in the 31st, but Spurs gave a hint of what was to come in the second half with a goal in the 45th minute from Alderweireld.
The hosts had most of the possession in the second half, but Monaco’s defence was solid. Bakayoko and Fabinho were superb for Monaco in the centre of midfield. “Bakayoko in particular was reminiscent of the way Geoffrey Kondogbia absolutely monstered Arsenal for Monaco from the same position a couple of seasons ago,” London’s Telegraph commented.
An ineffective Falcao was replaced in the 81st minute by Valere Germain, but the credit for the Monaco win must be laid at the feet of its defence rather than attack, with a superb performance by Subasic in goal. Possession unquestionably belonged to Spurs, who had many more shots at goal throughout the game. But victory belonged to Monaco, 2-1 away from home!
 
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