Monaco, a defeat and an arbitral controversy

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AS Monaco can have it bad. If on their lawn of the Louis II stadium the men of Adi Hütter did not make a beautiful copy, this Wednesday evening in the goals go to the Champions League against Benfica (0-1), they did not help no More by a decision of the Italian referee Maurizio Mariani heavy with consequences.

During the first 45 minutes, the Monegasques had possession, but lacked inspiration and were too little dangerous to hope to take the advantage. Opposite, the LisBoets were solid, proceeding against.

Al Musrati, extremely severe expulsion

And everything switched to the return of the locker room … On a good opening in depth, Pavlidis came to beat Majecki with a sublime dive ball (0-1, 48e). Almost in the process, Al Musrati, guilty of a challenge to the referee following a crossing of Carreras on Embolo, received a second very, very severe yellow card (52e).

In inferiority, the Monegasques could even have finished the match with a heavier score. The LisBoets thus take a good option on the qualification for the knockout stages. The two teams will find next Tuesday in Portugal for the return round, which Al Musrati will not play, but also Zakaria and Vanderson, due to an accumulation of yellow cards.

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