Monaco and Lens kicked off the fifth round of the French Ligue 1 with a highly anticipated clash. A victory would have propelled Monaco to the top of the league table on their own.
The match saw both sides find the net, with Brunner opening the scoring for Monaco in the 32nd minute before Udol leveled for Lens in the 57th. The decisive moment came in the 84th minute when Lens defender Gradi inadvertently scored an own goal, handing Monaco a 2-1 win.
With this result, Monaco climbed to 13 points, securing first place in the standings. They now hold a three-point lead over nearest challengers Lille and Rennes.
2026-27, French Championship
Monaco 2–1 Lens (1–0)
Goals: Brunner P., 32 (1–0); Udol, 57 (1–1); Gradi, 84 (own goal) (2–1)
Monaco lineup: Gradecki; Wanderson O.; Dyer; Nazinho; Sane S.; Zakaria D. (Cabral P., 76); Kamara L.; Golovin; Diop E. (Deturbe M., 62); Ablin (Balogun F., 76); Brunner P. (Salisu, 90)
Substitutions: Deturbe M. (62); Cabral P. (76); Balogun F. (76); Salisu (90)
Reserves: Koehn; Mavissa; Toure Ilan; Minamino
Yellow cards: Kamara L. 71
Lens lineup: Risser; Aguilar; Udol; Antonio K.; Aidara A. (Bulatovic, 72); Todibo (Gradi, 46); Kluizans; Mezlob (Azar T., 58); Sima A. (Edouard O., 58); Toven; Kadil (Skurash, 69)
Substitutions: Gradi (46); Azar T. (58); Edouard O. (58); Skurash (69); Bulatovic (72)
Reserves: Gorzelin; Sagnan; Sotoka; Ivanovic Fr.
Yellow cards: Toven 53
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