Monaco have made ‘a big step’ towards the Champions League – Adi Hütter
It is a week that was described by AS Monaco manager Adi Hütter as “decisive” and it is a week that, thus far, is going entirely to plan.
In the space of just four days, Monaco have faced their two direct rivals for the UEFA Champions League places. Having leapfrogged Stade Brestois into second place after a comfortable 2-0 victory over the Breton side on Sunday, Les Monégasques hosted Lille OSC at the Stade Louis II on Wednesday evening.
Monaco had to ride their luck at times in the first half but took all three points thanks to Youssouf Fofana’s second-half strike (1-0). The victory consolidates the Principality club’s second-place standing and increases the gap to third-placed Brest to five points. Lille are now six points away with just four games remaining.
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