Monaco vs Nantes LIVE: Ligue 1 result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Monaco take on Nantes in Ligue 1 today.
Paris Saint-Germain are the box-office draw of the French top flight with some of the world's very best players including Lionel Messi and Neymar plying their trade in the capital.
After Lille produced one of the shocks of recent seasons in the European game by pipping them to the post in 2020/21, PSG returned to the summit of the French game in 2022.
Saint-Etienne are the record winners with 10 league titles in their illustrious history, but none since 1981. Marseille have won it nine times while Monaco, who are actually based in a foreign country making it a cross-border competition, eight-time champions.
Nantes hold the record for the most consecutive matches without defeat (32) and also boast the least number of defeats in a single season (1) in 1994/95.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
AS Monaco FC 4 - 1 FC Nantes
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🗞️ 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 | A super AS Monaco: poker and victory against Nantes!#ASMFCN | Here's all you need to know 👇https://t.co/Zj30QJ6QA5
— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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🔚😍 What a match!
Four goals and three points!
4⃣-1⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/AVBlpLCW6C— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Match ends, Monaco 4, Nantes 1.
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Second Half ends, Monaco 4, Nantes 1.
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Attempt saved. Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
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Attempt blocked. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mostafa Mohamed.
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Offside, Monaco. Caio Henrique tries a through ball, but Kevin Volland is caught offside.
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Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Caio Henrique.
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Foul by Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes).
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79' Goal for Nantes!
4⃣-1⃣ #ASMFCN— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Own Goal by Caio Henrique, Monaco. Monaco 4, Nantes 1.
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Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Mohamed Camara.
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Captain 🤩
4⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/bGJJ4wlYUB— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Substitution, Nantes. Abdoul Kader Bamba replaces Evann Guessand.
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Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
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More substitutions:
4⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/nhbEkwtbtu— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
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Foul by Kevin Volland (Monaco).
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Offside, Monaco. Kevin Volland tries a through ball, but Takumi Minamino is caught offside.
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Attempt saved. Lohann Doucet (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mostafa Mohamed.
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Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Lohann Doucet.
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Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Substitution, Monaco. Eliot Matazo replaces Youssouf Fofana.
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Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Krépin Diatta (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder with a headed pass.
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62' GOAAAAAAAL 🔥@WissBenYedder scores his first hat trick of the season.
4⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/ZvcYpkQVWN— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
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Substitution, Monaco. Takumi Minamino replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
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Substitution, Monaco. Malang Sarr replaces Benoît Badiashile.
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Substitution, Nantes. Lohann Doucet replaces Moussa Sissoko.
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Substitution, Nantes. Ludovic Blas replaces Ignatius Ganago.
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Substitution, Nantes. Mostafa Mohamed replaces Moses Simon.
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60' ⚠️ Penalty for AS Monaco.
3⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Goal! Monaco 4, Nantes 0. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Andrei Girotto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Penalty Monaco. Kevin Volland draws a foul in the penalty area.
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⚽️ @KeVolland 😋🔙!
3⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/Hg5nIHS3Jd— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Mohamed Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Axel Disasi (Monaco).
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Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box.
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Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Mohamed Camara (Monaco).
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45’ Substitution:
3⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/p7vHV6cezm— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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🔴 𝗗𝗔𝗚𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗨 ⚪️
3⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/9Qggspvaaw— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Mohamed Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Second Half begins Monaco 3, Nantes 0.
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Substitution, Monaco. Kevin Volland replaces Breel Embolo.
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𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 ⏯️
We're leading at the break. Let's keep it up, lads! ❤️🤍
3⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/z4nNRLdNbU— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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First Half ends, Monaco 3, Nantes 0.
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Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
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Offside, Monaco. Breel Embolo tries a through ball, but Krépin Diatta is caught offside.
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Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Dennis Appiah.
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Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Monaco) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross.
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You’re looking at the sixth-top scorer in @AS_Monaco_EN history! pic.twitter.com/zsOOWWDzEw
— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Sébastien Corchia.
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𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 😀
3⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/XNwnrEC1oK— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Foul by Evann Guessand (Nantes).
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Foul by Evann Guessand (Nantes).
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28' GOOOOOOAL 🔥@WissBenYedder makes the third!
3⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/1H6U0GUssu— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Substitution, Nantes. Sébastien Corchia replaces Jean-Charles Castelletto.
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Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Mohamed Camara.
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Goal! Monaco 3, Nantes 0. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin following a fast break.
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Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
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Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
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👀⚽️ @WissBenYedder 👀⚽️
2⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/VL5UY5Oxou— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box.
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Attempt missed. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Quentin Merlin with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Alexander Nübel.
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Attempt missed. Quentin Merlin (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box.
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EmboGoal 🔥
2⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/suMLCOeSeo— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
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Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
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Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Quentin Merlin.
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Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Nantes).
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6' Captain @WissBenYedder doubles the lead! ❤️🤍
2⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/wLOiRLQ3vV— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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2' 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗟 𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗢 😍😍😍
Embolo gives us the lead!
1⃣-0⃣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/TD2eHdilrq— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Goal! Monaco 2, Nantes 0. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box.
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Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
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Goal! Monaco 1, Nantes 0. Breel Embolo (Monaco) header from the centre of the box.
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Attempt saved. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Caio Henrique.
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🔛⚽️
🔴 𝗗𝗔𝗚𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗨 ⚪️
0-0 #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/HAPQa1TNus— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Offside, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder tries a through ball, but Breel Embolo is caught offside.
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First Half begins.
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1⃣0⃣0⃣ matches for @gmaripan3!
Bravo @gmaripan3 🇲🇨
‣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/mF85UPSfaY— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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In the building 📍 pic.twitter.com/Awhz7vnX5R
— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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👥 Our starting XI 🆚 @FCNantes
‣ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/IhiYGaEekJ— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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🌱⚽️ #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/cDEvVvYdhO
— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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Stade Louis-II is ready! 👀
🔜 #ASMFCN pic.twitter.com/j77in2ECsV— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022
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All set for #ASMFCN 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/MPJZVaKmSO
— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) October 2, 2022