goals from Kylian Mbappe and Radamel Falcao to
return to the top of the Ligue 1 table.
Leonardo Jardim's men had dropped to second
place following Paris Saint-Germain's win over
Montpellier on Saturday and knew they could not
afford to slip up in the race for the title.
Monaco dominated proceedings in the opening 45
minutes and eventually went a goal up when
Falcao headed home from close range after Kamil
Glik had diverted Thomas Lemar's corner into his
path.
They immediately went in search of a second goal
and were rewarded for their attacking intent in the
44th minute, Mbappe finding the net after some
good work from Bernardo Silva.
14 - At 18 yo & 4 months, Mbappe is now
the youngest player to reach 14 league
goals among the Top 5 leagues in the
21st century. Razmoket. pic.twitter.com/
KFVeIMPiyj
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) April 23, 2017
Lyon refused to give up, though, and Lucas Tousart
pulled one back early in the second half with a
good header following a cross from Memphis
Depay.
But there would not be an equaliser as Monaco
held on for their seventh consecutive league win to
further boost their title hopes.
Sunday's win sees Monaco go level on points with
PSG again, while they still have a game in hand.
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