OneFootball
Onefootball·17 January 2018
OneFootball
Onefootball·17 January 2018
Monaco pegged back a Mario Balotelli inspired Nice in the Derby de la Cote dâAzur, while Dimtri Payet stole the show for Marseille.
Mario Balotelli starred with a brace before Radamel Falcao provided the late drama in Monacoâs 2-2 derby draw with Nice in Ligue 1.
The reigning champions drew first blood amid amid suspicions of handball, with Adama Diakhaby making no mistake as Thomas Lemarâs cross ricocheted kindly for him off Keita BaldĂ©.
Balotelli expertly poached an equaliser two minutes after half-time and he outfoxed Italian compatriot Andrea Raggi to score his 12th top-flight goal of the season with the aid of deflection.
It was Super Mario at the double for Nice in a 2-2 draw at Monaco ?? pic.twitter.com/8FmuWwgphf âÂ
But Falcao was alert to the possibilities after a quickly taken free-kick in stoppage time, earning a share of the spoils, although Marseille replaced Leonardo Jardimâs men his second as Dimitri Payet stole the show in a 2-0 win over Strasbourg.
Radamel Falcao takes full advantage of his team-mates' quick thinking! pic.twitter.com/CMtFSRqCpU âÂ
Falcaoâs former Monaco strike partner Valere Germain had a penalty saved for the hosts at the Stade Velodrome but Clinton NâJie smashed home 11 minutes from time.
Payet then made sure of the points an audacious dummy to round Alexandre Oukidja â the Strasbourg goalkeeper contorting himself to such an extent in response that he suffered a serious-looking knee injury and left the field on a stretcher.
Reported Arsenal target Malcom endured a fruitless night for Bordeaux, who went down 2-0 to late Ivan Santini and Ronny Rodelin goals for Caen after having Paul Baysse sent off.
Reporting by Goal.com