Monaco remains in control of Ligue 1 despite its draw against Toulouse and pressure from Lille

Monaco is marking time but remains in the lead. The Principality club conceded its second draw of the season, Saturday October 10, against Toulouse (2-2), on its lawn at the Louis II stadium during the 6th day of Ligue 1. The evening had started off ideally for Filipe Luis's men, leading by two goals to nothing at the break thanks to a completely controlled first period and the first achievements in Ligue 1 from Edan Diop (29th) and Matthis Abline (38th), on a little gem: oriented control, small ball lifted in the race, unstoppable volley.

But everything fell apart after the locker room and Toulouse, much more enterprising, returned to the game, first thanks to a penalty converted by Casper Tengstedt (47th), then the equalizer from Sion Oppong (59th). The Monegasques, who pushed for victory without succeeding in cracking their opponents, may have regrets, but still grab a precious point.

Lille revives

It allows them to resist, at least on an accounting level, the pressure from the runner-up from Lille, who had provisionally seized the leadership position a little earlier in the afternoon, after their victory against Le Havre (1-0). Facing the Normans, last in the standings and still looking for their first success this season, the Mastiffs quickly made the difference thanks to Dilane Bakwa, served on his right side and scoring from the fifth minute.

The only brightening of an otherwise average first period marked by the serious knee injury of Portuguese full-back Tiago Santos. We had to wait until added time to see Lille shoot on goal a second time, but the performance ultimately proved sufficient to pocket the three points at the end of a match which never really got going. The Mastiffs regain the taste of victory after the defeat in Nice just before the break.