Match ends, Montpellier 1, Monaco 1.
MontpellierMontpellier1MonacoMonaco1
M'Baye Niang's equaliser earned Montpellier a draw as Monaco missed a chance to move level on points with leaders Paris St-Germain.
Layvin Kurzawa finished from James Rodriguez's free-kick to put Monaco ahead just after the interval.
But Niang scored from the rebound after his penalty was saved.
In the first round of games after the winter break, Paris St-Germain can move five points clear in Saturday's game against bottom-of-the-table Ajaccio.
Monaco's Radamel Falcao was given his first start since November following injury but Claudio Ranieri's side, beaten 2-1 at home by Valenciennes before the break, moved ahead when Kurzawa turned in from Rodriguez for his second goal in three games.
But midway through the second half on-loan AC Milan striker Niang turned in from close range after his penalty, awarded for Eric Abidal's challenge on Remy Cabella, was saved.
Line-ups
Montpellier
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 16Jourdren
- 25Deplagne
- 3Congré
- 20Sanson
- 4Da Silva
- 21El Kaoutari
- 6MarveauxSubstituted forTiénéat 62'minutes
- 22Stambouli
- 9NiangSubstituted forMontañoat 74'minutes
- 10Cabella
- 7MounierBooked at 38minsSubstituted forCamaraat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Pionnier
- 5Tiéné
- 8Martin
- 19Camara
- 23Saihi
- 26Jebbour
- 29Montaño
Monaco
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Subasic
- 24Raggi
- 3Kurzawa
- 28ToulalanBooked at 89mins
- 6Carvalho
- 22AbidalBooked at 67mins
- 8João Moutinho
- 10Rodríguez
- 9FalcaoBooked at 31mins
- 29RivièreSubstituted forOcamposat 82'minutes
- 19ObbadiBooked at 47minsSubstituted forFerreira-Carrascoat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Fabinho
- 11Ocampos
- 16Romero
- 17Ferreira-Carrasco
- 18Germain
- 20Isimat-Mirin
- 27Kondogbia
- Referee:
- Amaury Delerue
Match Stats
Home TeamMontpellierAway TeamMonaco
- Possession
- Home40%
- Away60%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away4
- Corners
- Home4
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away18
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Monaco 1.
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Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
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Foul by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco).
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Mathieu Deplagne (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Rémy Cabella (Montpellier).
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Attempt saved. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos.
Booking
Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco).
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Víctor Hugo Montaño (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Ricardo Carvalho.
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Foul by Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco).
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Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco).
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Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Víctor Hugo Montaño (Montpellier).
