Match ends, Monaco 3, Reims 2.
Monaco score 95th minute winner to cut PSG's lead
- From the section European Football
Layvin Kurzawa scored in the fifth minute of injury time as Monaco beat Reims to cut Paris St-Germain's lead at the top of Ligue 1 to two points.
Valere Germain headed home to give Monaco the lead but Reims levelled through Prince Oniangue's strike.
Jeremy Toulalan made it 2-1 with his first league goal for 3,429 days before Oniangue smashed in his second.
But with seconds left, Kurzawa gave Monaco the win when he tapped in after James Rodriguez's shot hit the post.
It was the French left-back's fifth goal in nine games for the principality side.
Reims had been reduced to 10 men with eight minutes left when defender Aissa Mandi was show a straight red for a tackle on Kurzawa.
Leaders PSG visit Toulouse on Sunday (13:00 GMT).
Line-ups
Monaco
- 1Subasic
- 2Fabinho
- 3KurzawaBooked at 90mins
- 28ToulalanBooked at 90mins
- 6CarvalhoBooked at 90mins
- 22Abidal
- 8João Moutinho
- 10Rodríguez
- 18GermainSubstituted forBerbatovat 80'minutes
- 29RivièreSubstituted forOcamposat 61'minutes
- 27KondogbiaSubstituted forObbadiat 61'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Dirar
- 11Ocampos
- 15Berbatov
- 16Romero
- 19Obbadi
- 23Martial
- 24Raggi
Reims
- 30Placide
- 23MandiBooked at 83mins
- 3Signorino
- 4Krychowiak
- 22Tacalfred
- 25Weber
- 8Oniangue
- 24GhisolfiSubstituted forAyitéat 68'minutes
- 18CourtetSubstituted forCharbonnierat 66'minutes
- 7FortesSubstituted forTuranat 85'minutes
- 17AlbækBooked at 70mins
Substitutes
- 9Atar
- 14Charbonnier
- 15Turan
- 20Ayité
- 21Ca
- 27Glombard
- 50Gassama
- Referee:
- Antony Gautier
- Attendance:
- 6,127
Match Stats
Home TeamMonacoAway TeamReims
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away3
- Corners
- Home6
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away15
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Monaco 3, Reims 2.
Booking
Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal!
Goal! Monaco 3, Reims 2. Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
James Rodríguez (Monaco) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Fabinho with a cross.
Foul by Mounir Obbadi (Monaco).
Mads Albæk (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Carvalho with a cross.
Offside, Reims. Gaëtan Charbonnier tries a through ball, but Floyd Ayité is caught offside.
João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Floyd Ayité (Reims).
Booking
Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco).
Mads Albæk (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Booking
Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt blocked. Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Grzegorz Krychowiak (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mounir Obbadi (Monaco).
Foul by Gaëtan Charbonnier (Reims).
Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Atila Turan.
Substitution
Substitution, Reims. Atila Turan replaces Odaïr Fortes.
Dismissal
Aissa Mandi (Reims) is shown the red card.
Foul by Aissa Mandi (Reims).
Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Monaco. Dimitar Berbatov replaces Valère Germain.
Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Hand ball by Mickaël Tacalfred (Reims).
Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mounir Obbadi.
Corner, Reims. Conceded by Eric Abidal.
Foul by Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco).
Floyd Ayité (Reims) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal!
Goal! Monaco 2, Reims 2. Prince Oniangue (Reims) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
Odaïr Fortes (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a cross.
Booking
Mads Albæk (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
James Rodríguez (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Mads Albæk (Reims).
Substitution
Substitution, Reims. Floyd Ayité replaces Florent Ghisolfi.