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00:00Probably return mid-February, they miss Balogun, they miss Singel.
00:04Elenikhena, a groin injury, may be coming back in a couple of weeks.
00:09For Monaco, on the other side, on the Rennes side, Jota, with a muscle injury, no time.
00:20Monaco beat Aston Villa here during the week to clinch a place in the knockout phase of this season's Champions League.
00:27The objective here today against Rennes is to get back to winning ways domestically,
00:32as they look to finish in a Champions League qualifying spot for next season.
00:40Hacked on by Lamine Camara for van der Sar.
00:44Brazilian international full-back giving it to Biret.
00:47Chansey for Minamino.
00:50And a save by Brice Samba.
00:52Monaco threatening again.
00:54No, they're Japanese international teed up by Biret, the new signing.
00:58I feel he should have scored.
01:10A draw away to Ras, and then a 4-2 defeat here against Paris Saint-Germain in a cracking game.
01:16Biret, brilliant touch from Minamino.
01:19Another chance for the Japanese international.
01:23A for Brice Samba, and once again credit to Mika Biret for the role he played in the build-up.
01:27It was a bit of a defensive mix-up.
01:29Wu's clearance coming off his teammate Leo Ostergaard.
01:32Lovely backheel though by Biret to tee up Minamino.
01:37Mawisa.
01:39Playing it to Golovin.
01:42Golovin's ball into the middle of the head of Biret.
01:46Comes out to van der Sar.
01:48And Agljus with the stunning overhead kick to give Monaco the lead.
01:56Right out of the top draw from Magnus Agljus.
02:00The goalkeeper got a touch, but couldn't prevent that from hitting the back of the net.
02:06It came from Golovin's cross initially, not fully cleared by their end defence.
02:10Van der Sar's ball in was speculative really.
02:14And Agljus spinning and meeting that with the overhead kick, which Brice Samba...
02:23Probably feel he should have done better with, but let's not take anything away from the technique of Magnus Agljus.
02:32Wissam Ben Yedder, their former captain at the end of the last campaign, has not been adequately replaced.
02:39Biret for Golovin.
02:41Off the crossbar.
02:44And Rennes.
02:45Agljus having scored the first goal involved in the build-up.
02:49Biret then teeing up Golovin and hit that with ferocious power.
02:55And Rennes saved by the woodwork.
03:02And Biret.
03:04And Biret.
03:06And Biret.
03:08And Biret.
03:10And Biret.
03:12And Biret.
03:14In crisis they are in wretched form.
03:18They need a lift, but Monaco threatening to run away with this game in the early stages.
03:24Calimuendo looking for Ludovic Blas.
03:29And he was...
03:31That one out of the bag, Calimuendo.
03:34Clipping the ball into the middle.
03:36Blas trying to help it on its way.
03:40Go on!
03:42Go on!
03:45Wu with the interception up against Biret.
03:47Picked up by Truffaut.
03:50Truffaut into the box, he hits it crisply, but...
03:53Straight at, rattles off Majewski.
04:01Cross in.
04:03Dutchman.
04:04Picked up by Wu, Fofana again.
04:07Trying to make things happen from a central position and the curling shot from Blas.
04:11Not held by Majewski.
04:13And the follow-up has been turned in.
04:16Rennes are level in first half stoppage time.
04:20Mamadou Naguida with the goal and he runs all the way to celebrate with his coach, Jorge Sampaoli.
04:27Would have been 2-3-0 down in this first half.
04:31Instead they've got themselves back on level terms.
04:37Renneski.
04:40Not convincing with the save.
04:43From the shot by Ludovic Blas.
04:51Naguida pouncing.
04:53The young full-back only in the starting line-up today.
04:57Because Laurence Assi...
05:00That means that at half-time here, Stade Louis-Dix, somehow...
05:04As Prince Albert looks on, Monaco can't capitalise on a beautiful postcard goal.
05:11Conceded the equaliser late in the first half.
05:15Alcluyos with the goal and then Rennes with the goal.
05:18We'll talk about it in a few seconds.
05:20We're going to take a short break and come back with the highlights from this, the first half of football.
05:26Monaco get us underway in the second half.
05:30Stade Louis-Dix.
05:31Stade Louis-Dix.
05:33Finally poised on matchday 19.
05:36Monaco 1-0 Rennes.
05:41Agnès Alcluyos with the opener for Monaco.
05:44And Mamadou Naguida with the equaliser in the first half.
05:47Stoppage time for Rennes.
05:48They have a reputation of a club who sign exciting young talents.
05:57Polish them.
05:59Biret, one of the latest global stars to join the Principality Club with the effort there.
06:05Saved by Brice Samba.
06:12It's his ball back to Minamino initially.
06:14And then Alcluyos with brilliant skill to tee up Biret.
06:20He's in the mood today, Agnès Alcluyos.
06:24Biret got the effort on.
06:25They go back.
06:27For Rennes it's all about staying up.
06:29Simple as that.
06:32Just outside the bottom three at the beginning of the day.
06:35Mika Biret.
06:36Biret with the shot which is gone.
06:39Under Brice Samba and in.
06:43Now the red goalkeeper completely caught out.
06:46It's a horrible moment for him.
06:48But it's a very happy moment indeed for Mika Biret.
06:52The young Danish forwards.
06:54He's been a real menace all evening here.
06:57Putting himself about.
07:00Creating space, creating chances for others.
07:04And now he has his goal.
07:05And Samba I think was expecting a shot towards the far corner and was caught out.
07:11Biret's effort not particularly powerful.
07:15Should ordinarily have been a comfortable save.
07:22He doesn't care.
07:23Monaco leads.
07:27It's 2-1.
07:32Attaboy, look at the pressing from Monaco.
07:34Zakaria has hurt himself in intercepting that ball.
07:39Alcluyos unselfishly tees up Golovin.
07:43And it's 3-1.
07:45Golovin gets his goal.
07:47He hit the woodwork in the first half.
07:49But that one laid on a plate.
07:52By Magnez Alcluyos.
07:54Monaco's pressing.
07:56Suffocating Rennes.
07:58And Magnez Alcluyos, having scored the first goal today, gets his assist.
08:03Golovin scores.
08:16Third goal this season.
08:18For the Russian.
08:19He's come into the starting line-up today to give MES Ben Seguir.
08:24Sanpaoli for once is subdued.
08:27There is a problem here for Monaco.
08:28Denis Zakaria.
08:35A little bit unsteady with the touch.
08:37He's given away the free kick and that will be the first yellow card of the game.
08:50Of course, it looks as if it was hit by van der Zeele.
08:53It was his teammate, Salisu, who got in the way of it.
08:56To protect his face there.
08:58I mean, Guiri, chance to cut one in.
09:02And that was a great chance to get them right back into this game.
09:08Truffaut with the pass.
09:09Guiri going for the far corner.
09:11And it wasn't far away.
09:20It's another four points down to the automatic relegation places.
09:24Nav in second bottom.
09:26And then Pellier bottom.
09:33Guiri, he's got the break of the ball there.
09:35Guiri this time scores.
09:38I mean, Guiri.
09:41James Wren, renewed hope.
09:43It's 3-2.
09:45A player who may be on his way out of rent in the January window.
09:50Involved at the start of the move.
09:52Then Fofana lifting the ball over the top.
09:55Guiri got a little bit of a break with the touch.
09:59Expecting Kehrer, I think, to clear it.
10:04But he did finish it.
10:06I guess Sampaoli will have been able to communicate exactly what he wants from Gómez in his native Spanish.
10:13Sampaoli still trying to learn French.
10:17He never really spoke it in his yellow card a piece now.
10:23Clearly pulled back the Monaco player.
10:25The Rennes defenders are...
10:27Wins the free kick.
10:36The cards now.
10:43Pushing the Parisians in the title race.
10:47And it's 3-2.
10:49Pushing the Parisians in the title race.
10:53The reality is that...
10:56Coming into this weekend, they're 15 points behind.
10:59They have a chance here to get the fourth goal.
11:02Samba saves at the second attempt.
11:04Denying.
11:05Just one point above Nice in fifth.
11:08Just a couple ahead of Lyon in sixth.
11:12Back a couple of years when...
11:15Back a couple of years when...
11:20Good first half to the season then.
11:21Faded away.
11:23In the last...
11:24Most important players.
11:25Then you have the likes of Ben Seguir and McAleish to...
11:28Produce the magic in attack.
11:29Well, here is Ben Seguir.
11:33He's got great feet, Elias Ben Seguir.
11:35And he draws the free kick from Hans Hatterboer.
11:38And the yellow card.
11:40But that's five yellows now.
11:42In the second half.
11:45Hatterboer.
11:4930 minutes to come.
11:50Should be quite a bit of stoppage time.
11:59They're in here though.
12:00Samba makes the save.
12:05A fourth that would have...
12:07Wrapped up the points.
12:08Jordan Tezzi with a great pass.
12:09And Nika Birek.
12:11Unlucky.
12:12Unlucky.
12:13That's a good save from Brice Samba that time.
12:20He's been excellent today.
12:21Not committing too many men forward.
12:25Cluj.
12:26Ben Seguir.
12:27Elias Ben Seguir to wrap up the points.
12:30Instead he gives it back to Cluj.
12:32Who puts it over the bar.
12:43It's pretty much now or never for Red.
12:46Quiri's high hanging ball.
12:47Dangerous.
12:51Headed effort.
12:52Held low down by Majewski.
12:58Leo Ostergaard.
13:00Finding Mayte.
13:02And a teenage forward.
13:03On as a substitute.
13:06Very nearly rescuing a point for Red.
13:10And that will be that.
13:11There is the final whistle.
13:12Monaco have done it.
13:15Monaco hang on.
13:17They get the win.
13:18And they're trying to get back into the top three.
13:21And we'll be looking at the next team that's here in Men's Sports.
13:24Lille.
13:25Versus Strasbourg.
13:26They're now third.
13:27And depending on what Lille does.
13:29We'll see what happens.
13:30And Rennes.