Monaco snatched victory from Bayer in the 1/16 LE match, Golovin spent 71 minutes on the field

Monaco snatched victory from Bayer in the 1/16 LE match, Golovin spent 71 minutes on the field

Today, February 17, ended the first match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League, in which Bayer hosted Monaco. The teams met at the BayArena in Leverkusen. The starting whistle of the chief referee Orel Greenfield sounded at 23:00 Moscow time. “Championship” held a text online broadcast meetings.

The guests quickly took the lead in this meeting, when striker Bril Embolo collided shoulder to shoulder with goalkeeper Lukasz Hradecki, from whom the ball rolled into the goal. The hosts were able to equalize only in the 48th minute – a goal scored by Moussa Diaby. Nine minutes later, the German club took the lead thanks to a goal from Florian Wirtz.

At the 71st minute, Russian midfielder Alexander Golovin was replaced by Eliot Matazo. Three minutes later, the Monegasques equalized thanks to a long-range shot by Crepin Dyatt. In the 90+2nd minute, Axel Disasi decided on a long-range shot from 30 meters, which eventually brought the victory to the French – 3:2.