Monaco beat Estrella Roja to remain undefeated in the UEFA Champions League
At the Louis II stadium, Monaco confidently beat Red Star with a score of 5:1. and has maintained its invincibility in the current UEFA Champions League. Local goals were scored by Minamino (double), Embolo, Singo and Akliush. Ndiaye temporarily tied the game.
The Encounter, which can be seen again on Disney+ (South America only), had permanent control over the entire principalitywho finished with 27 shots to just five for the Belgrade team.
Takumi Minamino took advantage of the visitors’ defensive passivity to open the scoring 20 minutes into the first half, but just seven minutes later the score was 1-1 thanks to Sherif Ndiaye’s penalty. Brelu Embolo was lucky to make it 2-1 late in the opening stages.
In the 54th minute, perhaps the best goal of the Champions League week was scored. Wilfried Singo tried from over 35 meters out and hit the corner to extend the lead. Minamino in the 70th minute and Magnes Akliush in the 96th minute completed the decoration of the scoreboard after two terrible starts from the rear of Red Star.
MOnako is undefeated in this Champions League after beating Barcelona on debut (2-1) and drawing in Zagreb with Dinamo 2-2. The Serbian team has only suffered defeats so far: 1:2 at home against Benfica, 0:4 in Italy against Inter and this difficult 5:1 away.