The Monaco Sentinel
Match1 Nov 2028
Stéphane Vidal sends Monaco through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Stéphane Vidal obliged against FC Rouen. 2‑0 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Monaco.
The dugout6 Nov 2028
Thilo Kehrer keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Monaco may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings6 Nov 2028
Riyad Mahrez, 37, rolls back the years — 8.17
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.17 at 37, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Player ratings6 Nov 2028
Stanis Idumbo beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 25. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market6 Nov 2028
Darwin Núñez wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Monaco hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad6 Nov 2028
Words exchanged at Monaco
Kiliann Sildillia and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match4 Nov 2028
Hugo Ekitiké sends Monaco past FC Lorient
It finished 1‑0, and it was Hugo Ekitiké’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Monaco.
Match1 Nov 2028
Stéphane Vidal at the heart of a fast Monaco start
2 goals inside twenty minutes with Stéphane Vidal in the middle of it, and FC Rouen unable to get near the ball long enough to change anything. Some matches are won before the first drink.
The dugout6 Nov 2028
Julien Duranville gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Squad A step back for Lukás Hrádecký at Monaco
- The dugout When it matters, Liam Delap plays
- The dugout Ismaël Bennacer knocks on the manager’s door