Lille 0-4 Monaco: Radamel Falcao hits brace to become first player in Europe to reach double figures as champions draw level on points with PSG
- Radamel Falcao scored a brace as Monaco beat Lille in their Ligue 1 clash
- Stevan Jovetic got the first for Monaco, with Rachid Ghezzal also netting
- The win saw Monaco draw level with PSG, with the champions playing Saturday
Radamel Falcao is the first player in Europe's top five leagues to reach double figures after netting a brace in Monaco's routine win over Lille.
The striker's brace, which saw him personally overtake 17 of Ligue 1's 19 clubs in terms of scoring, helped Monaco maul Marcelo Bielsa's strugglers 4-0 away to move level on points with leaders Paris Saint-Germain. New boys Stevan Jovetic and Rachid Ghezzal each netted their first goals for the champions to complete the scoring.
With just one win in their opening seven games, Lille are enduring their worst start to the season in years, and even though Bielsa's side looked lively early on, their carelessness was always going to be punished.
A second-half brace from Radamel Falcao saw Monaco ease to a 4-0 victory over Lille
Stevan Jovetic netted the first goal for the principality side at Pierre-Mauroy Stadium
Monaco midfielder Rachid Ghezzal, pictured celebrating, got the second before half-time
As they tried to break up an attack, Lille midfielder Anwar El-Ghazi inexplicably passed to Monaco striker Jovetic on the edge of the area and he rifled the ball home in the 24th minute for his first goal since joining the club from Inter Milan in the summer window.
Monaco needed no help from their hosts six minutes later as Ghezzal arrived late into the box to slam the ball home with his left foot after a sweeping move down the right.
The second half was moments old whenFalcao turned the screw. Bissouma's slip down the left was pounced on by Lopes, who drove into the penalty area and unleashed a shot that was turned away by Maignan.
Monaco striker Jovetic on the edge of the area and he rifled the ball home in the 24th minute
Falcao showed his poacher's instinct to head the rebound into the empty net and make it 3-0
The Colombian added a penalty in the 74th minute after Ibrahim Amadou hauled down Jorge
Falcao showed his poacher's instinct to head the rebound into the empty net and make it 3-0.
The Colombian added a penalty in the 74th minute after Ibrahim Amadou hauled down Jorge in the box.
The win puts Monaco on 18 points and in second place on goal difference behind PSG, who visit Montpellier on Saturday.
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