AS Monaco were left ruing missed chances as they stumbled to a 1-1 draw away at Le Havre on Saturday, April 27, despite dominating for large spells of the match.

Looking to continue their strong home form on the road, the Red and Whites approached the game with the momentum of six wins and a draw since the start of 2025. Manager Adi Hütter kept faith with his favoured 4-4-2 system, making just two tweaks to the side that drew against Strasbourg: Thilo Kehrer returned to partner Wilfried Singo in central defence, and Eliesse Ben Seghir took a place on the left wing.

Backed by over 600 travelling fans who unfurled a striking tifo before kick-off, Monaco started brightly. Breel Embolo had an early sniff of goal after tidy footwork in the box, and was later teed up perfectly by Vanderson, but both efforts went begging.

Typical of football’s cruelty, Le Havre punished Monaco with their first meaningful attack. A pinpoint cross from Mwanga found Hassan Koka, who powered his header past Philipp Köhn to give the hosts the lead on 22 minutes. Monaco looked rattled, and although Maghnes Akliouche and Boubakary Soumaré both went close, their first-half performance was marred by erratic passing and poor finishing.

At half-time, Hütter rang the changes, introducing Takumi Minamino and Al-Musrati to inject some urgency. It nearly paid immediate dividends, with Al-Musrati testing Gorgelin from distance and Minamino causing havoc in the final third. Monaco kept knocking on the door, and it was Mika Biereth — as relentless as ever — who finally broke through. The Dane pounced on a deflected Vanderson shot to bury his 13th goal of the season just after the hour mark.

Biereth almost completed the turnaround minutes later, latching onto another Embolo pass, but Gorgelin stood tall to deny him. At the other end, Köhn had to stay sharp to parry a late effort from André Ayew, while Balogun came off the bench and nearly stole it for Monaco with a curling shot that was pushed around the post.

In the end, despite pouring forward until the dying seconds, Monaco had to settle for a point. A final scare came when Mwanga rose highest at a corner in stoppage time, but his header drifted wide.

With the race for the Champions League spots tightening, Hütter’s men will have to dust themselves off quickly before another crucial trip, this time to Saint-Étienne on Saturday, May 3.