Monaco’s Red and Whites clinched a hard-fought 2-0 victory over SCO Angers at the Raymond-Kopa Stadium last night, breaking their 2025 away-win drought in Ligue 1’s 26th round. Patience paid off as Mika Biereth and Maghnes Akliouche struck in the final 15 minutes, lifting AS Monaco back onto the podium and setting the stage for a tantalising Derby clash with Nice post-international break.
After a frustrating 1-1 draw in Toulouse last weekend, Adi Hütter’s squad arrived determined to turn the tide against an Angers side reeling from three consecutive league losses. Despite SCO’s shock 1-0 win over Monaco earlier this season, the hosts struggled to find their footing. Hütter opted for a 4-2-3-1 setup, welcoming back captain Denis Zakaria from suspension and slotting Philipp Köhn in goal alongside Wilfried Singo in defence. The attacking trio of Akliouche, Takumi Minamino, and Eliesse Ben Seghir supported Danish striker Biereth from the off.
The match roared to life with 500 Monaco fans lighting up the visitors’ stand. Early chances came fast—Vanderson skewed wide from Akliouche’s pass in the second minute, and Minamino misfired on a counterattack moments later. Angers’ defence held firm, deflecting Biereth’s effort for a corner and thwarting Moatasem Al-Musrati’s long-range strike. SCO’s keeper stood tall again, denying Singo’s overhead kick and Al-Musrati’s header, leaving the first half goalless.
Hütter shook things up at the break, bringing on Breel Embolo and Lamine Camara. The substitutes injected energy—Camara’s free kick found Thilo Kehrer’s head, and Zakaria and Minamino tested Angers’ resolve with fierce shots. But it was Caio Henrique’s pinpoint cross in the 77th minute that unlocked the game, finding Biereth, who bundled home his 11th goal of the season—and his first on the road—after two bites at the cherry.
Monaco smelled blood. Akliouche sealed the deal in the 88th minute, coolly converting a penalty he’d won himself for his fourth Ligue 1 strike of the campaign. Angers mounted a late scare when Abdelli struck the post in stoppage time, but the Red and Whites held firm.
This gritty win—Monaco’s first away triumph of 2025—draws them level with Nice in the standings. With the international break looming, Hütter’s men can savour a job well done before the Riviera rivalry resumes.
