Monaco missed the chance to move level on points with second-placed Marseille in Ligue 1 as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Nantes on Friday despite a second-half comeback. Former Southampton centre-back Mohammed Salisu levelled for the principality club on the hour mark,

Monaco were on course for a third defeat in six Ligue 1 matches, but fought back for a share of the spoils against Nantes.

The No. 3 club in Ligue 1, AS Monaco, plays at 16th-ranked FC Nantes at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Friday at 1:00 PM ET.AS Monaco faced Paris Saint-Germain at home in its last match and

Monaco lost ground in the race for the 2025 Ligue 1 title on Friday night following a 2-1 defeat at foot-of-the-table Montpellier. The setback left them in fourth place with 31 points after 18 games – 12 points behind pacesetters Paris Saint-Germain who play at Lens on Saturday afternoon.

In a thrilling Ligue 1 match, Monaco drew 2-2 against Nantes after coming back from a two-goal deficit. Matthis Abline and Kelvin Amian scored early for Nantes, but Monaco's Breel Embolo and Mohammed Salisu quickly equalized.

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NANTES, France (AP) — Monaco came from behind at Nantes to rescue a 2-2 draw in an action-packed thriller in Ligue 1 on Friday. Nantes took a two-goal lead through Matthis Abline after 12 minutes and Kelvin Amian early in the second half. But Breel Embolo after 52 minutes and Mohammed Salisu seven minutes later levelled.

Thomas was the provider again as the hosts doubled their advantage within two minutes of the restart, with Kelvin Amain profiting on this occasion. However, Monaco halved the deficit five minutes later through Breel Embolo, while Mohammed Salisu headed in a 59th-minute equaliser from Lamine Camara's corner.

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Under-fire Nantes manager Antoine Kombouare will need a result when they welcome Monaco to the Stade de la Beaujoire in Ligue 1 on Friday night. With their 12-year stay in the top flight under threat, a visit from one of the strongest travelling sides in Ligue 1 this weekend is not the ideal scenario for Nantes.

Trailing by two goals at the start of the second half, the Rouge et Blanc showed character to make up the deficit and secure a draw at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes (2-2). They did everything they could to turn things around.

Round 17 of Ligue 1 pitches Nantes against AS Monaco on January 10, 2025, at Stade de la Beaujoire, with each team under rising pressure for different reasons. While Nantes tries to work its way out of the relegation zone,