Monaco miss chance to go second with Reims defeat

Monaco wasted an opportunity to move second in Ligue 1 on Saturday as Reims grabbed a 3-1 win in the principality to climb into fifth.

An unfortunate result, but we go again on Saturday in the @coupedefrance 🏆

1⃣-3⃣ #ASMSDR pic.twitter.com/2ccmidyKD4
— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) January 13, 2024

Adi Huetter's Monaco would have leapfrogged Nice, who face Rennes later Saturday, and jumped to within four points of leaders Paris Saint-Germain with victory.

Maltese international Teddy Teuma gave the visitors a 35th-minute lead, although Wissam Ben Yedder levelled for Monaco shortly after halftime with his 10th goal of the season.

But German Reda Khadra restored Reims' advantage before the hour mark and Azor Matusiwa secured a second straight league win for Will Still's men either side of the winter break in added time.

Nice could cut PSG's lead to two points against Rennes, before the defending champions visit last season's runners-up Lens on Sunday.

RESULTS ON SATURDAY:

Genoa 0 Torino 0

Napoli 2 (Politano 45+3-pen, Rrahmani 90+6) Salernitana 1 (Candreva 29)

Verona 2 (Djuric 3, Ngonge 56) Empoli 1 (Zurkowski 64)

𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 2-1 #VeronaEmpoli
Al Bentregodi il Verona supera 2-1 gli azzurri: apre Djuric in avvio, raddoppia Ngonge ad inizio ripresa, accorcia Zurkowski pic.twitter.com/sGYtFyb39h
— Empoli Football Club Official (@EmpoliFC) January 13, 2024