Eliesse "Maestro" Ben Seghir is MVP of the win in Rennes
He has been shining brightly in recent weeks. He has already been named man of the match twice in the league (in Lyon and Le Havre) and MVP of the month of August, Eliesse Ben Seghir made headlines again during the win against Rennes this weekend (1-2). A starter alongside Taki’, the Monegasque number 7 was in fact a key player for AS Monaco.
Coming alive on set pieces 🎯
It’s quite simple, in 70 minutes of play, he was first of all the second Rouge et Blanc with the most touches in total (59). Being at the origin of all the good chances, it was first of all him who put the ball on to the head of Thilo Kehrer from the start on a corner (0-1, 6th)! It was his first assist of the season in Ligue 1 this season… shortly before the second. Indeed, while Rennes quickly came back into the match (1-1, 12th), Eliesse would once again light up the match with his vision.
𝘌𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳 🖌️
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰 𝘢̀ 𝘭𝘢 𝘵𝘦̂𝘵𝘦 ⚽️L'ouverture du score des Monégasques à Rennes 🔥🎥 pic.twitter.com/Az4NQBvu4S
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) October 7, 2024
Two sublime passes… and almost a goal! ⛳
It is indeed he who saw the run of Folarin Balogun in behind the defence, and sent in a laser pass for the American international, who converted this offering with a magnificent chipped effort (1-2, 22′)!
🤯 | 20 minutes, 3 buts ! Folarin Balogun redonne l'avantage aux Rouge et Blanc ! 🔴⚪ #SRFCASM pic.twitter.com/b6KG7FYXi5
— DAZN France (@DAZN_FR) October 5, 2024
It was a second high-quality assist for the man who has already scored two goals in the league. But the gem from the La Diagonale academy didn’t stop there, because after the break, it was only Steve Mandanda’s crossbar that kept out his attempt from outside the area (49′).
⚔️ | On se rend coup pour coup, dans ce match palpitant ! 😱🤌 #SRFCASM pic.twitter.com/pvDGM8dOyH
— DAZN France (@DAZN_FR) October 5, 2024
Involved defensively as well 💪
Sharp in attack, the Moroccan international, called up again for the October break, was not stingy with his defensive efforts either. Before coming off in the 70th minute of play, he would indeed recover two balls and succeed in his four attempted tackles.
It was a match of constant investment for the man who, at 19 years and 232 days old, became the third youngest AS Monaco player to provide two assist in a Ligue 1 match since Opta began collecting this data (2006-2007). All this after…… Kylian Mbappé (18 years and 145 days against Lille in May 2017) and Serge Gakpé (19 years and 112 days against Sedan in August 2006).
In l’Équipe’s Team of the Week and a third MVP! 🏅
Involved in five goals in his last 8 Ligue 1 matches with AS Monaco (3 goals, 2 assists), Eliesse will even allow himself the luxury of being graded an 8 in the national sports daily. And this was also with appearing in the Team of the Round for the 7th matchday, along with three other Monegasques: Thilo Kehrer, Folarin Balogun and coach Adi Hütter !
It is therefore just as logical that he won the title of MVP of the match with 74% of the votes of the supporters on the AS Monaco App. Daghe Eliesse! 🇲🇨
𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆 ❤️🤍
1️⃣-2️⃣ #SRFCASM pic.twitter.com/KhTpIJZOfa
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) October 5, 2024
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🏆 2024-2025 MVP Recap
First half:
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- Ligue 1 – Matchday 1 : AS Monaco 1-0 AS Saint-Etienne: Takumi Minamino (1)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 2: Olympique Lyonnais 0–2 AS Monaco: Eliesse Ben Seghir (1)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 3: AS Monaco 1-1 RC Lens: Denis Zakaria (1)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 4: AJ Auxerre 0-3 AS Monaco: Denis Zakaria (2)
- Champions League – Matchday 1: AS Monaco 2-1 FC Barcelona: Maghnes Akliouche (1)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 5: AS Monaco 3-1 Le Havre: Eliesse Ben Seghir (2)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 6: AS Monaco 2-1 Montpellier: Lamine Camara (1)
- Champions League – Matchday 2: Dinamo Zagreb 2-2 AS Monaco = Denis Zakaria (3)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 7: Stade Rennais 1-2 AS Monaco = Eliesse Ben Seghir (3)
