Takumi Minamino scores a double to be in MVP mode against Belgrade
“I always wanted this trophy,” he said in the mixed zone, with a big smile! On Tuesday night, Takumi Minamino was named man of the match by UEFA after a big win by AS Monaco against Red Star Belgrade (5-1), on the program for the 3rd matchday of the Champions League, a victory to which the Japanese international greatly contributed, scoring twice.
"J'ai toujours voulu ce trophée" 🤩🏆
La réaction de Taki après son doublé face à Belgrade pic.twitter.com/TSldSBfDu5
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) October 22, 2024
First double of his career in the Champions League
Lined up at the heart of a 4-2-3-1 composed of an attacking line with three creative players, alongside Maghnes Akliouche and Eliesse Ben Seghir, Takumi Minamino would kick things off in this match. Well played in by Wilfried Singo, the latter intelligently sprung the offside trap and neat the opposing goalkeeper with an unstoppable flat-footed effort (1-0, 20′).
Pas de hors-jeu pour Minamino qui ouvre le score pour l'AS Monaco !#ASMFKCZ | #UCL pic.twitter.com/80dZ68Ks0n
— CANAL+ Foot (@CanalplusFoot) October 22, 2024
It was a goal whose validity will be confirmed by the VAR, to launch AS Monaco perfectly in this match. Then, Breel Embolo and Wilfried Singo would prove themselves in turn decisive, thus allowing the Club to take the lead again, then to take off (3-1). All this, before Taki’ scored the first double of his career in the Champions League in the final 20 minutes of the second half.
An assist to top it all off
After a high recovery in the opponent’s 30 meters by Maghnes, Breel Embolo was found in the penalty area and perfectly played in the Japanese who just had to finish (4-1, 70′). But it wasn’t over yet! In stoppage time, the 29-year-old midfielder played in the French U-21 international behind the defence, who woudl complete the success of the Rouge et Blanc with a curling shot (5-1, 96′).
Maghnes Akliouche pour le 5-1 qui scelle définitivement la victoire monégasque ! 😍
L'AS Monaco rebondit bien après son match nul face au Dinamo Zagreb lors de la J2 🤝 pic.twitter.com/kqSARweZGY
— CANAL+ Foot (@CanalplusFoot) October 22, 2024
MVP for the second time this season
With two goals and an assist (three duels won, one tackle), our number 18 was therefore elected MVP of the match by the Monaco supporters on the AS Monaco App with more than 69% of the votes, for the second time this season after the same against AS Saint-Etienne.The Japanese thus finished ahead of Maghnes Akliouche (11%) and Wilfried Singo (9%). Bravo Taki’! 👏
"𝑻𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑲𝑰, 𝑻𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑲𝑰" 👏
Le Player of the Match félicité par ses coéquipiers 😂🏆 pic.twitter.com/AXWcyebaTe
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) October 22, 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)
- Ligue 1 – Matchday 8 : AS Monaco 0-0 Lille = Eliesse Ben Seghir (4)
- Champions League – Matchday 3: AS Monaco 5-1 Red Star Belgrade: Takumi Minamino (2)
