Monaco tighten grip on second spot with 4-1 win over struggling Clermont

Soccer Football - Europa League - Play-Off Second Leg - AS Monaco v Bayer Leverkusen - Stade Louis II, Monaco, France - February 23, 2023 AS Monaco's Wissam Ben Yedder celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/ File PhotoMONACO : Wissam Ben Yedder's brace helped AS Monaco strengthen their hold on second place in Ligue 1 with a 4-1 home win over relegation battling Clermont on Saturday, leaving the visitors rooted to the bottom of the table.

The hosts opened the scoring in the 16th minute when a headed clearance fell to Takumi Minamino who had time to tee up his shot from outside the area before curling the ball into the top corner. Monaco extended their lead 12 minutes after the break. Minamino's ball into the area was mis-hit by defender Andy Pelmard leaving Ben Yedder with the easy task of firing past the keeper. Ben Yedder netted again three minutes from time.

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