Last night, AS Monaco ended up dominating the Austrians of Sturm Graz (1-0) on the first day of the group stage of the Europa League. In difficulty, the Principality club could have conceded the opener if the ball had not finished its race on the crossbar of Nübel but Krépin Diatta, shortly after the hour mark, allowed his team to win a precious victory.
Something to be reassured after a complicated start to the season and to prepare as best as possible for their derby against Nice this Sunday. Asked at the microphone of RMC Sport, the evening scorer also expressed his satisfaction and relief at this result.
"We are reassured to have won this match, it was important to win today, we did it and we are happy for that, we will quickly rest because there is a match that awaits us on Sunday (editor's note : facing Nice). Yes, we are in a difficult moment but we believe in ourselves, we continue to work. The main thing is not to give up, this is only the start of the season. We will raise our heads, as we did last season. The derby? Yes it will be a difficult match but we are ready, we will rest quickly and prepare for this match to be present.”
Source: transfermarketweb.com