Captain and centre-back Montassar Talbi led Lorient to a 1-0 win over AS Monaco on Sunday 18 October 2026 at the Stade du Moustoir. The Ligue 1 leaders, unbeaten in the league until now, suffer their first defeat of the season.
Lorient beat AS Monaco 1-0 on Sunday 18 October 2026 at the Stade du Moustoir on matchday 7 of Ligue 1, according to Eurosport. The only goal of the game came in the 61st minute from midfielder Noah Cadiou, from a penalty won by full-back Dembo Sylla.
In that match, Montassar Talbi, the Tunisia international centre-back, wore the captain’s armband and played the full 90 minutes at the heart of the defence. He lined up alongside Nathaniel Adjei and Souleymane Isaak Touré, in front of goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo. Together they repelled every Monaco attack and kept another clean sheet at home.
Les Merlus hold firm against Monaco
Monaco, unbeaten in the league this season, piled on the attacks but could not find a way past the Lorient defence. Alexandre Dujeux’s side in particular survived an Abline header in the 46th minute and another from Monaco striker Folarin Balogun in the 79th. In stoppage time, in the 91st minute, Balogun sent a final effort over the bar, according to AS Monaco’s official website.
The match was marked by a flurry of bookings. For Monaco, midfielder Denis Zakaria (60th), Mohammed Salisu (57th) and Nazinho (60th) were cautioned; for Lorient, Noah Cadiou (66th) and Kouassi (76th) also picked up yellow cards. Les Merlus held their lead until the final whistle.
A favourable record against Monaco
In their last ten head-to-head meetings, Lorient have three wins to Monaco’s two, with five draws, according to OneFootball.
In their two previous meetings in 2025, Les Merlus won both times, 3-1.
Monaco lose top spot
For AS Monaco, this is their very first league defeat of the 2026-2027 campaign, according to Eurosport. The Principality club also lose their place at the top of Ligue 1. Monaco host Freiburg on Thursday at 21:00 in the Conference League.
Lorient play matchday 8 of Ligue 1 over the weekend of 24-25 October 2026.