Late Ansu Fati Winner Completes Monaco Comeback at Metz

AS Monaco staged a late turnaround to defeat FC Metz 2–1 in Ligue 1 on matchday 32, with substitute Ansu Fati grabbing a stoppage-time winner after the visitors had fallen behind early in the second half.

After a scoreless opening 45 minutes, Metz seized the initiative shortly after the interval. In the 49th minute, Jessy Deminguet finished a move created by Gauthier Hein, putting the hosts 1–0 up and briefly on course for an upset against the principality club.

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Monaco responded just over ten minutes later. In the 61st minute, Folarin Balogun levelled the score at 1–1, converting after good work from Maghnes Akliouche to bring Adi Hütter’s side back into the contest.

Key changes arrived in the 58th minute for Monaco, with Ansu Fati, Aladji Bamba and Mamadou Coulibaly all introduced. While Coulibaly later picked up a yellow card in the 62nd minute, the reshuffle ultimately proved decisive in attack.

Metz attempted to regain control with a series of substitutions in the final 20 minutes, bringing on Believe Munongo, Giorgi Abuashvili, Jahyann Pandore and Habib Diallo. Monaco, meanwhile, added further fresh legs as Caio Henrique replaced Christian Mawissa, who had earlier been booked.

The decisive moment arrived deep into added time. In the 90th minute plus one, Fati struck to make it 2–1, finishing a chance created by Caio Henrique and completing Monaco’s comeback. The goal capped a dramatic finale and secured all three points for the visitors.

Aside from the recorded goals, substitutions and yellow cards, detailed match statistics and events are not available from the provided data.

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Ligue 1 Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Paris Saint-Germain FC	31	22	4	5	70	27	43	70	D W W L
2	Racing Club de Lens	31	20	4	7	61	33	28	64	D D W L
3	Olympique Lyonnais	32	18	6	8	52	34	18	60	W W W W D
4	Lille OSC	32	17	7	8	51	35	16	58	D W D W W
5	Stade Rennais FC 1901	32	16	8	8	56	46	10	56	L W W W W
6	AS Monaco FC	32	16	6	10	56	48	8	54	W D D L W
7	Olympique de Marseille	32	16	5	11	59	44	15	53	L D L W L
8	RC Strasbourg Alsace	31	13	7	11	50	41	9	46	L W L W
9	FC Lorient	32	10	12	10	44	49	-5	42	D L W L D
10	Toulouse FC	32	11	8	13	45	45	0	41	W D L L
11	Paris FC	32	10	11	11	44	47	-3	41	W L W W D
12	Stade Brestois 29	31	10	8	13	41	51	-10	38	L D D L
13	Angers SCO	32	9	7	16	27	46	-19	34	L L D L D
14	Le Havre AC	32	6	14	12	30	43	-13	32	D D D D D
15	OGC Nice	32	7	10	15	36	58	-22	31	D D D D L
16	AJ Auxerre	32	6	10	16	30	43	-13	28	W L D D D
17	FC Nantes	32	5	8	19	29	51	-22	23	W L L D D
18	FC Metz	32	3	7	22	32	72	-40	16	L D L L D