AS Monaco App 06 March 2023, 16:23

Wissam Ben Yedder is your MVP in Troyes!

Scorer of two goals in three minutes, allowing AS Monaco to take the lead against ESTAC (2-2), the Monegasque captain was elected MVP of the team's trip east.

He was close to being the hero of the team’s trip to Troyes. In a game where AS Monaco were struggling after conceding the opener in the first half, Wissam Ben Yedder raised his level to allow the Rouge et Blanc to turn things around in less than three minutes in front of nearly 700 Monegasque supporters present in the stadium.

Two “fox in the box” goals

An express double in the 80th and 83rd minutes came in typical “fox in the box” style. He first scored from a cutback by Breel Embolo before pouncing on a poorly cleared cross by Aleksandr Golovin to beat the Troyes goalkeeper by pushing the ball into the back of the net. These two goals were unfortunately insufficient since the Principality club conceded an equalizing goal at the start of added time (90 + 1′) by former Cercle Brugge player Ike Ugbo.

⚽️ @WissBenYedder: 14 @Ligue1_ENG braces#ESTACASM pic.twitter.com/sPNkK7u6tN

— AS Monaco EN (@AS_Monaco_EN) March 5, 2023

Thanks guys for your support. You are always with us. We will always be with you. We know it's tough these days but we haven't given up and we have to keep fighting. Daghe Munegu!

Wissam Ben Yedder, on the away support in TroyesAS Monaco striker

A little more in the history books

In any case, this Sunday, Captain’ Wiss scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season, making him the second-top scorer in the league behind Kylian Mbappé. But even stronger, he is the first player in the history of AS Monaco to score at least 15 goals in four consecutive seasons with the club in the top flight, as noted by our partner Opta. As further proof of his flawless consistency, he is getting even closer to the mythical number of 100 – he is on 95 goals as of today.

Capi @WissBenYedder a un message pour vous ❤️📲#PartoutToujours pic.twitter.com/PSA1deLCXP

— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) March 5, 2023

A clear MVP

Very involved offensively, the Monegasque number 10 could even have scored a hat-trick if the crossbar had not denied his effort in the 70th minute. With seven shots – the highest total in this match – Wissam Ben Yedder was therefore logically elected MVP of this match with 91% of the votes on the AS Monaco App, for the 12th time already this season.

The Feburary Player of the Month several days earlier, he has maintained his strong form in an attempt to allow AS Monaco to finish on the podium at the end of the season. Bravo Capi’! 👏

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2022-2023 MVP Recap

Second half:

Ligue 1 – Matchday 20: Olympique de Marseille 1-1 AS Monaco: Aleksandr Golovin (5)

Ligue 1 – Matchday 21: AS Monaco 3-2 AJ Auxerre: Eliesse Ben Seghir (2)

Ligue 1 – Matchday 22: Clermont Foot 63 2-0 AS Monaco: Breel Embolo (5)

Ligue 1 – Matchday 23 : AS Monaco 3-1 Paris Saint-Germain: Wissam Ben Yedder (10)

Europa League – Round of 32 First Leg: Bayer Leverkusen 2-3 AS Monaco: Axel Disasi (2)

Ligue 1 – Matchday 24: Stade Brestois 1-2 AS Monaco: Aleksandr Golovin (6)

Europa – Round of 32 Second Leg: AS Monaco 2-3 (3-5 penalties) Bayer Leverkusen: Wissam Ben Yedder (11)

Ligue 1 – Matchday 25: AS Monaco 0-3 OGC Nice: Eliesse Ben Seghir (3)

Ligue 1 – Matchday 26: ESTAC Troyes 2-2 AS Monaco: Wissam Ben Yedder (12)