Nice managed to beat Monaco 2-1 at home.Monaco lost the match despite taking the lead.The fact that they were reduced to 10 men played a big role in this.Monaco thus suffered their first defeat and fell 3 points behind PSG
Marseille lost to PSG in a tough encounter. It was an easy game for PSG, who won with goals in the first half. In the 20th minute, Amine Harit left his team 10 men, which changed the fate of the match again. If Marseille hadn't been down to 10 men, maybe they could have turned the game around.
Clearly, losing a player in the first half proved to be the turning point for AS Monaco too. With that red card, Monaco had to play with 10 men right at the start of the match, and this immediately meant a change of their plans at that moment and how they wanted the game to be played, especially in the second half. Even though Monaco continued to be dominant in possession and kept trying to keep up the intensity of the game, having one player pushed a gap made nearly impossible for them to close every gap that Nice would exploit.
Monaco's dominance in possession could not hold against the careful attacks of Nice, which made very careful use of their numerical advantage. Although Monaco took the lead early, the pressure from Nice in the second half finally came as the actual breakthrough. At the end of it all, Monaco had to finally bow to defeat with a score of 2-1 at home—a pretty disappointing result, especially considering that they had been playing quite solidly before the red card.
This red card not only changed the course of the match but also left a significant impact on their standing in the league.