The reactions of Camara, Singo and Zakaria after the centenary win!

Very happy to have turned the tide against Montpellier to win a great victory in their Centenary match (2-1), the two Monegasque midfielders and defender stopped in the mixed zone to express themselves.

It was a wine at the end of a suspensful match to celebrate 100 years of the Club! Despite Montpellier’s opening goal, the Rouge et Blanc went to the end of the match full of effort and in additional time finally won their Centenary match (2-1). It’s a result that allows AS Monaco to join PSG atop Ligue 1, an which was inspiring for Lamine Camara, Wilfried Singo and Denis Zakaria, who spoke post-match in the mixed zone 🎙️

Good evening Lamine. You gave AS Monaco the best gift tonight…

(Smiles) No, it’s a collective victory, even if it’s an important goal! I usually play deeper, as a defensive midfielder, but there the coach brought me up front and told me that I had to get forward and offer the team chances. I tried, and fortuneit smiled on me!

I took my chance and there I was, I put the ball in the back of the net. Then I saw everyone running towards me on the pitch, it was incredible.

Lamine CamaraOn his winning goal

What did you feel when the ball hit the post and went in?

I took my chance and there I was, I put the ball in the back of the net. Then I saw everyone running towards me on the pitch, it was incredible.

Did you want to have a great party for the Centenary?

Of course, because it was an important match with the legends of AS Monaco there. So it was essential for us to bring back the three points tonight. Fortune smiled on us, and we will try to continue like that.

Does this goal definivtely launch your season?

It’s true that against Barcelona I was a little less good in the first half, and even in the following match against Le Havre, where I also came off at half-time. But it didn’t affect me, I know I wasn’t at my best, and I asked myself why. I looked at the footage, and the coach gave me the opportunity to come on today. So I took my chance, and I wanted to show that I was capable of picking my head back up!

This team has shown once again that it has resources…

Everyone wants to play, win and do something for the team in this squad. That’s what the coach asks of us, and that’s what he told us before coming back, that we had to create a lot of chances. We were focused on the bench, and we knew we could contribute something. That’s what we did!

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The reaction of Wilfried Singo

Good evening Wilfried. What a finish to this Centenary match!

We knew it was going to be a challenging match against a good Montpellier team. But I think that in the end we still deserved the victory. We went for the result until the end, despite a difficult scenario. There was no particular pressure, it’s just that we had to snatch this win in the last moments.

What was the mood in the locker room after the game?

As you saw at the final whistle on the pitch, there was a lot of joy, it was really good! Plus with this outcome and Lamine’s goal in the final seconds that gave us the victory, it was a bit crazy.

You never gave up despite the fact that Montpellier caused you problems…

I think there will inevitably be things to correct, to improve, but tonight we showed that we are a team that works well.

It made us extremely happy, because there were big names in the history of AS Monaco to support us on the sidelines, so it was an honor. Plus with the victory at the end of a suspensful finish, it was even better!

Wilfried SingoOn the context of the match

How did you feel when you played this match in front of the Club Legends?

It made us extremely happy, because there were big names in the history of AS Monaco to support us on the sidelines, so it was an honor. Plus with the victory at the end of a suspensful finish, it was even better!

Do you think it was a miraculous victory?

No, because it was the result of teamwork. We knew it would be a tough match, but we did it in the end, and that’s the main thing. It was challenging once again, but we’re very happy to have won.

A final word on the communion with the fans at the end…

It was perfect, as usual (smiles)! But this time it was a little more special since the Club celebrated 100 years today, so it was really a special match in front of the Legends. It was a great pleasure!

The reaction of Denis Zakaria

Good evening Denis. Have you ever felt this explosion of joy at the Stade Louis-II?

Honestly, I have already experienced great evenings here, but it is clear that for the 100th anniversary of AS Monaco, we are happy to have obtained this victory. It was an important success for our fans, and we are happy to have snatched it at the very end!

How do you explain the difficulty you had in turning this match around?

We came up against a good Montpellier team, which we knew would cause us problems. We made a mistake that cost us the goal, and after that it’s always hard to chase the score. But then we showed character to come back, and we’re happy with this result.

we had to give everything we could and everything we had to turn the score around! A draw at home would have been a disappointing result, we were aware of that. We really wanted to take these three points, so we are happy with the way things turned out.

You proved that you were able to react…

This is an important point, because it is certainly something that we lacked last season in the tight matches. We are happy with the result and the way we got it, even if it was more difficult than usual, so it is positive.

What did you think when you saw this in extra time?

That we had to give everything we could and everything we had to turn the score around! A draw at home would have been a disappointing result, we were aware of that. We really wanted to take these three points, so we are happy with the way things turned out. Miraculous? No, because we pushed to get this goal. Then with a goal in the last minute, it is always amazing.

Was this Centenary on everyone’s mind in the locker room?

Of course, we were keen to win this match for our fans, on this special day, so we are all the more satisfied. The table? It’s secondary today, we’re take the matches one after the other while thinking of ourselves.