Monaco’s floundering season has taken another turn for the worse after losing 2-1 at rock-bottom Montpellier in Ligue 1 and conceding third place to Lille

Monaco's slump in form continued on Friday ahead of their return to Champions League action as the principality club blew a lead to lose 2-1 away to Ligue 1's bottom club Montpellier.

AS Monaco (third in Ligue 1) and Montpellier HSC (18th) take the pitch at Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier on Friday at 1:00 PM ET.AS Monaco’s last game was a 2-2 draw away from home

Mika Biereth, who made his AS Monaco debut off the bench during a Coupe de France defeat to Stade de Reims in midweek, could make his first start for the Principality club when they face Montpellier

Lille warmed up for next week's trip to Liverpool in the Champions League by coming from behind to beat Nice 2-1 on Friday and climb up to third place in Ligue 1 as they capitalised on Monaco's surprise defeat earlier.

Monaco's challenging Ligue 1 season deteriorated further with a 2-1 defeat against last-placed Montpellier, surrendering third place to Lille. Despite early advantage, Monaco's defense faltered in the second half.

Montpellier HSC’s latest defeat, at the hands of fellow strugglers SCO Angers was a big blow. Not only did the 3-1 defeat leave them rock-bottom, forcing Jean-Louis Gasset to announce “mission

Denis Zakaria has recovered from an illness, whilst Wilfried Singo has recovered from a minor back injury which saw him miss out on Friday's defeat to

Despite great domination and 26 shots taken, 11 of which were on target, the Rouge et Blanc lost away to Montpellier (2-1).A frustrating defeat. The AS Monaco players suffered from the clincal play

Ligue 1 moves into Round 18, where Montpellier hosts AS Monaco in a clash of fortunes that go in totally different directions. While Monaco pursues European positions, Montpellier seeks to get out of the relegation places.

Monaco host Aston Villa in the penultimate Champions League clash ahead of the play-offs and knockouts, with a huge European bout in the sovereign city. Monaco vs Aston Villa best bets Aston Villa

Monaco suffered a painful 2-1 defeat against Montpellier, the bottom team in Ligue 1, on Friday, effectively ending their hopes of fighting for the league title. With 32 points in the standings, the monegasque team is 11 points behind PSG (with one game in hand) and just two points ahead of their pursuer,