Football: Monaco suffer to 2-1 loss at home to Bordeaux

Second-placed AS Monaco slumped to a 2-1 defeat by visiting Girondins de Bordeaux in Ligue 1 on Friday as they missed the chance to open a provisional eight-point gap over their rivals for a Champions League spot.

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium, 1/04/2016. Monaco's Tiemoue Bakayoko (L) in action with Bordeaux's Enzo Crivelli. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium - 01/04/2016 - Monaco's goalkeeper Danijel Subasic challenges Bordeaux's Thomas Toure. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium - 01/04/2016 - Monaco's goalkeeper Danijel Subasic reacts after Bordeaux scored a second goal. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium, 1/04/2016. Bordeaux's Thomas Toure (Front) in action with Monaco's Uwa Echiejile Elderson. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium, 1/04/2016. Monaco's Vagner Love (R) in action with Bordeaux's Pablo. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium, 1/04/2016. Monaco's Vagner Love (R) in action with Bordeaux's Cedric Guilbert. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium - 01/04/2016 - Monaco's goalkeeper Danijel Subasic reacts after Bordeaux scored a second goal. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium, 1/04/2016. Monaco's Fares Bahlouli (C) in action with Bordeaux's Andre Biyogo Poko (R) and Cedric Yambere (L). REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium, 1/04/2016. Monaco's Uwa Echiejile Elderson (L) in action with Bordeaux's Thomas Toure (R). REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium, 1/04/2016. Monaco's Thomas Lemar (R) in action with Bordeaux's Andre Biyogo Poko. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium, 1/04/2016. Monaco's Vagner Love (L) in action with Bordeaux's Frederic Guilbert. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium - 01/04/2016 - Monaco's goalkeeper Danijel Subasic reacts after Bordeaux scored a second goal. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium - 01/04/2016 - Bordeaux's goalkeeper Jerome Prior stops a penalty kick by Monaco's Vagner Love (not pictured). REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium - 01/04/2016 - Bordeaux's goalkeeper Jerome Prior (C) celebrates after Bordeaux defeated Monaco 2-1. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Football Soccer - Monaco v Bordeaux - French Ligue 1 - Louis II stadium - 01/04/2016 - Monaco's goalkeeper Danijel Subasic (R) reacts after Bordeaux scored a second goal. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

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PARIS: Second-placed AS Monaco slumped to a 2-1 defeat by visiting Girondins de Bordeaux in Ligue 1 on Friday as they missed the chance to open a provisional eight-point gap over their rivals for a Champions League spot.

Monaco, who failed to convert a penalty in added time before being gifted an own goal, have 55 points ahead of third-placed Nice, who visit champions Paris St Germain on Saturday.

Olympique Lyonnais are a further point back in fourth with 49 before they play at Lorient on Sunday, while Stade Rennes are on 48 before they host Stade de Reims on Saturday.

Bordeaux's Thomas Toure volleyed home at the end of the first half from a corner by Adam Ounas, who doubled the tally 11 minutes after the break when he latched on to another corner.

Monaco's Vagner Love missed a penalty a minute into added time before they got a consolation three minutes later when Bordeaux's Frederic Guilbert scored an own goal at Louis II.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ken Ferris)

- Reuters