Leeds United 0 AS Monaco 2: Recap, reaction and analysis of defeat in pre-season friendly

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Leeds United are now just two weeks away from the new Championship season and the Whites took in their second summer friendly against AS Monaco today.

Daniel Farke’s Whites took on Monaco in a 4pm kick-off at York City’s LNER Community Stadium and fell to a 2-0 defeat after a goalless first half. Here is our match recap plus reaction and analysis of the reverse at the home of the Minstermen.

Leeds United 0 AS Monaco 2

Key Events

  • 4pm kick-off at LNER Community Stadium in York

Some big absences still

No Adams, Wober or Harrison, or Dallas but he’s obviously on the serious injury comeback trail.

Warm ups done and all set at York

Cooper leads out the Whites

1: Still people coming in, York been chocka

Early chance for Monaco

1: Attack down the left, cross flies through the area, Leeds eventually clear their lines

Hjelde left-back. Struijk RBC, Cooper LCB, Ayling RB. Gray and Ampadu centre midfield. James left wing, Sinisterra right wing, Summerville and Rutter central.

4: Rutter is the centre forward, flankd by Sinisterra on the right and James on the left, Summerville is playing as a no 10. Gray and Ampadu behind them in centre mid.

4: For Summerville, looks worrying at first but he’s back up again, Leeds then survive another scare at the back via some cool play by Meslier on the ball