Moutinho salvages a point for Monaco
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fontvieille, Monaco (SportsNetwork.com) - Joao Moutinho scored 15 minutes from time at the Stade Louis II on Saturday to salvage a point for AS Monaco in a 2-2 draw with Caen.
An own goal from Emmanuel Imorou had gifted the hosts the lead after only five minutes, a lead that Monaco rode into the second half.
Caen responded with two goals in the span of nine minutes as Bengali-Fode Koita leveled the score in the 50th minute before an own goal from Geoffrey Kondogbia handed the visitors the edge.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}But Monaco managed to take something from the match as Moutinho struck in the 75th minute to ensure a point and bring the free-spending club to 20 points on the season.
Lorient climbed out of the Ligue 1 cellar on Saturday by claiming a 1-0 home victory over Lens.
The hosts gained an early advantage when Loiik Landre was sent off with a straight red card in the 16th minute, and Raphael Guerreiro capitalized on the extra man by breaking the deadlock five minutes later.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lorient improves to 13 points to move to 17th place in the table, dropping Lens to last place.
Rounding out Saturday's Ligue 1 action, Paul-Georges Ntep De Madiba provided the lone goal in Rennes' 1-0 defeat of Guingamp, Lyon was held scoreless in a 0-0 draw at Bastia and Nice claimed a point from a 0-0 draw with Reims.