France World Cup winner Thierry Henry has been denied a first taste of success as Monaco manager after a rollercoaster 2-2 home draw with Dijon stretched their winless run to 10 games.
After a 2-1 defeat at Strasbourg and a 1-1 Champions League draw at Club Brugge, Henry endured a patchy home debut as Monaco salvaged a point after throwing away an early lead.
New Monaco coach Thierry Henry remains without a win in charge.Credit:AP
The result kept them second bottom on seven points from 11 games, with only goal difference keeping them ahead of Guingamp, who conceded a late equaliser in a 1-1 home draw with Strasbourg.
Benjamin Henrichs fired Monaco ahead in the 29th minute, volleying home superbly after an inviting cross by Antonio Barreca.
Henry's joy was short-lived as Dijon defender Mickael Alphonse levelled five minutes later with a clinical finish.
Monaco, who have not won a game in any competition since the opening day's league success at Nantes, looked disjointed in the second half and fell behind after a superb move by the visitors.
Several Dijon players exchanged crisp one-touch passes before Valentin Rosier set up Mehdi Abeid to beat goalkeeper Diego Benaglio with a deflected shot from 18 metres.
Polish centre back Kamil Glik rescued the hosts with a 78th-minute header from close range after Adama Traore floated in an inswinging free kick from the right.
Lille tightened their grip on second place with a 1-0 home win over Caen, courtesy of a 56th-minute Rafael Leao goal after a fine assist by Nicolas Pepe.
Lille are five points behind champions and leaders Paris Saint-Germain, who are away to Marseille on Sunday.
Third-placed Montpellier remained three points behind Lille with a 3-0 win at Toulouse.
They were two up inside 25 minutes thanks to goals from Gaetan Laborde and Andy Delort while Junior Sambia added a third deep into stoppage time.
Fourth-placed Lyon won at Angers, who were reduced to 10 men with the 34th minute red card of Ismael Traore.
Lyon took the lead in the 63rd minute through Hossem Aouar and Memphis Depay doubled the lead in the 87th minute, before Cristian Lopez struck a consolation goal for Angers.
Nantes moved clear of the relegation zone with a 2-1 away defeat of 18th-placed Amiens.
Reuters
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