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Ben Yedder leads Monaco as Strasbourg win on Vieira bow

PARIS (AFP) – Monaco captain Wissam Ben Yedder scored twice in a 4-2 win at Clermont on Sunday after he was charged with rape this week, while Strasbourg made a winning start to life under Patrick Vieira by beating Lyon.

France international Ben Yedder on Friday was charged with rape, attempted rape and sexual assault over an alleged incident that happened on the Cote d’Azur in July.

He has been placed under judicial supervision and had to pay bail of EUR900,000 (USD987,000).

But the 33-year-old forward started his team’s opening game of the season, striking in both halves as Monaco made a winning start under new Austrian coach Adi Hutter.

“I congratulate him (Ben Yedder), he had a very good reaction,” said Hutter.

“I have purely a sporting relationship with him, from coach to player. We only speak about the pitch and my job is to put the best players out there and he’s among them.”

Mateusz Wieteska put Clermont ahead before Vanderson equalised, with Ben Yedder firing in a rebound off the post to give Monaco the lead shortly before half-time.

Muhammed Cham brought Clermont level at 2-2 but Ben Yedder netted again with 20 minutes to play and Maghnes Akliouche added a fourth in injury time.

Vieira made the perfect start to his first job since being sacked by Premier League club Crystal Palace last season as Strasbourg saw off Lyon, coached by Vieira’s 1998 World Cup-winning France teammate Laurent Blanc, 2-1.

The hosts took a 63rd-minute lead when Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s free-kick from the left flew all the way into the far corner.

South Africa striker Lebo Mothiba, who was given the nod to start after a strong pre-season, added a second 15 minutes from time, with Nicolas Tagliafico’s goal just a consolation for Lyon.

“We wanted to play a little more, but the quality of Lyon prevented it,” said Vieira. “We are starting a cycle with players who don’t have much experience of Ligue 1.”

PHOTO: AFP
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