Gradit brushes off frustration after own goal vs Monaco

Jonathan Gradit had a frustrating finish with Lens against Monaco. As L'Équipe reports, the team were solid defensively throughout the game on Friday, but the ending turned sour when the defender Jonathan Gradit scored an own goal in the closing stages.

A 1-2 that hurts

The match ended 1-2, and according to the same account, the Lens side’s defensive structure kept Monaco in check for long enough—until that late strike flipped the momentum.

No blame on him

L'Équipe also highlights the message that surrounded the aftermath: the idea isn’t to point fingers at the player, but to treat it as a painful, isolated moment in an otherwise difficult contest.

For Gradit and the team, it’s a result that stings because the defending worked for stretches, yet the final minutes punished them. The focus now is to reset quickly in Ligue 1 2026-27.