AS Monaco have held Ligue 1 leaders Lyon to a goalless first half at Stade Louis II this evening.

Yoann Gourcuff went close early on with a long-range effort that was well saved by Danijel Subasic in the Monaco goal.

Bernardo Silva then perhaps should have done better when he scuffed a shot wide after latching on to Dimitar Berbatov's chest down.

Yassine Benzia, who was named up top in place of the hamstrung Alexandre Lacazette, nearly opened the scoring when he fired narrowly over the bar after taking down a pass on his chest on the edge of the box.