Monacos French midfielder Thomas Lemar (L) fights for the ball with Nices Ivorian midfielder Jean Michael Seri (R) during the French Cup football match between Nice and Monaco at The Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice on January 9, 2018. Pic/ AFP

Thomas Lemar scored as Monaco beat Cote d'Azur rivals Nice 2-1 at the Allianz Riviera on Tuesday to reach the French League Cup semi-finals. Lemar, who has been heavily linked with a move to England, nodded Monaco into an early lead, before Alassane Plea equalised after a video review. Monaco moved back in front before half-time through 21-year-old Adama Diakhaby and Leonardo Jardim's French champions held on with the aid of a terrible miss by Nice midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou.