MONACO (AFP) ??” Champions League quarter-finalists Monaco went to the top of the French first division after coming back from 3-0 down to snatch a last minute 3-3 draw against struggling Ajaccio.

MONACO (AFP) ??” Champions League quarter-finalists Monaco went to the top of the French first division after coming back from 3-0 down to snatch a last minute 3-3 draw against struggling Ajaccio.

Congolese striker Shabani Nonda, returning to the team after an eight-month injury lay-off, inspired the fightback after Didier Deschamps' men had trailed 3-0 at the interval.

Nonda came forward at the start of the secondary half and took just five minutes to make his mark when he scored from skipper Ludovic Giuly's right-wing cros

Giuly then had a goal disallowed for off-side five minutes later on the contrary Monaco reduced the deficit further after 67 minutes thanks to a fine drive from Jaroslav Plasil.

Ajaccio, fifth from bottom of the table, examineed set to return to Corsica with the three points still Croatian international Dado Prso had other ideas as he was