Resurgent Falcao scores to help Monaco to 3-0 win over Rennes

Paris - After two seasons of misery in England's Premier League, striker is proving his worth again in France

After two seasons of misery in England's Premier League, striker Radamel Falcao is proving his worth again in France.
 His first-half goal helped league leader Monaco on its way to a 3-0 home win against Rennes on Saturday.
 Falcao pounced with a firm downward header from midfielder Adama Traore's cross in the 42nd minute. He ran out of steam and was replaced with about 15 minutes left by Guido Carrillo, but he had done his bit by then.
 Midfielder Thomas Lemar hit two late goals, the first set up by Carillo and the second a fine strike from 25 meters out.
 Monaco, which has won seven straight games domestically and in Europe, is three points ahead of defending champion Paris Saint-Germain.
 FALCAO BOUNCING BACK
 Falcao joined Monaco in May 2013 after two prolific seasons with Atletico Madrid in a deal worth a staggering 60 million euros ($67 million). But a serious knee injury in a French Cup game at the start of 2014 cost him both pace and a place at the World Cup later that year.
 He struggled for form and fitness in England, scoring once in 12 appearances with Chelsea and only four in 29 with Manchester United during spells on loan.
 With two seasons left on his Monaco contract, he returned to the Principality side this season but with a major question mark as to whether he could be a success in France.
 Coach Leonardo Jardim gave him another chance and Falcao made a strong start this season, scoring in both legs of a Champions League qualifier against Turkish side Fenerbahce, before limping off with a thigh injury in the return leg on Aug. 3.
 He missed five games.
 After coming on as a substitute against Lille last weekend, Falcao underlined his new-found commitment to the club by wearing the captain's armband as Monaco won 2-1 at Tottenham in a Champions League group game on Wednesday.
 In later games, it was: Bordeaux vs. Angers; Dijon vs. Metz; Lorient vs. Lille; Nancy vs. Nantes, and Toulouse vs. Guingamp.
 PSG won 6-0 at Caen on Friday, with striker Edinson Cavani scoring four.