Dundee United stole the Monte Carlo show from a star-studded cast in the Louis II Stadium 'laost night. Jim Mclean's side reserved their best European performance for an audience which included Prince Ranier and Film-star David Niven, Monaco were left with as much chance of reaching round two as the poor punlers at the casino up the road have of breaking the bank. United were simply superb. They roared into a 2-0 lead in 20 minutes and came through a sticky spell after the interval to wipe away the French challenge.

The only surprise in the game was that it took United 15 minutes to go in front. Eamonn Bannon, who along with Ralph Milne and Paul Sturrock. had too much pace for Monaco, turned his full back inside out. His cross to the far post was perfection and Billy Kirkwood headed powerfully into the net. Five minutes later it was 2-0 as Davie Dodds coolly side-footed a Sturrock cross into the net.