“It will be necessary to outperform to achieve a result at the Parc des Princes”, said Niko Kovac, the coach of theAS Monaco, before the meeting. A message perfectly understood by his players on Sunday night against the Paris Saint Germain at the end of the 26th day of Ligue 1.
The Monegasques delivered a very solid performance, in the wake of the duo of torchbearers Tchouaméni-Fofana, which recalls the pair Fabinho-Bakayoko during the year of the title. It must be said that the current fourth in the French Ligue 1 championship, which, thanks to this 2-0 victory, comes back to two points from the reigning French champion and six from the leader, Lille, winner a little earlier in Lorient , gave itself the means to achieve its ambitions by opening the scoring in the 6e minute of play, by Sofiane Diop. Upon returning from the locker room, the good Monegasque surprise was emulated by Maripan, who scored there his fifth goal in nine matches.
Mbappé transparent
Opposite, the Parisians quickly came down to earth, after their card in Barcelona in the Champions League. Unable to be dangerous, like a transparent Kylian Mbappé, Pochettino’s men did not deliver a performance up to their standing. It’s already six defeats for Paris Saint-Germain this season, which had never happened in the QSI era.
The highlights
6 ‘. GOAL FOR MONACO! On a good cross from Volland on the left, Aguilar cleverly puts his head back for Diop in the axis. The former Stade Rennais player opened the scoring with a header, Monaco took the lead.
22 ‘. DISASI! On a well-shot corner, Disasi was the strongest in the air but his header was caught by Keylor Navas.
35’. OH GUEYE ! First thrill for the Monegasque defense. Gana Gueye tries his luck with a powerful strike from 25 meters, a cannon shot that goes right next to Lecomte’s goal.
51’. BUT POUR MONACO ! MARIPAN ! After a good Monegasque movement the ball returned to the box, Herrera made a bad release in pressing with Maripan. The Monegasque defender adjusts Navas with the flat of his foot. Monaco made the break to everyone’s surprise.
60’. KEAN ! A good cross from the left, Moïse Kean resumed his head in the middle of the Monegasque defense but Lecomte was watching.
62’. OH VOLLAND ! How did he manage not to score? On a perfect cross from Henrique on the left side, Volland was alone in front of the goal but could not adjust the powerful ball from his left side. The head of the Monegasque striker misses, Paris was hot.
77 ‘. OH KEAN! On a good recovery from Mbappé, Kean is in a striking position but the ball is blocked. The following corner gives nothing.
90 ‘+ 5. IT’S OVER ! Monaco offers Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes. Sixth defeat of the season for the capital club which struggles to make the usual difference in Ligue 1. The championship is very tight in the top 4 and Paris, version QSI, has never had so many difficulties on the national scene.
Match statistics
The statistics of AS Monaco’s victory against PSG. © DSAS
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