UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Paris Saint-Germain WDWWL 3
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AS Monaco DWLDW 2
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MON202
1st Leg · Stade Louis II · 10,287 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

AP Photo/Philippe Magoni

Doue double helps PSG come from two down to beat Monaco

Désiré Doué replaced the injured Ousmane Dembélé to spark Paris Saint-Germain's remarkable 3-2 comeback victory in the first leg of their Champions League play-off against Ligue 1 rivals Monaco.

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
7
80.4
Possession
19.6
30
SHOTS
7
10
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
734
Accurate Passes
144
795
Passes
197
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
1
20
Crosses
2
0.4
Cross %
0.5
38
Long Balls
53
30
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.8
Long Balls %
0.4
10
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
12
11
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
2
Interceptions
10
6
Effective Clearances
26
6
Clearances
26

Highlights

01:34 Leboeuf praises Doué's 'perfect' performance for PSG vs. Monaco Watch on ESPN 00:35 Luis Enrique: We'll try to manage Ousmane Dembélé's injury in the best way possible Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

PSG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MON · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Philipp KöhnG
  2. 25Wout FaesCD-L
  3. 4Jordan TezeCD-R
  4. 12Caio HenriqueLB
  5. 2VandersonRB
  6. 10Aleksandr GolovinAM
  7. 6Denis ZakariaLM
  8. 15Lamine CamaraRM
  9. 9Folarin BalogunF
  10. 24Simon AdingraAM-L
  11. 11Maghnes AklioucheAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Krépin DiattaSUB
  2. 50Yann LienardSUB
  3. 44Samuel NibombéSUB
  4. 17Stanis IdumboSUB
  5. 23Aladji BambaSUB
  6. 40Jules StawieckiSUB
  7. 41Ilane TouréSUB
  8. 28Mamadou CoulibalySUB
  9. 14Mika BierethSUB

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 39Matvei SafonovG
  2. 51Willian PachoCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 25Nuno MendesLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 17VitinhaCM
  7. 87João NevesLM
  8. 33Warren Zaïre-EmeryRM
  9. 10Ousmane DembéléF
  10. 29Bradley BarcolaLF
  11. 7Khvicha KvaratskheliaRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Lucas HernándezSUB
  2. 49Ibrahim MbayeSUB
  3. 19Lee Kang-InSUB
  4. 14Désiré DouéSUB
  5. 27Dro FernándezSUB
  6. 4Lucas BeraldoSUB
  7. 6Illia ZabarnyiSUB
  8. 89Renato MarinSUB
  9. 9Gonçalo RamosSUB
  10. 30Lucas ChevalierSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Monaco 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross.
  2. 18' Goal! Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 0. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche with a through ball.
  3. 21' Wout Faes (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 22' Penalty saved. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Philipp Köhn (Monaco).
  5. 27' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  6. 29' Goal! Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 1. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  7. 29' Denis Zakaria (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 41' Goal! Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 2. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 48' Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the red card.
  10. 58' Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
  11. 67' Goal! Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 3. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
  12. 69' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  13. 70' Substitution, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly replaces Simon Adingra.
  14. 70' Substitution, Monaco. Aladji Bamba replaces Vanderson.
  15. 81' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Bradley Barcola.
  16. 83' Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Folarin Balogun.

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