AS Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2015/2016 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
0 - 3
0 - 3
Edinson Cavani helps PSG past Monaco, Angel Di Maria makes debut
The Ligue 1 holders have four wins in four tries to start their title defence.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 6': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross.
- 8': Offside, Monaco. Ricardo Carvalho tries a through ball, but Stephan El Shaarawy is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Monaco).
- 9': Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Fabinho.
- 11': Anthony Martial (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Thomas Lemar (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Foul by Thomas Lemar (Monaco).
- 14': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a through ball.
- 17': Attempt saved. Stephan El Shaarawy (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 19': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Lucas Moura is caught offside.
- 20': Hand ball by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 22': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross.
- 25': Attempt missed. Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 25': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxwell.
- 27': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 27': Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Anthony Martial (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 29': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Luiz with a through ball.
- 32': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 34': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 35': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 36': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
- 39': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 39': Thomas Lemar (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 41': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Fabinho.
- 42': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxwell.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Paris Saint-Germain 0.
- 0': Match ends, Monaco 0, Paris Saint-Germain 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Paris Saint-Germain 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
- 46': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Maxwell with a cross.
- 47': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Maxwell tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt saved. Stephan El Shaarawy (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 50': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
- 52': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
- 53': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 56': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 57': Goal! Monaco 0, Paris Saint-Germain 1. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi with a cross.
- 59': Attempt saved. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
- 62': Hand ball by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 65': Hand ball by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
- 66': Substitution, Monaco. Guido Carrillo replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 66': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Lucas Moura.
- 67': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
- 67': Foul by Elderson Echiéjilé (Monaco).
- 67': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Thiago Motta tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 70': Thomas Lemar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Monaco. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 71': Offside, Monaco. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Ivan Cavaleiro is caught offside.
- 73': Goal! Monaco 0, Paris Saint-Germain 2. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a through ball.
- 76': Offside, Monaco. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Fabinho is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Ezequiel Lavezzi replaces Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 79': Attempt missed. Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ezequiel Lavezzi with a through ball.
- 79': Foul by Guido Carrillo (Monaco).
- 79': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Guido Carrillo (Monaco).
- 80': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Marquinhos replaces Marco Verratti.
- 81': Substitution, Monaco. Mario Pasalic replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 83': Goal! Monaco 0, Paris Saint-Germain 3. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
- 84': Anthony Martial (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 86': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Serge Aurier.
- 87': Adama Traoré (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Motta.
- 90'+3': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Monaco 0, Paris Saint-Germain 3.
Statistics
 PSG |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 71.2 | Possession | 28.8 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 730 | Accurate Passes | 246 |
| 791 | Passes | 307 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 45 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 22 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 16 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 16,124
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 16,124
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Lyon | 5 | +8 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | +5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille | 5 | +4 | 10 |
Line-Ups
AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danijel Subasic (GK) |
| 6 | Ricardo Carvalho |
| 24 | Andrea Raggi |
| 21 | Elderson Echiéjilé |
| 2 | Fabinho |
| 27 | Thomas Lemar |
| 23 | Adama Noss Traoré |
| 28 | Jérémy Toulalan |
| 9 | Anthony Martial |
| 22 | Stephan El Shaarawy |
| 10 | Bernardo Silva |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 32 | David Luiz  |
| 2 | Thiago Silva |
| 17 | Maxwell |
| 19 | Sèrge Aurier |
| 8 | Thiago Motta |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 9 | Edinson Cavani |
| 7 | Lucas Moura |
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