AS Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

AS Monaco

81': João Moutinho

FT
1 - 2

Paris Saint-Germain

19': Edinson Cavani
52': Neymar (P)

Neymar, Cavani score as PSG edge Monaco to go nine points clear

Paris St-Germain continued their dominance of Ligue 1 with victory at reigning champions Monaco moving them nine points clear at the top of the table.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Offside, Monaco. Falcao tries a through ball, but Keita is caught offside.
2': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
5': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappe is caught offside.
6': Attempt missed. Keita (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
8': Foul by Almamy Touré (Monaco).
8': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
8': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
9': Jorge (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
12': Youri Tielemans (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Falcao (Monaco).
13': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Almamy Touré (Monaco).
13': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
17': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Goal! Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
22': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Dani Alves is caught offside.
25': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
25': Keita (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Kylian Mbappe.
26': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
26': Keita (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Attempt missed. Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
28': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jemerson.
30': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
30': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Jemerson (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Foul by Almamy Touré (Monaco).
34': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
35': Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Keita (Monaco).
42': Attempt blocked. Falcao (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
42': Attempt saved. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
42': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Danijel Subasic.
44': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
44': Kamil Glik (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Delay in match Kamil Glik (Monaco) because of an injury.
45': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
46': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Falcao (Monaco).
48': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
48': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
48': Keita (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
49': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jemerson.
50': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot with a headed pass following a corner.
51': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Neymar draws a foul in the penalty area.
51': Penalty conceded by Almamy Touré (Monaco) after a foul in the penalty area.
51': Almamy Touré (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Goal! Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
54': Offside, Monaco. Andrea Raggi tries a through ball, but Keita is caught offside.
55': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
55': Keita (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
56': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
56': Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
57': Youri Tielemans (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Kamil Glik (Monaco).
62': Substitution, Monaco. Rony Lopes replaces Andrea Raggi.
63': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappe is caught offside.
64': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Monaco).
64': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Offside, Monaco. João Moutinho tries a through ball, but Keita is caught offside.
67': Substitution, Monaco. Rachid Ghezzal replaces Youri Tielemans.
68': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
69': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Yuri replaces Layvin Kurzawa.
69': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
70': Attempt missed. Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rony Lopes.
71': Attempt blocked. Rachid Ghezzal (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
73': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
75': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
76': Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
77': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
77': Rachid Ghezzal (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
78': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Monaco. Djibril Sidibe replaces Keita.
80': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
80': Rony Lopes (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Goal! Monaco 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. João Moutinho (Monaco) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
82': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Edinson Cavani.
82': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore replaces Julian Draxler.
84': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jorge.
84': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
84': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right following a corner.
85': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Rony Lopes (Monaco).
85': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappe is caught offside.
86': Attempt saved. Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
88': Foul by Kamil Glik (Monaco).
88': Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
90': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
90': Rony Lopes (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Foul by Yuri (Paris Saint Germain).
90'+1': Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Offside, Monaco. Rony Lopes tries a through ball, but Almamy Touré is caught offside.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Neymar.
90'+4': Foul by Almamy Touré (Monaco).
90'+4': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Monaco 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
90'+5': Match ends, Monaco 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.

Statistics

PSG		MON
13	Fouls	17
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	4
4	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	3
66.1	Possession	33.9
18	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
558	Accurate Passes	246
642	Passes	322
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	1
18	Crosses	15
0.1	Cross %	0.1
57	Long Balls	44
35	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	10
9	Tackles	22
0.9	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
24	Effective Clearances	27
24	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 16,588

Line-Ups

AS Monaco (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Danijel Subasic (GK)
5	Jemerson
25	Kamil Glik
2	Fabinho
24	Andrea Raggi
38	Almamy Touré
8	João Moutinho
6	Jorge
17	Youri Tielemans
9	Radamel Falcao
14	Keita Baldé

AS Monaco Substitutes:

Rachid Ghezzal, Kevin N'Doram, Rony Lopes, Guido Carrillo, Diego Benaglio, Djibril Sidibé, Terence Kongolo.

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Alphonse Areola (GK)
2	Thiago Silva
5	Marquinhos
20	Layvin Kurzawa
32	Dani Alves
25	Adrien Rabiot
23	Julian Draxler
6	Marco Verratti
9	Edinson Cavani
10	Neymar
29	Kylian Mbappé

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Thomas Meunier, Kevin Trapp, Giovani Lo Celso, Javier Pastore, Ángel Di María, Presnel Kimpembe, Yuri Berchiche.

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