AS Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1
FT
0 - 4
0 - 4
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Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt missed. Sofiane Diop (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 3': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Monaco).
- 3': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 4': Goal! Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
- 5': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain). Video Review.
- 5': VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Djibril Sidibe.
- 8': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Draxler following a corner.
- 8': Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Monaco).
- 9': Delay in match Nacer Chadli (Monaco) because of an injury.
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
- 10': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (Monaco).
- 11': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Goal! Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 11': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain). Video Review.
- 12': VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain).
- 15': Nacer Chadli (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Radamel Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir with a cross.
- 21': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
- 21': Substitution, Monaco. Jordi Mboula replaces Nacer Chadli because of an injury.
- 24': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 24': Pelé (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Youssef Aït Bennasser (Monaco).
- 25': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Sofiane Diop (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe with a cross.
- 26': Attempt missed. Jordi Mboula (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
- 27': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
- 27': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Edinson Cavani.
- 28': Attempt missed. Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Jordi Mboula (Monaco).
- 32': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
- 33': Radamel Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco).
- 35': Foul by Youssef Aït Bennasser (Monaco).
- 35': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Monaco).
- 36': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
- 37': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
- 38': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 39': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Diego Benaglio.
- 40': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 40': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Diego Benaglio.
- 40': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
- 40': Jemerson (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Monaco).
- 41': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Samuel Grandsir.
- 44': Attempt saved. Jordi Mboula (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef Aït Bennasser.
- 45': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45': Radamel Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Christopher Nkunku.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Samuel Grandsir (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 45'+2': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Monaco).
- 45'+2': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Christopher Nkunku tries a through ball, but Julian Draxler is caught offside.
- 45'+4': Delay in match (Paris Saint Germain). Video Review.
- 45'+4': VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 47': Delay in match Jordi Mboula (Monaco) because of an injury.
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Substitution, Monaco. Wilson Isidor replaces Jordi Mboula because of an injury.
- 50': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Wilson Isidor (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
- 53': Goal! Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 55': Attempt saved. Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Wilson Isidor (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelé.
- 56': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Christopher Nkunku.
- 58': Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Monaco).
- 58': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 58': Pelé (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 60': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Wilson Isidor.
- 62': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 63': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Penalty conceded by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Goal! Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 4. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 66': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Diego Benaglio.
- 66': Delay in match Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Substitution, Monaco. Han-Noah Massengo replaces Radamel Falcao.
- 69': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Stanley N'Soki replaces Julian Draxler.
- 71': Attempt missed. Samuel Grandsir (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 72': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint Germain).
- 72': Youssef Aït Bennasser (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 75': Attempt missed. Pelé (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Diop following a corner.
- 76': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (Monaco).
- 76': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 78': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Adrien Rabiot tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 79': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jemerson.
- 81': Attempt missed. Youssef Aït Bennasser (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
- 82': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jemerson.
- 82': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Wilson Isidor.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
- 90': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 4.
- 90'+1': Match ends, Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 4.
Statistics
 PSG |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 65.8 | Possession | 34.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 520 | Accurate Passes | 232 |
| 586 | Passes | 286 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 11 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 12,533
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 12,533
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | Lens | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Lille | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Lyon | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Line-Ups
AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Diego Benaglio (GK) |
| 32 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 5 | Jemerson |
| 39 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 19 | Djibril Sidibé |
| 36 | Sofiane Diop |
| 28 | Pelé |
| 15 | Youssef Aït Bennasser |
| 9 | Radamel Falcao |
| 20 | Nacer Chadli |
| 29 | Samuel Grandsir |
Paris Saint-Germain (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 2 | Thiago Silva |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 4 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 23 | Julian Draxler |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 27 | Moussa Diaby |
| 24 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 9 | Edinson Cavani |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
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