French Ligue 1

AS Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
AS Monaco
  • 87': Tiemoué Bakayoko
FT
1 - 4
Paris Saint-Germain
  • 24': Kylian Mbappé
  • 45'+2': Neymar (P)
  • 72': Pablo Sarabia
  • 90'+1': Kylian Mbappé

PSG crush Monaco 4-1 to extend Ligue 1 lead

Paris Saint-Germain secured a convincing 4-1 victory at Monaco in a rescheduled game to open an eight-point lead at the top of the Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Gelson Martins (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs with a cross.
  • 4': Hand ball by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
  • 5': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 5': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Gelson Martins (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 13': Hand ball by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 15': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco).
  • 16': Nianzou Kouassi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 21': Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco).
  • 21': Nianzou Kouassi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Cesc Fàbregas.
  • 24': Goal! Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María following a fast break.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Gelson Martins (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 28': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
  • 29': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 29': Kamil Glik (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Colin Dagba is caught offside.
  • 33': Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 34': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco).
  • 34': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Mauro Icardi is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Presnel Kimpembe.
  • 41': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a cross.
  • 42': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Colin Dagba is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 44': Foul by Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 44': Keita (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
  • 44': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Layvin Kurzawa draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45': Penalty conceded by Kamil Glik (Monaco) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45': Kamil Glik (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Keita (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
  • 47': Foul by Nianzou Kouassi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 47': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gelson Martins.
  • 55': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 57': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 57': Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 58': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María following a fast break.
  • 61': Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Colin Dagba.
  • 63': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
  • 63': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Offside, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder tries a through ball, but Keita is caught offside.
  • 68': Foul by Nianzou Kouassi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 68': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Nianzou Kouassi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, Monaco. Adrien Silva replaces Aleksandr Golovin because of an injury.
  • 70': Foul by Adrien Silva (Monaco).
  • 70': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Mauro Icardi.
  • 71': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti replaces Idrissa Gueye.
  • 72': Goal! Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 3. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 73': VAR Decision: Goal Monaco 0-3 Paris Saint Germain (Pablo Sarabia).
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Foul by Nianzou Kouassi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 75': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Monaco. Jean-Kévin Augustin replaces Gelson Martins.
  • 79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Ángel Di María.
  • 79': Substitution, Monaco. Stevan Jovetic replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
  • 81': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 86': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Goal! Monaco 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Silva with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 89': Foul by Adrien Silva (Monaco).
  • 89': Nianzou Kouassi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Adrien Silva (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Monaco 1, Paris Saint Germain 4. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neymar following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90'+5': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Monaco 1, Paris Saint Germain 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Monaco 1, Paris Saint Germain 4.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 8
58.4 Possession 41.6
17 SHOTS 13
12 ON GOAL 4
0.7 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
513 Accurate Passes 328
575 Passes 405
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.2
36 Long Balls 41
26 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 10
8 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 10
7 Effective Clearances 16
7 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 11,214

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 31 +43 70
2 Lens 31 +28 64
3 Lyon 32 +18 60
4 Lille 32 +16 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

MON AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
3 Guillermo Maripán
25 Kamil Glik Yellow Card
2 Fodé Ballo-Touré
39 Benjamin Henrichs
4 Cesc Fàbregas
17 Aleksandr Golovin
6 Tiemoué Bakayoko Yellow Card
9 Wissam Ben Yedder
14 Keita Baldé
11 Gelson Martins
AS Monaco Substitutes:
Danijel Subasic, Ruben Aguilar, Jean-Kévin Augustin, Benoît Badiashile, Gil Dias, Stevan Jovetic, Adrien Silva.

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe
2 Thiago Silva
20 Layvin Kurzawa Yellow Card
31 Colin Dagba
33 Tanguy Nianzou Yellow Card
27 Idrissa Gueye
7 Kylian Mbappé
18 Mauro Icardi
10 Neymar
11 Ángel Di María
Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
Abdou Diallo, Thilo Kehrer, Sergio Rico, Julian Draxler, Ander Herrera, Pablo Sarabia, Marco Verratti.

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