French Ligue 1

FT Friday, March 6, 2026
AS Monaco WLWDW 3
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Paris Saint-Germain LWWDW 1
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MON123
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Parc des Princes · 46,806 att.

Match Report

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Balogun scores as Monaco dent PSG's title hopes

Paris Saint-Germain dropped points in the Ligue 1 title race after losing 3-1 at home to a slick Monaco side on Friday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
3
27.9
Possession
72.1
11
SHOTS
20
6
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
203
Accurate Passes
633
269
Passes
704
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.2
41
Long Balls
41
18
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
4
18
Effective Tackles
15
25
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
13
Interceptions
11
19
Effective Clearances
16
19
Clearances
16

Head to Head

PSG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 39Matvei SafonovG
  2. 51Willian PachoCD-L
  3. 6Illia ZabarnyiCD-R
  4. 25Nuno MendesLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 17VitinhaCM
  7. 27Dro FernándezLM
  8. 33Warren Zaïre-EmeryRM
  9. 29Bradley BarcolaF
  10. 7Khvicha KvaratskheliaLF
  11. 14Désiré DouéRF

MON · 3-4-1-2

  1. 16Philipp KöhnG
  2. 6Denis ZakariaCD
  3. 25Wout FaesCD-L
  4. 5Thilo KehrerCD-R
  5. 15Lamine CamaraCM-L
  6. 23Aladji BambaCM-R
  7. 28Mamadou CoulibalyAM
  8. 12Caio HenriqueLM
  9. 2VandersonRM
  10. 9Folarin BalogunCF-L
  11. 11Maghnes AklioucheCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Substitution, Monaco. Jordan Teze replaces Vanderson because of an injury.
  2. 27' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Monaco 1. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
  3. 45'+4' Wout Faes (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 54' Substitution, Monaco. Christian Mawissa replaces Caio Henrique because of an injury.
  5. 54' Substitution, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Aladji Bamba.
  6. 55' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Monaco 2. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  7. 60' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Senny Mayulu replaces Désiré Doué.
  8. 60' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  9. 60' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Dro Fernández.
  10. 71' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Monaco 2. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  11. 71' Folarin Balogun (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 73' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Monaco 3. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  13. 74' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Warren Zaïre-Emery.
  14. 76' Lamine Camara (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 81' Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Folarin Balogun.
  16. 81' Substitution, Monaco. Simon Adingra replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
  17. 90'+1' Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Ligue 1 News

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