Paris Saint-Germain vs AS Monaco, 2025-26 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
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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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Willian Pacho.
- 5': Attempt missed. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Caio Henrique with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Philipp Köhn (Monaco). Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
- 8': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 12': Aladji Bamba (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
- 12': Foul by Aladji Bamba (Monaco).
- 12': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Vanderson (Monaco).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Substitution, Monaco. Jordan Teze replaces Vanderson because of an injury.
- 17': Attempt missed. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordan Teze.
- 22': Attempt missed. Dro Fernández (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha with a through ball.
- 24': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 26': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dro Fernández.
- 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.
- 34': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 34': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Lamine Camara (Monaco).
- 35': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
- 37': Philipp Köhn (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Lamine Camara (Monaco).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 39': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Philipp Köhn (Monaco).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 45'+3': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45'+3': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Denis Zakaria following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': Wout Faes (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45'+6': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Monaco 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Monaco 1.
- 47': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jordan Teze.
- 50': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
- 50': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Philipp Köhn (Monaco). Assisted by Dro Fernández.
- 54': Substitution, Monaco. Christian Mawissa replaces Caio Henrique because of an injury.
- 54': Substitution, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Aladji Bamba.
- 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.
- 57': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 57': Jordan Teze (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint Germain). Assisted by Thilo Kehrer with a headed pass.
- 57': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Matvey Safonov.
- 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Senny Mayulu replaces Désiré Doué.
- 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Dro Fernández.
- 62': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Philipp Köhn (Monaco). Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 63': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Aleksandr Golovin.
- 63': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Denis Zakaria.
- 64': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
- 64': Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco).
- 65': Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Senny Mayulu.
- 66': Foul by Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco).
- 66': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
- 67': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 69': Offside, Monaco. Jordan Teze is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 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.
- 71': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Attempt saved. Lamine Camara (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint Germain).
- 72': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Matvey Safonov.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
- 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.
- 74': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Warren Zaïre-Emery.
- 75': Lamine Camara (Monaco) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 76': Lamine Camara (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Foul by Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain).
- 76': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
- 77': Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Offside, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Philipp Köhn (Monaco). Assisted by Senny Mayulu.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 80': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Senny Mayulu with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Folarin Balogun.
- 81': Substitution, Monaco. Simon Adingra replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
- 83': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Christian Mawissa.
- 84': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Philipp Köhn (Monaco).
- 85': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mika Biereth.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Simon Adingra (Monaco).
- 90'+1': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+1': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Foul by Willian Pacho (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+4': Mika Biereth (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint Germain). Assisted by Jordan Teze.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Monaco 3.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Monaco 3.
Statistics
 MON |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,806
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,806
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 27 | +38 | 63 |
| 2 | Lens | 29 | +28 | 62 |
| 3 | Lille | 30 | +15 | 54 |
| 4 | Marseille | 30 | +18 | 52 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 39 | Matvei Safonov (GK) |
| 51 | Willian Pacho |
| 6 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 27 | Dro Fernández |
| 33 | Warren Zaïre-Emery |
| 29 | Bradley Barcola |
| 7 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 14 | Désiré Doué |
AS Monaco (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Philipp Köhn (GK) |
| 6 | Denis Zakaria |
| 25 | Wout Faes  |
| 5 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 15 | Lamine Camara |
| 23 | Aladji Bamba |
| 28 | Mamadou Coulibaly |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 2 | Vanderson |
| 9 | Folarin Balogun |
| 11 | Maghnes Akliouche |
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