Paris Saint-Germain
Monaco
Match summary
Monaco came from behind to win 2-1 away at Paris Saint-Germain. Paris Saint-Germain led 1-0 at half-time.
Marquinhos put Paris Saint-Germain ahead from a corner in the 31st minute, set up by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Flávio Nazinho equalised with a header in the 58th minute, set up by Jordan Teze, and Stanis Idumbo Muzambo won it in the 72nd minute, set up by Aleksandr Golovin.
Paris Saint-Germain can feel hard done by, creating 2.54 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Monaco's 0.60 from 4.
Paris Saint-Germain dominated the territory and overall statistics in their Ligue 1 fixture against Monaco, recording twenty-three shots compared to four from their opponents and securing sixty-eight per cent possession. The home side registered ten shots on target and six corners, accumulating an expected goals total of 2.54. Despite controlling the match with 757 passes at a ninety-one per cent accuracy rate and mounting 117 attacks, they could not translate their statistical superiority into a victory. Monaco capitalised on their limited chances, converting two of their four shots on target despite having zero corners and a significantly lower expected goals figure of 0.60.
The match unfolded with Paris Saint-Germain taking the lead in the thirty-first minute through a field goal by Marquinhos, establishing a one-goal advantage at half-time. Following the interval, Monaco made a substitution with Vanderson replacing Jordan Teze in the fifty-second minute. Monaco then equalised in the fifty-eighth minute when Nazinho scored with a header. Disciplinary action saw yellow cards issued to Lucas Hernández and Jordan Teze in the sixty-eighth minute. Monaco secured the win in the seventy-second minute when Stanis Idumbo scored with a left-footed shot, completing the comeback to finalize the score at 1-2.
