Monaco vs PSG 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Knockout Round Playoffs
48': Aleksandr Golovin2 - 3
1st Leg
Doue double helps PSG come from two down to beat Monaco
Désiré Doué replaced the injured Ousmane Dembélé to spark Paris Saint-Germain's remarkable 3-2 comeback victory in the first leg of their Champions League play-off against Ligue 1 rivals Monaco.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Monaco 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross.
- 18': Goal! Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 0. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche with a through ball.
- 21': Wout Faes (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Penalty saved. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Philipp Köhn (Monaco).
- 27': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 29': Goal! Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 1. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
- 29': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 2. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 48': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the red card.
- 58': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
- 67': Goal! Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 3. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
- 69': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 70': Substitution, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly replaces Simon Adingra.
- 70': Substitution, Monaco. Aladji Bamba replaces Vanderson.
- 81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Bradley Barcola.
- 83': Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Folarin Balogun.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 3.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Statistics
 PSG |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 80.4 | Possession | 19.6 |
| 30 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 737 | Accurate Passes | 145 |
| 801 | Passes | 198 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 2 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 10 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 3 | Clearances | 28 |
AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Philipp Köhn (GK) |
| 25 | Wout Faes  |
| 4 | Jordan Teze |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 2 | Vanderson |
| 10 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 6 | Denis Zakaria |
| 15 | Lamine Camara |
| 9 | Folarin Balogun |
| 24 | Simon Adingra |
| 11 | Maghnes Akliouche |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 39 | Matvei Safonov (GK) |
| 51 | Willian Pacho |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 87 | João Neves |
| 33 | Warren Zaïre-Emery |
| 10 | Ousmane Dembélé |
| 29 | Bradley Barcola |
| 7 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
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