PSG vs Monaco 2025-26 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 Commentary
- 15': Substitution, Monaco. Jordan Teze replaces Vanderson because of an injury.
- 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.
- 45'+4': Wout Faes (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Monaco 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Monaco 1.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 76': Lamine Camara (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Folarin Balogun.
- 81': Substitution, Monaco. Simon Adingra replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
- 90'+1': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Paris Saint-Germain | 25 | 57 | 4 |
| +24 | Lens | 24 | 53 | 5 |
| +13 | Lyon | 24 | 45 | 7 |
| +18 | Marseille | 24 | 43 | 7 |
Statistics
 MON |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 28 | Possession | 72 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 203 | Accurate Passes | 633 |
| 269 | Passes | 702 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 9 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 26 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 19 | Clearances | 16 |
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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