French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain vs AS Monaco, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
  • 18': Gonçalo Ramos
  • 39': Kylian Mbappé (P)
  • 70': Ousmane Dembélé
  • 72': Vitinha
  • 90'+6': Randal Kolo Muani
FT
5 - 2
  • 22': Takumi Minamino
  • 75': Folarin Balogun

Mbappé, Balogun trade goals in PSG win over Monaco

Paris Saint-Germain put on a scintillating performance to earn a 5-2 win over AS Monaco on Friday as the hosts strengthened their grip on Ligue 1's top spot.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Offside, Monaco. Ismail Jakobs tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vanderson.
  • 7': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos with a through ball.
  • 10': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross.
  • 11': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
  • 12': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
  • 13': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 13': Offside, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 18': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Aleksandr Golovin.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a headed pass.
  • 18': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Monaco 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 21': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
  • 21': Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Monaco 1. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 24': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
  • 24': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 27': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
  • 27': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
  • 30': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Offside, Monaco. Ismail Jakobs tries a through ball, but Aleksandr Golovin is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 38': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 38': Penalty conceded by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 39': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Monaco 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 42': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
  • 42': Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Monaco).
  • 42': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
  • 43': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a through ball.
  • 45': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
  • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Monaco 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Monaco 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
  • 48': Offside, Monaco. Philipp Köhn tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
  • 51': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
  • 53': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
  • 54': Milan Skriniar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
  • 55': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
  • 58': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
  • 58': Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
  • 58': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha with a cross.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Vanderson (Monaco).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 63': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Vitinha.
  • 65': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 68': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 68': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 68': Mohamed Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Offside, Monaco. Wilfried Singo tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
  • 70': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
  • 70': Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Monaco 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 72': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Monaco 1. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 74': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 74': Mohamed Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Monaco 2. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino with a through ball.
  • 77': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 78': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 79': Substitution, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Mohamed Camara.
  • 79': Substitution, Monaco. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Takumi Minamino.
  • 79': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Vanderson.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 82': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 82': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Carlos Soler replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  • 83': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 84': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Carlos Soler.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 85': Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
  • 86': Attempt missed. Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vitinha with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 88': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 88': Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Krépin Diatta.
  • 90': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
  • 90'+1': Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs with a headed pass.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 5, Monaco 2. Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, Monaco 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, Monaco 2.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
10 Corner Kicks 2
7 Saves 5
45.9 Possession 54.1
14 SHOTS 16
7 ON GOAL 11
0.5 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
376 Accurate Passes 464
456 Passes 548
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
19 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.1
46 Long Balls 49
22 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
16 Effective Tackles 9
27 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 8
21 Effective Clearances 20
21 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,896

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 12 +26 32
2 AS Monaco 12 +11 26
3 Marseille 12 +11 23
4 Lille 12 +8 22
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
21 Lucas Hernández
37 Milan Skriniar
26 Nordi Mukiele
2 Achraf Hakimi
4 Manuel Ugarte
17 Vitinha
8 Fabián Ruiz
9 Gonçalo Ramos
7 Kylian Mbappé
10 Ousmane Dembélé

MON AS Monaco (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Philipp Köhn (GK)
3 Guillermo Maripán
88 Soungoutou Magassa
99 Wilfried Singo Yellow Card
6 Denis Zakaria
4 Mohamed Camara
14 Ismail Jakobs
2 Vanderson
29 Folarin Balogun
17 Aleksandr Golovin
18 Takumi Minamino

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