Paris Saint Germain 1:2 Monaco: Ligue 1 Match Result

Match report

Monaco came to the Parc des Princes and took all three points in Ligue 1's third round, winning 2:1. They are now top of the table alongside their own form, while PSG sit in twelfth with two draws and nothing else to show.

PSG took the lead in the 31st minute through Marcos Aoás Corrêa. They kept the ball and created the chances — 10 shots on target to Monaco's 2, with expected goals at 2.19 against 0.52. And here's the thing, they were still ahead when Monaco pulled one back in the 58th minute through Flavio Nazinho.

Monaco changed shape and tempo. Vanderson came on in the 52nd minute, and by then the visitors had found a way through. Stanis Idumbo made it 2:1 in the 72nd minute, and that was the moment. PSG had the ball, Monaco had the result.

The statistics tell you where the game was lost. PSG finished with 68% possession, 754 passes, 20 key passes and two big chances created. Monaco made 352 passes, four key passes and one big chance, but their goalkeeper made nine saves. Shots accuracy was 43% for PSG, 50% for Monaco. One goal means chances went begging.

Monaco move to the top of the table with six points from two games. PSG remain on two, still unbeaten but with nowhere to go. The visitors held their nerve and took what they needed.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 68 – 32

Shots on target 10 – 2

Shots off target 6 – 2

Expected goals 2.19 – 0.52

⚽ 31' Marcos Aoás Corrêa — Goal ⇄ 52' Vanderson — Substitution ⚽ 58' Flavio Nazinho — Goal ⇄ 63' Désiré Doue — Substitution ⇄ 64' Warren Zaire-Emery — Substitution 🟨 68' Lucas Hernández — Yellow card 🟨 68' Jordan Teze — Yellow card ⇄ 68' Khvicha Kvaratskhelia — Substitution ⇄ 69' Maghnes Akliouche — Substitution ⚽ 72' Stanis Idumbo — Goal ⇄ 73' Mamadou Coulibaly — Substitution ⇄ 73' Paris Brunner — Substitution ⇄ 76' Fabián Ruiz — Substitution ⇄ 87' Aleksandr Golovin — Substitution ⇄ 87' Stanis Idumbo — Substitution

Match events

31' 1:0 Paris Saint Germain Goal Marcos Aoás Corrêa assist: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
52' 1:0 Monaco Substitution Vanderson off: Jordan Teze
58' 1:1 Monaco Goal Flavio Nazinho assist: Jordan Teze
63' 1:1 Paris Saint Germain Substitution Désiré Doue off: Ferrán Torres
64' 1:1 Paris Saint Germain Substitution Warren Zaire-Emery off: Lucas Hernández
68' 1:1 Paris Saint Germain Yellow card Lucas Hernández
68' 1:1 Monaco Yellow card Jordan Teze
68' 1:1 Paris Saint Germain Substitution Khvicha Kvaratskhelia off: Mika Godts
69' 1:1 Paris Saint Germain Substitution Maghnes Akliouche off: Ousmane Dembélé
72' 1:2 Monaco Goal Stanis Idumbo assist: Aleksandr Golovin
73' 1:2 Monaco Substitution Mamadou Coulibaly off: Anis Soubeir
73' 1:2 Monaco Substitution Paris Brunner off: Matthis Abline
76' 1:2 Paris Saint Germain Substitution Fabián Ruiz off: Dro Fernández
87' 1:2 Monaco Substitution Aleksandr Golovin off: Safouane Benzahra
87' 1:2 Monaco Substitution Stanis Idumbo off: Christian Mawissa

Statistics

68 Possession, % 32

10 Shots on target 2

6 Shots off target 2

2.19 Expected goals 0.52

2 Big chances 1

6 Corners 0

9 Fouls 11

11 Free kicks 8

5 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

4 Goal kicks 7

18 Throw-ins 14

All statistics

5/1242% Aerial duels 7/1258%

109 Backward passes 61

7 Blocked shots 0

12 Clearances 28

2/1414% Crosses 0/40%

9/1850% Dribbles 12/2548%

1.63 Expected assists 0.71

67 Failed passes 58

0 Goalkeeper saves 9

11 Interceptions 11

20 Key passes 4

33/4967% Long passes 26/4163%

176 Passes into the final third 41

351 Passes in the opposition half 167

417 Passes in own half 189

0.43 Shot accuracy 0.50

11 Shots from outside the box 2

8 Shots inside the box 2

15/2658% Tackles 13/1968%

754 Total passes 352

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