MONACO. Monaco prevails over Paris Saint Germain 3-1. Monaco got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Aleksandr Golovin (4′) and Wissam Ben Yedder (18′). Paris Saint Germain tried to recover with a goal from W. Zaïre-Emery (39′). Nonetheless, the contest was closed by a goal (45′) scored by Wissam Ben Yedder for Monaco. Paris Saint Germain lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stade Louis II. stadium in Monaco on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. In front of 16,500 spectators. The referee was Clément Turpin who had the assistance of Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pages. The 4th official was Antoine Valnet. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 10 On Target 1
- 9 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 107 Attack 125
- 59 Dangerous attack 38
- 99 Ball safe 114
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a strong ball possession 58% while Monaco was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Monaco was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monaco won the match.
Monaco shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Monaco didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain received 1 yellow card (Achraf Hakimi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Monaco will have 47 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain will stay with 54 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Monaco will play away with Brest on the 19th of February with a 4-4 head to head stats.
Paris Saint Germain will host Nantes on the 4th of March with a 24-3 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (2 draws).
Monaco – Formation
Monaco started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Philippe Clement decided to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel , Ruben Aguilar , Axel Disasi , Guillermo Maripán , Caio Henrique , Youssouf Fofana , Mohamed Camara , Krépin Diatta , Aleksandr Golovin , Eliesse Ben Seghir and Wissam Ben Yedder .
The home team had on the bench: Gelson Martins, Ismail Jakobs , Kevin Volland, Myron Boadu, Chrislain Matsima, Eliot Matazo, Takumi Minamino , Breel Embolo and Thomas Didillon.
Substitutions
Monaco made 4 changes: Wissam Ben Yedder for Breel Embolo (72′), Eliesse Ben Seghir for Takumi Minamino (72′), Aleksandr Golovin for Ismail Jakobs (80′) and Mohamed Camara for Eliot Matazo (90′).
Best player: Wissam Ben Yedder
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Monaco was Wissam Ben Yedder.
His rating is with 2 goals, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Christophe Galtier played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Danilo Pereira , Marquinhos , El Chadaille Bitshiabu , Timothée Pembélé , Warren Zaïre-Emery , Vitinha , Carlos Soler , Juan Bernat , Hugo Ekitiké and Neymar .
These were the players on the bench: Alexandre Letellier, Sergio Ramos , Ilyes Housni , Sergio Rico, Nuno Mendes, Achraf Hakimi , Ismael Gharbi and Presnel Kimpembe .
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: E. Bitshiabu for Sergio Ramos (46′), Danilo Pereira for Ismaël Gharbi (59′), T. Pembélé for Achraf Hakimi (66′), H. Ekitike for Ilyes Housni (80′) and Vitinha for Presnel Kimpembe (80′).
Best player: Juan Bernat
The most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Juan Bernat.
His rating is with 63 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.