MONACO. Monaco and PSV didn’t manage to score any goal on Thursday. Monaco was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stade Louis II. stadium in Monaco on Thursday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Cüneyt Çakιr with the assistance of Bahattin Duran and Tarık Ongun. The 4th official was Alper Ulusoy. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Monaco had a superior ball possession 57% while PSV was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PSV was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. However, that was not enough PSV to win the match​.

Monaco shot 4 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, PSV shot 9 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Monaco received 2 yellow cards (Jean Lucas and G. Maripan). Regarding the opposition, PSV received 1 yellow card (O. Boscagli).

Standings

After playing this match, Monaco will have 8 points to stay in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, PSV will have 5 points to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Europa League, Monaco will play away against Sturm Graz on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Monaco (0 draws).

PSV will play away agasint Real Sociedad on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Monaco – Formation

Monaco started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel (6.8), Axel Disasi (6.4), Guillermo Maripán (7.4), Benoît Badiashile (7.8), Ruben Aguilar (6.8), Youssouf Fofana (6.1), Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.3), Jean Lucas (7.0), Caio Henrique (6.8), Kevin Volland (6.4) and Myron Boadu (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Wissam Ben Yedder (6.2), Gelson Martins, Strahinja Pavlović, Aleksandr Golovin (7.0), Sofiane Diop (7.1), Vito Mannone, Djibril Sidibé (7.1), Ismail Jakobs, Krépin Diatta (6.6), Radosław Majecki, Chrislain Matsima and Wilson Isidor.

Substitutions

Monaco made 5 changes: Jean Lucas for S. Diop (46′), R. Aguilar for A. Golovin (46′), A. Disasi for D. Sidibe (46′), M. Boadu for W. Ben Yedder (66′) and K. Volland for K. Diatta (75′).

Best player: Benoît Badiashile​

The most impressive player for Monaco was Benoît Badiashile.

His rating is (7.8) with 84 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 9.

PSV – Formation

PSV started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Roger Schmidt played with: Joël Drommel (7.1), Jordan Teze (7.3), André Ramalho (7.5), Olivier Boscagli (7.3), Philipp Max (7.1), Phillipp Mwene (6.4), Érick Gutiérrez (6.9), Ibrahim Sangaré (7.3), Yorbe Vertessen (6.7), Eran Zahavi (6.5) and Carlos Vinícius (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Bruma (6.1), Mauro Júnior, Marco van Ginkel, Maximiliano Romero, Yvon Mvogo, Maxime Delanghe, Ritsu Doan (6.4) and Armando Obispo.

PSV could not rely on the presence of Bruma (injured) and R. Doan (injured).

Substitutions

PSV made 3 changes: Y. Vertessen for Bruma (45′), Carlos Vinicius for R. Doan (58′) and E. Zahavi for M. Romero (89′).

Best player: André Ramalho​

The most impressive player for PSV was André Ramalho.

His rating is (7.5) with 40 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa League.​

• Dinamo Zagreb – Rapid Vienna – 3-1
• Ferencváros – Celtic – 2-3
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Real Betis – 4-0
• Olympique Marseille – Lazio – 2-2
• Crvena Zvezda – Midtjylland – 0-1
• Sporting Braga – Ludogorets – 4-2
• Antwerp – Fenerbahçe – 0-3
• Leicester City – Spartak Moskva – 1-1
• Genk – West Ham United – 2-2
• Galatasaray – Lokomotiv Moskva – 1-1
• Olympiakos Piraeus – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-2
• Legia Warszawa – Napoli – 1-4
• Monaco – PSV – 0-0
• Real Sociedad – Sturm Graz – 1-1
• Brøndby – Rangers – 1-1
• Olympique Lyonnais – Sparta Praha – 3-0