PARIS. Paris Saint Germain prevails over Monaco 2-0 after K. Mbappe scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Bastien with the support of Hicham Zakrani and Aurélien Berthomieu. The 4th official was Olivier Thual. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 9 Total 15
- 2 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 11
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 95 Attack 105
- 32 Dangerous attack 52
- 69 Ball safe 58
- 1 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 6
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Paris Saint Germain was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Monaco that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Monaco had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Paris Saint Germain managed to find the solution to win this match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Monaco shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain received 3 yellow cards (K. Mbappe, I. Gueye and M. Verratti). Talking about the opposition, Monaco received 4 yellow cards (D. Sidibe, Y. Fofana, G. Maripan and G. Martins).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Paris Saint Germain will have 45 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Monaco will stay with 26 points like Strasbourg to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Paris Saint Germain will play away with Lorient on the 22nd of December with a 18-6 head to head stats in favor of Paris Saint Germain (4 draws).
Monaco will host Rennes on the 22nd of December with a 14-9 head to head in favor of Monaco (7 draws).
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
50'
89'
12', 45'
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Abdou Diallo , Juan Bernat , Georginio Wijnaldum , Marco Verratti , Idrissa Gueye , Ángel Di María , Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé .
The home team had on the bench: Colin Dagba, Keylor Navas, Mauro Icardi, Ander Herrera , Danilo Pereira, Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe, Rafinha Alcântara, Leandro Paredes and Thilo Kehrer .
Paris Saint Germain could not rely on the presence of T. Kehrer (injured).
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 4 changes: J. Bernat for T. Kehrer (50′), A. Di Maria for A. Herrera (81′), I. Gueye for L. Paredes (81′) and K. Mbappe for M. Icardi (88′).
Best player: Kylian Mbappé
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Kylian Mbappé.
His rating is with 2 goals, 36 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
Monaco – Formation
Monaco
Monaco started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Niko Kovač played with: Alexander Nübel , Djibril Sidibé , Guillermo Maripán , Axel Disasi , Caio Henrique , Youssouf Fofana , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Aleksandr Golovin , Sofiane Diop , Gelson Martins and Wissam Ben Yedder .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Myron Boadu , Eliot Matazo , Radosław Majecki, Jean Lucas , Wilson Isidor , Chrislain Matsima, Ismail Jakobs , Strahinja Pavlović and Ruben Aguilar.
Substitutions
Monaco made 5 changes: C. Henrique for I. Jakobs (46′), W. Ben Yedder for M. Boadu (55′), Y. Fofana for Jean Lucas (55′), S. Diop for E. Matazo (65′) and G. Martins for W. Isidor (85′).
Best player: Aurélien Tchouaméni
The most impressive player for Monaco was Aurélien Tchouaméni.
His rating is with 71 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Clermont – 0-1
- Lille – Olympique Lyonnais – 0-0
- Metz – Lorient – 4-1
- Paris Saint Germain – Monaco – 2-0
- Rennes – Nice – 1-2
- Strasbourg – Olympique Marseille – 0-2
- Troyes – Bordeaux – 1-2
