Monaco rise up and beat Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain was the best match at the beginning and they advanced with a double thanks to their star Kylian Mbappé (25) made by the Argentine Di María and (37 from a penalty), and kept their advantage until the end of the first half.

Monaco rose completely after the break as German Voland refused to award the star of the match to Mbappé by signing a double for Monaco in the second half (52 and 65) before the winning goal came thanks Spanish substitute Fabregas after he managed to take a penalty (84), the minute Diallo was sent off. Saint-Germain.

Paris Saint-Germain held 24 points up front, while Monaco climbed to 20 points in the runner-up temporarily.

The defeat came at an inappropriate moment for the capital’s club, which are preparing for a decisive summit at home to their German guest Leipzig on Tuesday in the fourth round of the Champions League competition, which lost their last game last season. .

Mbappé capped off his return to the stadiums after recovering from a thigh injury, which he suffered earlier this month, with a double that raised his score to nine goals this season, and was the top scorer, one goal away from the striker. Senegalese from Reynes, Boulay Deya.

It is Mbappé’s seventh goal, with the colors of Saint Germain, against his former team, Monaco, who left him in 2017 to join the capital team on loan before finally moving to their ranks.

Saint-Germain played the match in the absence of more than one important player, especially Italian Marco Verratti, German Julian Draxler, Spanish Juan Bernat and Argentine Mauro Icardi due to injury.

Mbappé managed to put Paris Saint-Germain in the lead when he received the ball behind Di Maria’s defense, so he accelerated

And he entered the area before shooting with a strong right hand from the right of Italian goalkeeper Vito Manoni (26).

It’s Di Maria’s 93rd assist with Saint-Germain since joining their ranks in 2015.

Saint-Germain scored a penalty after Brazilian Rafinha blocked Yusef Fofana inside the region, for which Mbappé had a right hand to the left of the goalkeeper (37).

Italian Moise Kean scored a third goal, which was annulled for offside after the VAR ruling (40), and the same happened with Mbappé (45).

– Double Voland –

Monaco’s performance improved in the second half after two changes made by their Croatian coach Niko Kovac, which involved midfielder Fabregas and Brazilian defender Caio Henrique.

Costa Rican international goalkeeper Keylor Navas saved his two-goal goal by stopping Voland’s shot and header, the first from outside the area (49) and the second from a corner (50).

Volland managed to close the gap, taking advantage of a ball rebound off the foot of captain Prisnell Kimpembe after a pass from Portuguese Gelson Martins Frog Navas and followed him to the goal (52).

Monaco managed to equalize when Aureliano Ciuamini crossed the ball into the box and the Spanish substitute Cesc Fabregas prepared it for Voland after raising it above goalkeeper Navas, so he followed him to the empty goal (65).
The Spanish Pablo Sarabia was about to deliver the knockout to Monaco with a surprise shot from inside the area, which was blocked by goalkeeper Manoni (78).

Monaco received a penalty after blocking Voland inside defender Abdou Diallo’s area after he snatched the ball from him and received a red card (83) and Fabregas successfully set it up (84).