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Monaco-PSG: Paris reacted like a champion

2020-01-15T22:38:16.524Z


The Paris club signed this Wednesday a fourth victory in five seasons in Monaco (4-1). Thanks to a service much more controlled than


The Stade Louis-II did not have the same luck as the Parc des Princes. Three days after the most spectacular draw of the season between these two teams (3-3), PSG was much colder this Wednesday evening on the lawn of AS Monaco. Surgical, even, to logically win (4-1) thanks to its stars Mbappé and Neymar, always as accomplices of the exit from the locker room on the opposing surface.

The first few minutes gave hope to some 14,000 spectators. Four crisp occasions, two on each side. We left for a great show. And, then, Monaco has moved back, too far back in the face of a much better control of the game of the men of Tuchel, whose symbol is called Di Maria. The Argentinian unlocked the situation with the outside of his left foot. A golden pass that Mbappé transformed into a nugget by deceiving Lecomte (24th). Before his late double, from the left (90th + 1).

VAR has done it again

With these goals, the French world champion takes two units from Ben Yedder, much less in sight this time than Sunday, in the race for the best scorer in Ligue 1 (13 against 14). Very active in the land of his adolescence and his training, Mbappé did not celebrate this first goal. A non-reciprocal respect since Louis-II is almost the only stadium in France where whistles and insults ring out against him.

Another event on the opening of the score: the interminable wait for a VAR opinion, video arbitration. More than three minutes for a final decision is too much and it did not make any of the players in the match laugh.

More consistent offensively, the Paris team mainly corrected the defensive errors seen on Sunday. Are the two factors linked? Without a doubt. Tuchel made four changes on the defensive lines (entries from Kurzawa, Dagba, Kimpembe and Kouassi for Bernat, Meunier, Marquinhos and Verratti). And apart from Kouassi's inexperience, the difference was hardly felt. Only regret of the game: this missed aerial exit from Navas and the reduction of the gap of Bakayoko (87th).

Paris resumes its ease on OM

According to Tuchel, deeply annoyed by this goal, all his players were keen to take revenge. Mission successful with, also, a Neymar in great physical shape. In an enclosure without Parisian ultras, the Brazilian was even acclaimed by part of the public after his penalty goal (45th + 2). Eight straight meetings that the Brazilian scores, it's a record and far from being a coincidence.

Entrants Verratti, passer, and Sarabia, goalscorer (72nd), put an end to the hopes of the Prince Albert team. With this 4th victory in five seasons on the Rock in Ligue 1, PSG resumes its ease at the top of the championship with 8 points ahead of OM. Did you say suspense?

The match sheet

Half time: 0-2

Spectators: 14,000.

Arbitrator: M. Letexier.

Goals. Monaco: Bakayoko (87th); PSG: Mbappé (24th, 90th + 1), Neymar (45th + 2, sp), Sarabia (72nd).

Warnings. Monaco: Glik (45th), Bakayoko (81st); PSG: Kouassi (68th), Kurzawa (86th).

Monaco : Lecomte - Henrichs, Glik (cap.), Maripan, Ballo-Touré - Fabregas (Jovetic, 79th), Bakayoko, Golovin (A. Silva, 69th) - Gelson Martins (Augustin, 78th), Ben Yedder, Keita Baldé. Entr. : Moreno.

PSG: Navas - Dagba, Thiago Silva (cap.), Kimpembe, Kurzawa - Di Maria (Di Maria, 79th), Gueye (Verratti, 71st), Kouassi, Neymar - Icardi (Sarabia, 71st), Mbappé. Entr. : Tuchel.

Source: leparis

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