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Ben Yedder, a ray of sunshine
The providential man at ASM is indeed him.
Wissam Ben Yedder acted as a worthy leader and captain of a team in crisis on Sunday.
After having the ball stolen by… his teammate Jean Lucas who wasted a great opportunity (10th), he opened the scoring with panache.
Fofana's center found his outside left foot at the near post to score from a tight angle (25th).
The reward of a collective pressing where he was on the front line.
When PSG finally came out, their search for depth gave Kimpembe and Marquinhos headaches.
Involved in the goal of Volland (68th) then on the initiative of the penalty obtained by the latter, which he himself transformed (82nd).
The French international now sits alone at the top of the scoring charts with 17 goals,
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Ben Yedder's nice goal against Lyon on February 5 (2-0)
Nübel at the height
He has not been unanimous since his first steps in the Principality.
But Alexander Nübel, on loan from Bayern Munich this season and next, will remain as one of the strong men of this prestigious success against the Parisian ogre.
The German goalkeeper stopped a vicious shot from Neymar (24th) before flying away on a free kick from the Brazilian (31st).
He had a good reflex on the ground on a cross shot from Hakimi (44th) and disgusted Mbappé at close range, who thought he had dribbled him into the area (51st).
Still present on a clumsy attempt by Hakimi (73rd) and also at close range in front of Icardi (79th).
Did not let himself be disturbed by a failed control which almost changed everything, where he saw the ball slowly flirt with his post (36th).
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The first calamitous period of PSG
It makes you wonder what the Parisians are doing this week, without a match on the program, while Monaco was fighting for its survival in the Europa League.
PSG almost never crossed the center line during the first 25 minutes, muzzled by the Monegasque pressing.
If we have often seen it cut in half this season, the Parisian team has pushed the limits of ridicule in its collective expression.
We had to wait for a free kick from Neymar (31st) to have a vague thrill signed by Paris.
Without a serious Donnarumma who suffered 11 shots including 6 on target before half-time, the Ligue 1 leader could have sunk much earlier.
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Kimpembe and Verratti, the bankruptcy of executives
Is there a pilot on the plane ?
PSG could not count on their attacking stars against Monaco (see below).
In fact, he couldn't rely on anyone.
This was perhaps what Presnel Kimpembe was already thinking, when the score was 0-0, when he took over his teammates with his arms wide apart after yet another wave of ASM.
The Parisian defender has often been behind his rivals, especially on the opener of Ben Yedder (25th).
His desperate tackle on Volland which resulted in the penalty was an act of resignation (82nd).
Not helped by Marco Verratti's very avoidable ball loss seconds earlier.
The Italian midfielder is neither more nor less guilty than those around him, but he has not been able to restore order in the Parisian recovery,
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Kimpembe's first goal in Ligue 1, in Lille on February 6 (1-5)
Mbappé misses, Neymar on the verge of expulsion
If Kylian Mbappé, spared by the whistles of the Parc des Princes last week, had shone against Bordeaux (3-0), he could not get his people out of a new trap at the Louis-II stadium.
His accelerations either lacked support or crossed paths with a solid Axel Disasi.
The tricolor striker has at least kept control of his nerves.
Neymar too... But it was hard.
The Brazilian almost came to blows with Ruben Aguilar at the start of the second half, before being warned for a big foul on Fofana (53rd).
He had another bad move on Volland (75th), shortly before being replaced (78th).
Supposed to be the member of an intergalactic trident, certainly deprived of a sick Lionel Messi, Neymar therefore did not have the composure, nor perhaps the physical condition to play 90 minutes of
a match where Paris was trailing.
His few passes well felt in depth for Mbappé or his distant attempts (24th, 31st) are not enough to save his record.