Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain loses without Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi in Monaco

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PSG pro Neymar (right) was the last remaining superstar on the pitch but couldn't avoid defeat in Monaco

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Paris Saint-Germain failed the dress rehearsal for the Champions League game against FC Bayern Munich.

Without Argentina's world champion captain Lionel Messi and star striker Kylian Mbappé, both of whom have recently been struggling with injuries, the French soccer champions lost the top game in Ligue 1 on Saturday at AS Monaco 1: 3 (1: 3).

Only 16-year-old midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery scored in the 39th minute for the ensemble of coach Christophe Galtier, who rested some regular players.

The goals from Monegasque Alexander Golowin (4th) and Wissam Ben Yedder (18th/45th + 2) sealed PSG's third loss of the season.

The team of Monaco's trainer Philippe Clement reduced the gap to the championship leader from Paris to seven points with the victory.

On Tuesday (9:00 p.m./Amazon Prime Video), PSG welcomes the German record champions Bayern Munich to the round of 16 first leg in the Champions League.

Before the game, the sporting question marks are increasing: During the week, the Parisians were already eliminated in the cup against rivals Olympique Marseille, the timely return of Messi and Mbappé is uncertain.

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