All four goals came in the first half at the Prince Louis II of Monaco Stadium on the border between Monaco and France. “Monaco” took the lead already in the fourth minute of the game, when the ball successfully bounced to the Russian in the penalty area Aleksandra Golovinawho made it 1-0.
In the 18th minute, the home team doubled their advantage (2:0), after a pass from Senegalese Crepin Djata, making an accurate shot into the bottom corner of the goal. Vesamam ben Jederam.
A ray of hope for the Parisians shone in the 39th minute, when after a pass from the Spaniard Juan Bernat 16-year-old Warren Zaire-Emery scored his second goal in “Ligue 1” competition. He was one of four players under the age of 20 who were included in PSG’s starting line-up.
Without stars Lionel Messi and ex-Monaco player Kylian Mbappe, PSG scored another goal at the end of the half. 32-year-old Ben Yeder overtook “Reims” footballer Folarin Balogun at the top of the overall ranking of the league’s best snipers.
In the second half, the “Monaco” team was closer to scoring a goal, which made eight out of nine shots in this period.
Already on Tuesday, PSG will compete against the German champion Bayern Munich in the “sweet meal” of the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
The closest follower “Marseille” took advantage of the stumble of the Parisians, who defeated “Clermont Foot 63” team (2:0) on the road thanks to two accurate shots from the Chilean Alexis Sanchez. The 34-year-old Sanchez scored nine goals in Ligue 1 this season.
French League 1, round 23
| The game | The result | Goal scorers |
|---|---|---|
| Nice – Ajaccio | 3:0 (1:0) | Dante 3′; Brahimi 69’90’ |
| Monaco–PSG | 3:1 (3:1) | Golovin 4′; ben Yeder 18′; 45’+1 – Zaire-Emery 39′ |
| Clermont-Marseilles | 0:2 (0:1) | A. Sanchez 44′ (11m); 81′ |
| Toulouse–Rennes | 14.00 | |
| Angers–Auxerre | 16.00 | |
| Lille – Strasbourg | 16.00 | |
| Montpellier–Brest | 16.00 | |
| Reims–Troyes | 16.00 | |
| Nantes–Lorient | 18.05 | |
| Lyon – Lens | 21.45 |
Overall rating
| V | A team | S | U | N | Z | Gate | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Paris Saint Germain | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 55:20 | 54 |
| 2. | Olympic Marseille | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 45:20 | 49 |
| 3. | AS Monaco FC | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 51:30 | 47 |
| 4. | RC Lens | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34:16 | 46 |
| 5. | Stade Rennais FC | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41:25 | 40 |
| 6. | Lille OSC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38:27 | 38 |
| 7. | OGC Nice | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30:21 | 37 |
| 8. | FC Lorient | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35:34 | 36 |
| 9. | Olympique Lyonnais | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33:24 | 32 |
| 10. | Reims Stadium | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 26:26 | 30 |
| 11. | Clermont Foot 63 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24:31 | 30 |
| 12. | Toulouse FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36:38 | 29 |
| 13. | FC Nantes | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23:26 | 25 |
| 14. | Brest Stadium 29 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24:35 | 20 |
| 15. | Montpellier Herault SC | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 31:45 | 20 |
| 16. | EN Troyes AC | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 33:48 | 19 |
| 17. | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27:39 | 18 |
| 18. | AC Ajaccio | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18:42 | 18 |
| 19. | AJ Auxerre | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18:46 | 14 |
| 20. | Angers SCO | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18:47 | 9 |
Top goal scorers
| V | Player | A team | Number of |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Folarins Baloguns | Reims | 14 (4) |
| Visams Ben Jeders | Monaco | 14 (4) | |
| 3. | Kiljans Mbapē | PSG | 13 (2) |
| 4. | Alexandre Lacazette | Lyon | 13 (4) |
| 5. | Brils Embolo | Monaco | 12 |
| 6. | Terems Mofi | Nice | 12 (1) |
| 7. | Neymar | PSG | 12 (2) |
| Jonathan David | Lille | 12 (2) | |
| 9. | Lionel Messi | PSG | 10 |
| 10. | Habibū Diallo | Strasbourg | 10 (1) |
Used sources:
https://www.ligue1.com/
