Monaco vs PSG 2022-23 Ligue 1
3 - 1
Ben Yedder leads Monaco to 3-1 win over injury-hit Paris Saint-Germain
AS Monaco punished a Paris Saint-Germain side decimated by injuries to register a 3-1 victory in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Monaco 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 18': Goal! Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 0. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Krépin Diatta.
- 39': Goal! Monaco 2, Paris Saint Germain 1. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Bernat.
- 45'+2': Goal! Monaco 3, Paris Saint Germain 1. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir with a through ball.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Monaco 3, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Sergio Ramos replaces El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 3, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 59': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ismaël Gharbi replaces Danilo Pereira.
- 65': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Achraf Hakimi replaces Timothée Pembélé.
- 71': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Monaco. Breel Embolo replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 72': Substitution, Monaco. Takumi Minamino replaces Eliesse Ben Seghir.
- 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Presnel Kimpembe replaces Vitinha.
- 80': Substitution, Monaco. Ismail Jakobs replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
- 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ilyes Housni replaces Hugo Ekitike.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Monaco. Eliot Matazo replaces Mohamed Camara.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 14,908
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +47 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 69 | 1 |
| +18 | AS Monaco | 30 | 58 | 6 |
| +15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
| +17 | Lille | 30 | 52 | 6 |
Statistics
 PSG |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 58.1 | Possession | 41.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 621 | Accurate Passes | 421 |
| 695 | Passes | 491 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 4 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 31 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 19 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 10 | Clearances | 13 |
AS Monaco (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 3 | Guillermo Maripán |
| 6 | Axel Disasi |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 26 | Ruben Aguilar |
| 4 | Mohamed Camara |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 44 | Eliesse Seghir |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 27 | Krépin Diatta |
Paris Saint-Germain (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 31 | El Chadaille Bitshiabu |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 28 | Carlos Soler |
| 33 | Warren Zaïre-Emery |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 14 | Juan Bernat |
| 29 | Timothee Pembélé |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 44 | Hugo Ekitike |
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