League 1. 24th round
Monaco. “Stade Louis II”
Arbitrator: Rudy Buke
“Monaco” – “PSG” 0:0
“Monaco”: Maetsky – Singo, Maripan, Kehrer, Ouattara – Minamino, Fofana, Akliush (Ben Segir), Golovin – Balogun, Ben Edder
“PSG”: Donnarumma – Hakimi, Mukiele, Beraldo, Hernandez (Mendes) – Soler (Lee Kang In), Ugarte, Vitinha – Asensio (Barcola), Ramos (Dembele), Mbappe (Kolo Muani)
The central match of the tour, the first team takes on the third, this match promised to be interesting. Monaco has not had the best streak in the last five matches – two wins, two draws and one defeat. And so, in the 24th round, the champion came to the principality, the Parisians always had difficult matches at the Stade Louis II, and they suffered defeats in the last three matches away from home once morest Monaco. But at the moment, Monaco has a disappointing series at home; Adi Gütter’s team have not won at home since December 3rd.
The entire first half was a struggle, where the home team had a slightly greater advantage. Enrique’s team, in their typical style, had twice as much possession of the ball as their opponents, but they might not translate this advantage into a result; the home team was more acute. It should be noted the Italian goalkeeper of the Parisians – Donnarumma, who saved the guests from a sure goal several times and was rightfully recognized as the best player of the first half by leading statistical portals.
It should be noted that the Parisians made two early substitutions: in the 39th minute, Barcola came on the field instead of the injured Asensio, and already at the break, Kolo Muani replaced Mbappe, Kylian played no more than 65 minutes for the third match in a row, Mbappe came out of the stands tunnel and took a seat in the spectators, he was in a good mood, it is likely that Luis Enrique is gradually adapting the team to the game without its main star.
At the beginning of the second half, the hosts continued to be active in the opposing half of the field, but subsequently, it should be noted, without Mbappe, the Parisians were able to seize the initiative from the opponent and over and over once more threaten the possessions of Majetsky, for whom this match was the second in Ligue 1 this season, but The Polish goalkeeper, like his colleague today, was at his best and averted all danger.
At the end of the match, the teams were simply finishing the game, it was felt that a draw suited both teams, and no one would take risks, given the status and position of the teams. The Parisians cannot win in Ligue 1 for the second match in a row; it seems that the champion is having a hard time getting used to playing without their leader, but a series of three defeats in a row once morest Monaco on the road ended today.
