AS Monaco is in very good form this season and is only 3 points behind PSG after 12 rounds, so the away team has great determination when facing coach Thomas Tuchel’s army at Parc des Princes.
However, home field advantage helps PSG create great pressure on the away team’s defense. The home team finally opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Dembele’s shot was blocked by goalkeeper Philipp Kohn, but striker Goncalo Ramos quickly kicked the ball into the visitors’ net.
4 minutes later, the away team Monaco was suddenly given a free goal by goalkeeper Donnarumma to bring the match back to the starting line.
From a not very dangerous situation, Donnarumma hesitated to bring the ball up, but the Monaco striker rushed in close, causing him to clear the ball to Minamino’s feet in the penalty area. The Japanese striker immediately punished the Italian goalkeeper’s mistake and equalized 1-1 for Monaco.
However, in the 38th minute, the Monaco defender fouled Dembele in the penalty area, giving PSG a penalty. On the 11m mark, striker Mbappe easily defeated goalkeeper Philip Kohn to help PSG regain the lead.
In the 45th minute, Monaco almost had an equalizer, but Golovin’s shot in the penalty area when facing Donnarumma was excellently blocked by the Italian goalkeeper.
Entering the second half, in the 70th minute, Dembele escaped quickly on the right wing before launching a very strong shot from a tight angle to increase PSG’s two-goal gap against the away team.
Just 2 minutes later, Vitinha curled a shot from outside the penalty area straight into the A corner, causing goalkeeper Philip Kohn to stand still and watch the ball fly straight into the net. Losing by a margin of 3 goals, Monaco had nothing to lose but still rose strongly and shortened the score to 2-4 in the 75th minute of the match.
However, at the 90+6 minute of stoppage time, in a defensive tackle, defender Kolo Muani scored the final 5-2 victory for the home team. This victory helps PSG consolidate the top spot in Ligue 1 with 30 points after 13 rounds, 4 points ahead of second-place Nice but having played one more match.