New hitch in the end of the Parisian season. Traveling to Monaco, with a sick team, eliminated without glory from the Europa League on Thursday, Paris Saint-Germain lowered their heads a little more by losing at the Louis-II stadium, Sunday March 20, during the 29th day. of Ligue 1 (0-3). Overwhelmed by envy, the Rouge et Bleu conceded their heaviest defeat since the slap received in Lille in April 2019 (1-5).
Admittedly, the match was scheduled for a Sunday at 1 p.m., under the sun of the Côte d’Azur. However, it was not expected that the players of Paris Saint-Germain take a nap, especially in the first period. In slow motion, without putting intensity in the duels, the players of the capital conceded no less than five shots in the first ten minutes of the meeting, while struggling to get the ball out of their half of the field.
The Monegasques certainly needed several chances before deceiving Gianluigi Donnarumma. Wissam Ben Yedder finally came to concretize the clear domination of Monaco with a perfect finish, in the 25th minute of play. The number 10 of ASM even offered himself a double on penalty at the end of the game to seal the score and resume only the top scorer with 17 goals.
20 – Wissam Ben Yedder has been involved in at least 20 goals in 6 of the last 10 Ligue 1 seasons (since 2012/13), only Kylian Mbappé has done so well. Masterful. #ASMPSG pic.twitter.com/LDGD2QkHT8
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Despite a slight improvement in the game and more projections in the Monegasque camp just before half-time and after the break, the Parisians did not manage to find the net of Alexander Nübel, vigilant on the few chances of Kylian Mbappé and Achraf Hakimi. On the contrary, it was the Monegasques who drove the point home thanks to Kevin Volland, shortly after entering the hour mark.
Thanks to this victory, the principality’s players have their heads above water. “We had to heart to erase the eliminations in the Europa League and the Coupe de France, and we had to go up in the league (…) It feels good, today, it’s going in our favor”, reacted Wissam Ben Yedder at the microphone of Amazon Prime after the meeting. In the standings, ASM remains in contact for a European qualification with six points behind on the podium.
On the Parisian side, however, Mauricio Pochettino looked gray on his bench and at the end of the match: “I’m disappointed with the way we started the game. It’s unacceptable at this level. In the first half, we only lost 1-0 but there could have been 2 or 3-0. I think the elimination from the Champions League hurt us but we have to break free from that. The truce should do some good.” Captain Marquinhos even warned: “If we continue to perform like that, it is sure that the title is in danger.“The Parisians remain well ahead of the Ligue 1 table, but this defeat is the fourth consecutive loss away from home, in all competitions (after Nantes, Nice and Madrid).