At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on December 13, a focus battle in the 18th round of Ligue 1 was contested, with Paris Saint-Germain facing Monaco at home. In the first half, Diop's shot hit the upright, Wijnaldum's close-range shot flew away, Di Maria made a point, Mbappe scored a penalty, and Messi assisted Mbappe to score another goal. In the second half, Golovin's low shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper, Messi's free-kick was high on goal, and Messi's low shot was deflected. In the end, Paris Saint-Germain beat Monaco 2-0.
Shortly after the game began, Monaco quickly got a great chance, Diop fired low inside the box, the ball slammed into the left upright and popped up, and the goalkeeper held the ball. Paris Saint-Germain escaped. In the 6th minute, Bernat sent a cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Wijnaldum shot straight at goal, which resulted in a kick that flew away. In the 11th minute, Dybala was stepped on as he broke through inside the penalty area and fell to the ground in pain. The referee did not make any penalties at first, and only went to the sidelines to watch the replay under the reminder of the video referee, after watching it, he found a foul and awarded a penalty. Mbappe took the penalty and he scored the ball steadily. Paris Saint-Germain took the lead.
In the 18th minute, Mbappe brought down Diop from behind when he grabbed the ball, which gave him a yellow card. Five minutes later, Ben Yeder burst into the box with the ball, and with the last big move, Donnarumma struck decisively and took the ball down first. In the 27th minute, Paris Saint-Germain won a free kick opportunity in front of the field. This position was a little far from the goal, but Messi still chose to shoot directly at goal, and the result was a high kick.
In the 39th minute, Diop shot from the edge of the box and the ball was blocked and refracted slightly off target. In the 44th minute, a low-level mistake in a Pass from the Monaco backfield was made, messi broke the ball and pushed forward with the ball, to the front of the penalty area, he selflessly distributed the ball to mbappe on the left. Mbappe stopped the ball and shot into the far corner, and the ball went into the net! Mbappe scored twice. Mbappe was so excited that he pointed to Messi, and the two of them embraced and celebrated. At half-time, Paris Saint-Germain led Monaco 2-0.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 46th minute, Golovyn advanced to the top of the arc of the penalty area, then shot from a distance, the ball flew to the bottom right corner of the goal, and Donnarumma fell to the ground to confiscate the ball. In the 49th minute, Bernat was injured and was substituted, with Tylo Korel coming on as a substitute. In the 64th minute, Messi was brought down with the ball and Paris Saint-Germain won a free kick opportunity in front of the field. Messi took the penalty and kicked high. Messi's shot didn't feel good.
In the 70th minute, Messi and Mbappe collided with the wall, and Messi's low shot went out of the outside of the neutral post. Five minutes later, Maripán's header hit the post and Donnarumma took it off. In the 79th minute, Messi's pick-and-kick was deflected. In the end, Paris Saint-Germain beat Monaco 2-0. Kylian Mbappe was the best player in the game, scoring 2 goals. Messi has scored 0 goals in four consecutive league games, but he helped the team with assists in this game.