In the early morning of December 13, Beijing time, the 18th round of Ligue 1 ushered in a focus battle, with Paris Saint-Germain facing Monaco at home. In the 45th minute of the first half, Kylian Mbappe scored twice and Messi delivered a wonderful assist. In the second half, Messi missed a good chance to score, and finally the whole game ended, Paris Saint-Germain beat Monaco 2-0, winning for the first time in the last three rounds.
Competition focus
1. Mbappe has scored 100 Ligue 1 goals for Paris Saint-Germain, second only to Ibrahimovic and Cavani in the history of Paris Saint-Germain.
2. Since his debut in 2012/13, Sidibe has delivered nine penalties in Ligue 1.
3. In 2 consecutive games, Messi has been directly involved in scoring goals.
Wonderful review
In the 9th minute, Di Maria burst into the box and was kicked down by Sidibe, and after watching the video replay on the sidelines, the referee took a penalty and Mbappe hit the penalty to give Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 lead at home.
In the 17th minute, Mbappe suddenly took off, Fofana was forced to commit a tactical foul and the referee showed a yellow card warning. Two minutes later, Mbappe fouled Diop and was also yellow.
In the 24th minute, Joan Ameni's long pass was deflected and Ben Yeddell's header headed back and Diop stepped forward without touching the ball.
In the 27th minute, Fofana crossed two crosses on the left side of the penalty area, and Di Sasi at the front post did not touch the ball, and Ben Yeder's small adjustment failed to form a shot.
In the 40th minute, Diop drove a corner kick from the left and Donnarumma struck out to pick it off.
In the first minute of first-half stoppage time, Messi snatched the ball straight to the goal, Mbappe received a pass, and shot into the far corner from the left side of the box to give Paris Saint-Germain a 2-0 lead.
In the 51st minute, Bernatella left the field with an injured thigh and Claire was replaced. In the 55th minute, Monaco boss Kovac replaced Lucas and Boado.
In the 65th minute, Messi took a direct free kick high.
In the 71st minute, Kylian Mbappe sent a superb pass, Messi burst into the right side of the penalty area and fired a low shot, the ball slid through the goal!
In the 77th minute, Golovin fired a free-kick from the right, Maripan headed the hammer too high and Donnarumma easily won.
In the 81st minute, Pochettino replaced Paredes and Herrera.
Appearances line-up
Paris Saint-Germain: 50 Donaluma, 2 Ashraf, 5 Maquinhos, 14 Bernat (51'24 Korel), 22 Diallo, 6 Villati, 11 Di Maria (80'8 Paredes), 18 Wijnaldum, 27 Gaie (80'21 Herrera), 7 Mbappe, 30 Messi
Monaco: 16-Nubel, 3-Maripán, 6-Disassi, 12-Cayo Enrique (46'14-Jacobs), 19-Sidibe, 8-Joan Ameni, 17-Gorowin, 22-Fofana (55'11-Lucas), 37-Diop (65'36-Matazot), 7-Gersson Martins, 10-Beneder (55'9-Boadour)