PSG lose to Monaco 1-2 after Marquinhos opens scoring
PSG fell 1-2 to Monaco at the Parc des Princes on Friday night, despite Marquinhos opening the scoring in the first half. Nazinho and Idumbo flipped the result after the break. Monaco remain perfect in Ligue 1 with three wins, while Paris still await a first league victory this season.
Key Takeaways
- Marquinhos put PSG ahead in the 31st minute with a chest finish from a Kvaratskhelia cross.
- Monaco equalized through Flávio Nazinho (58') and took the lead via Idumbo (72').
- Luis Enrique started Warren Zaïre-Emery at left back, kept Ousmane Dembélé on the bench, and left Lucas Digne out of the squad.
- Monaco are three wins from three and seven points clear of Paris in Ligue 1.
- João Neves marked his 100th appearance for the club on a night that ended in defeat.
How did Monaco overturn PSG at the Parc?
Paris controlled large stretches of the first half and led at the break. After a poorly cleared corner, Fabián Ruiz found Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, whose driven ball across goal was finished by captain Marquinhos with his chest in the 31st minute.
The visitors flipped the script after the restart. Following a scramble in the Paris box, substitute Teze crossed for Nazinho to head in the equalizer. Later, Denis Zakaria drove through midfield, Aleksandr Golovin shifted the ball to Idumbo, and the winger finished from a tight angle past Matvey Safonov to make it 1-2.
Late drama included a disallowed Ferran Torres finish after an Ousmane Dembélé header, ruled offside, and a stunning stop by Lukas Hradecky to deny Dembélé in stoppage time. Full-time confirmed Monaco’s third straight win, with PSG still without a Ligue 1 victory this season, as reported by Le Figaro.
Why was Lucas Digne left out of the PSG squad?
With Nuno Mendes unavailable, Digne might have expected minutes. Instead, Luis Enrique omitted him entirely for sporting reasons. Club sources told French media he must “wake up,” compete harder as Mendes’s deputy, and show more fight after limited impact since the Trophée des Champions.
Digne himself had downplayed the slow start as adaptation. His camp rejected any suggestion of complacency. Enrique’s call still sent a clear message: status does not protect players in this PSG group.
What do the lineups say about Enrique’s choices?
According to L’Équipe, Paris lined up with Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, and Zaïre-Emery; João Neves, Vitinha, and Ruiz; then Désiré Doué, Maghnes Akliouche, and Kvaratskhelia. Dembélé, rested against Lille a week earlier, began on the bench before entering later.
Monaco used a 4-2-3-1 without Folarin Balogun or Ansu Fati, with Paris Brunner leading the line. After the loss, Lucas Hernandez stressed that four matches without a win is rare and that internationals must “get their legs back” quickly ahead of Champions League action midweek.
For fans tracking viral sports moments alongside other trending coverage in our Future Tech & AI Wonders hub, the takeaway is blunt: early PSG dominance did not survive Monaco’s second-half response.