Takumi Minamino scored the decisive aim as Monaco shocked reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 1-0 of their Ligue 1 conflict on the Stade Louis II on Saturday.
The 30-year-old Japanese worldwide, previously of Liverpool, struck simply previous the halfway level of the second half at hand PSG solely their second home defeat of the season.
Monaco held agency regardless of enjoying the ultimate 10 minutes a person down, after former PSG defender Thilo Kehrer was despatched off within the eightieth minute following a VAR evaluate.
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The victory ends Monaco’s run of three consecutive Ligue 1 defeats, lifting them provisionally to sixth place, seven factors behind PSG. The champions stay high on 30 factors from 14 matches, however at the moment are simply two factors forward of Marseille and Lens and could possibly be overtaken in a while Saturday.
PSG coach Luis Enrique admitted his facet have been under par.
“Normally I desire to look at matches once more earlier than analysing, however at this time it’s simpler. We weren’t exact sufficient and made too many particular person and collective errors,” he mentioned.
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“Neither crew performed at a really excessive degree, however they performed higher than us. It was no doubt our worst match of the season.”
Minamino expertly managed an Aleksandr Golovin cross earlier than ending previous Lucas Chevalier for the match winner. Monaco preserved their lead even after Kehrer’s dismissal for a foul on Ibrahim Mbaye.
Paul Pogba made one other temporary substitute look for Monaco, every week after marking his first aggressive outing in over two years following his doping ban.
