{"id":339495,"date":"2026-02-18T11:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/?p=339495"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:05:55","slug":"champions-league-down-to-10-men-as-monaco-falls-to-psg-but-keeps-qualification-hopes-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2026\/02\/champions-league-down-to-10-men-as-monaco-falls-to-psg-but-keeps-qualification-hopes-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League: down to 10 men, AS Monaco falls to PSG but keeps qualification hopes alive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The very first confrontation between AS Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain on the European scene lived up to all the hype. After an excellent opening to the match by the Monegasques, the Parisians overthrew their opponents of the evening by playing with a numerical superiority.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It had all started so well. Under the eyes of president Dmitry Rybolovlev, S\u00e9bastien Pocognoli&#8217;s team roared out of the blocks as Folarin Balogun bagged a quickfire double. But the reigning European champions eventually equalised before the break and then made the difference after the dismissal of Aleksandr Golovin (2-3) thanks to a masterful D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9. Despite conceding many opportunities, a determined Monaco fought hard and kept hope alive for the return clash at the Parc des Princes next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-as-monaco-off-to-a-great-start\">AS Monaco off to a great start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It was not worth arriving late at the Stade Louis-II. After just 55 seconds, Golovin delivered a cross to Balogun, left unmarked in the box, and the striker headed past Matvey Safonov (1\u2019, 1-0). It was the fastest goal ever scored by Monaco in European competition, and the earliest PSG had ever conceded on the continental stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After allowing the Parisians to control possession for the next 15 minutes, Monaco struck with precision on the counterattack. A classy through ball from Maghnes Akliouche released Balogun, who set up Marquinhos before beating Safonov once again (18&#8242;, 2\u20130). They were his fourth and fifth goals in the Champions League this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything seemed to smile on the Monegasques. But, after an error of judgement, Wout Faes committed a foul in his box on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and conceded a penalty (22&#8242;). Philipp K\u00f6hn then pulled out all the stops and remarkably saved Vitinha&#8217;s penalty to maintain Monaco\u2019s ascendancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-turning-point\">Turning point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A doubt at kick-off, Ballon d&#8217;Or winner Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 was forced to make way for D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9 (27&#8242;). The French international single-handedly changed the face of the game. Following a superb pass from Bradley Barcola, Dou\u00e9 perfectly struck his shot, which hit the post before going into the goal (29&#8242;, 2-1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Parisians continued to press deep into Monaco\u2019s half. After another effort from Dou\u00e9 was kept out by K\u00f6hn, Achraf Hakimi took advantage of Caio Henrique\u2019s hesitation to level the score (41&#8242;, 2\u20132). Without losing their composure, PSG had erased the deficit in just twelve minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The teams went into the break all square, despite serious attempts from Kvaratskhelia and Jo\u00e3o Neves at the end of the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/zakaria-as-monaco-psg-ligue-des-champions-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"zakaria-as-monaco-psg-ligue-des-champions\" class=\"wp-image-339489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/zakaria-as-monaco-psg-ligue-des-champions-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/zakaria-as-monaco-psg-ligue-des-champions-534x300.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/zakaria-as-monaco-psg-ligue-des-champions.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u00a9 AS Monaco<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-golovin-a-costly-dismissal\">Golovin, a costly dismissal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first half had begun brilliantly for ASM, but the second could not have started in worse fashion. Already sent off a few days earlier in the league against FC Nantes, Golovin was shown a red card following a VAR review for a foul on Vitinha (48&#8242;). Monaco were therefore forced to play the rest of the second half with 10 men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To reorganise his team, Pocognoli replaced Akliouche with Kr\u00e9pin Diatta (58&#8242;). The Monegasques faced the onslaught of Kvaratskhelia (56&#8242;), Warren Za\u00efre-Emery (62&#8242;) and Neves (66&#8242;). But they ended up giving in to the speed of execution of Dou\u00e9, who was played in by Za\u00efre-Emery after a very good team move (67&#8242;, 3-2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the aftermath, captain Denis Zakaria had a chance, but Safonov saved with his fingertips (68&#8242;). On the corner that followed, a handball by Marquinhos in the box was not sanctioned by the referee nor signalled by the VAR. A double situation that could have allowed Monaco to equalise.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/equipe-as-monaco-psg-ligue-des-champions-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"equipe-as-monaco-psg-ligue-des-champions\" class=\"wp-image-339485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/equipe-as-monaco-psg-ligue-des-champions-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/equipe-as-monaco-psg-ligue-des-champions-535x300.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/equipe-as-monaco-psg-ligue-des-champions.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u00a9 AS Monaco<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The end of the match saw a siege on K\u00f6hn&#8217;s goal, with Lee Kang-In (78\u2032, 83\u2032) and Barcola (81\u2032) threatening, but the imperious Swiss goalkeeper was again decisive in the 94th minute on a sudden shot from the South Korean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pocognoli-for-me-there-is-a-hand-of-marquinhos\">Pocognoli: &#8220;For me, there is a hand of Marquinhos&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the press conference, Pocognoli showed frustration tinged with hope. On the sending off of Golovin, the Belgian manager did not mince his words, asserting: &#8220;I am frustrated. We can&#8217;t afford to put ourselves in this kind of situation with 10 against 11.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The coach then highlighted the positives. &#8220;When you play against a team that has 75% possession, it&#8217;s difficult to have freshness. What I remember as positive is the quality of our two goals in the first half and the way we defended with 10 men in the second half,&#8221; stated Pocognoli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Marquinhos&#8217; unwhistled handball, Pocognoli was clear, explaining: &#8220;For me, in a very objective way, there is a handball. It&#8217;s whistleworthy, that&#8217;s for sure.&#8221; The ASM boss gathered his players on the pitch as soon as the final whistle blew and wanted to put an end to the negativity. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t want the first thought to be negative. We have to keep everyone together and positive, because we have the ambition to create another good evening at the Parc des Princes,&#8221; he insisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-go-again\">Go again<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While they fell to a 3\u20132 defeat, Monaco once again delivered a spirited and united defensive display. Pocognoli\u2019s team will now need to claim victory at the Parc des Princes next Wednesday to have any chance of qualifying. It&#8217;s a daunting task, particularly without the suspended Golovin, but not an impossible one for a side that has already proved it can trouble the reigning European champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The very first confrontation between AS Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain on the European scene lived up to all the hype. 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