{"id":78872,"date":"2021-05-20T13:54:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T11:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2021\/05\/as-monaco-fall-to-paris-saint-germain-missing-out-on-sixth-coupe-de-france-win\/"},"modified":"2021-05-20T13:54:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T11:54:48","slug":"as-monaco-fall-to-paris-saint-germain-missing-out-on-sixth-coupe-de-france-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2021\/05\/as-monaco-fall-to-paris-saint-germain-missing-out-on-sixth-coupe-de-france-win\/","title":{"rendered":"AS Monaco fall to Paris Saint-Germain, missing out on sixth Coupe de France win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On track to win the club\u2019s sixth Coupe de France, AS Monaco fell at the final hurdle, losing against Paris Saint-Germain (0-2) on Wednesday evening at the Stade de France.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Their winning streak has come to an end. AS Monaco were unable to beat PSG, in what was the club\u2019s tenth Coupe de France final, having clocked up five wins and four defeats over the years.<\/p>\n\n

As is tradition, before the match got underway, AS Monaco President Dmitry Rybolovlev and coach Niko Kovac presented the team to French President Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by President of the French Football Federation No\u00ebl Le Gra\u00ebt and PSG President Nasser al-Khela\u00effi.<\/p>\n\n

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\u00a9 AS Monaco<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

For his first season with AS Monaco, Niko Kovac had high hopes for the team. After winning the German Cup in both 2018 and 2019, he wanted to bring the Coupe de France trophy home to the Rock this year: a title AS Monaco have not won since 1991. Although it was a close fight, Paris Saint-Germain ultimately came out on top, making the most of AS Monaco\u2019s errors and robbing them of their crown.<\/p>\n\n

>> READ ALSO:<\/strong> AS Monaco\u2019s player ratings from their valiant Coupe de France final defeat<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Within the first 20 minutes of play, Monaco\u2019s defence made a costly mistake. As Axel Disasj lost control of the ball, giving possession to Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, the Argentinian striker Mauro Icardi swept in and secured PSG\u2019s first goal (0-1, 19\u2032). An error that weighed heavy on the Rouge et Blanc. Having started on the back foot, Les Mon\u00e9gasques were playing catchup, but pushed on to try and equalise.<\/p>\n\n

All eyes on the match against Lens<\/h2>\n\n

Joining the pitch for the second half, Gelson Martins was unable to get the ball in Keylor Navas\u2019 net, after his shot hit the crossbar (69\u2019). On a run by Angel Di Maria from right to left, it was the Parisians who managed to meet the net, as Mbapp\u00e9 received the ball and struck for the goal, widening the gap between ASM (0-2, 81\u2019).<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe can be proud to have reached this final here at the Stade de France against PSG. In football, you can only miss a penalty if you earn the chance to take it, and you can only lose a final if you play it. It was an important moment for us, for the club,\u201d said Niko Kovac after the match.<\/p>\n\n

>> READ ALSO: <\/strong>Analysis: Tchouameni continues his remarkable campaign for AS Monaco<\/a><\/p>\n

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On aurait tellement voulu te d\u00e9dier ce troph\u00e9e, Jean-Paul… \u00c0 jamais dans nos c\u0153urs. \u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd0d #ASMPSG<\/a> | #CDF<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/GaxpNug5sL<\/a><\/p>— AS Monaco \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8 (@AS_Monaco) May 19, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>