March 07, (THEWILL) — Monaco claimed a 3-1 victory at the Parc des Princes to inflict a damaging home defeat on Paris Saint-Germain in the 100th Ligue 1 meeting between the two clubs, opening the door for Lens to close the gap at the top of the table.
Maghnes Akliouche broke the deadlock in the 27th minute after Denis Zakaria dispossessed Warren Zaire-Emery inside the penalty area, with Folarin Balogun laying the ball off for the Monaco midfielder to finish from close range off the right post.
Aleksandr Golovin doubled the visitors’ lead 10 minutes into the second half, finding the bottom-right corner from 18 yards, before goalkeeper, Matvei Safonov, produced a fine stop to prevent the Russian from adding a third.
Bradley Barcola gave PSG hope when his effort deflected home off Jordan Teze, yet Balogun quickly restored Monaco’s two-goal advantage with a long-range strike that clipped Nuno Mendes before crossing the line.
PSG are now four points above Lens at the summit of Ligue 1, though they have played one game more than their title rivals, making the defeat a significant blow to their championship defence.
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