Monaco/PSG – Doué thanks the fans and looks ahead to the return leg

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·18 February 2026

Monaco/PSG – Doué thanks the fans and looks ahead to the return leg

This Tuesday, Paris Saint-Germain faced AS Monaco in the first of two clashes as part of the Champions League playoffs and managed to bring home a 2-3 victory (video highlights here). Speaking to PSG TV, Désiré Doué, the 20-year-old Parisian who scored twice, reflected on this success.

Doué: “We showed great spirit tonight”

“Of course I’m very happy. That was the goal today, to come here and win. We feel great, we’re happy to have won this first match, we showed great spirit tonight, coming from behind and getting back into the game. We’ll have to prepare for the return leg as best we can, as usual, and go for the win. We thank the supporters. From the start of the match they were all in, they didn’t stop singing throughout the game, thank you to them!”

A narrow and important victory for PSG, who were nonetheless put under pressure at the start of the match by this Monaco side determined to cause an upset. By conceding a goal in the very first minute, the capital club put itself in a difficult position. In these conditions, AS Monaco could only believe in their chances, which gave them an extra boost.

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But little by little, PSG managed to get back into the game, and it was ultimately the introduction of Désiré Doué that brought new energy to the Parisian attack. Even though the result is positive, it is not the most reassuring. PSG is going through a slightly tougher period and once again shows that composure is lacking in this team. Let’s hope for a more convincing performance in the return leg to build confidence for the rest of the competition.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.