PSG v Monaco – Doué, qualification, scares…the highs and lows! | OneFootball

This Wednesday evening, Paris Saint-Germain drew 2-2 (video summary PSG/Monaco) against AS Monaco in the second leg of the 2025-2026 Champions League playoffs at the Parc des Princes and qualified for the round of 16 (5-4 on aggregate). Here are the highlights and lowlights of the evening.

Highlights

❤️ Qualification for the round of 16.

We won't only remember this from the match, despite the expression, but it is still an essential and significant point: PSG is in the round of 16. It's much better than being eliminated and it gives hope for the future.

Désiré Doué as the game-changer.

Désiré Doué (20-year-old midfielder/forward) didn't deliver a masterful performance. However, he worked hard and used all options to help PSG break the press and create danger. In the center, on the left, on the right, dribbling, passing, and shooting, he was everywhere to pull PSG out of the slump. He also provided the decisive assist for Marquinhos's equalizer (31-year-old central defender and captain).

Lowlights –

😡A sluggish PSG.

PSG started this match too calmly. As if they weren't really playing in the Champions League, or they already saw themselves qualified. Monaco entered with much more determination and intensity. Even though Paris had regained control of the ball at that point, seeing ASM lead at halftime was not surprising.

And who got scared.

At the start of the second half, the Parisians showed much more focus and desire. Enough to take the upper hand over the Monégasques, provoke the red card, and take the lead. It then seemed possible to cruise. But PSG again dropped in intensity, while Monaco seemed almost to have given up. Gradually, ASM was revived by the lack of sharpness from the Parisians.

This led to a comeback that would have been very painful for Paris. This "management," whether physical or mental, was very dangerous. There will likely be no room for it later. Let's hope it was saving energy for the end of the season.

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