PSG/Monaco – Joao Neves ‘feels for’ the fans

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·5 September 2026

PSG/Monaco – Joao Neves ‘feels for’ the fans

In the opening match of Ligue 1’s 3rd round, Paris Saint-Germain hosted AS Monaco at the Parc des Princes and lost 1-2 (video highlights here). Speaking to PSG TV, Joao Neves, the capital club’s 21-year-old midfielder, reflected on the defeat.

Neves: “I’m still proud of what we did on the pitch”

It was a very difficult match. Today was my 100th match with Paris Saint-Germain but unfortunately, we weren’t able to get the win. And as I always say, the team is more important than the individual, so today I can’t be happy. I’m still proud of what we did on the pitch, but Monaco are a very good team, with a lot of quality. We tried to play our game, and we did, but we weren’t able to score more goals.

Neves: “we weren’t able to get the win for them.”

Since I arrived at the club, I can’t remember a single match where our supporters didn’t show up for us. They’re incredible, the best supporters I’ve known in my life. It’s sad because they were there to support us, and we weren’t able to get the win for them. ”

A tough defeat for PSG, who nevertheless controlled the match as well as their opponent. With just two shots on target, AS Monaco managed to crush Parisian hopes. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t the Rouge et Bleu’s night. In this kind of match, even five or six more shots on target would not have changed anything. They have to accept the result and keep working to improve.

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We are only at the start of the season and, under these circumstances, it is normal for PSG to find themselves struggling. As the weeks go by, each player will grow into form and help the team reach another level. In the meantime, the next match will already be a European one (Wednesday against Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League), and they will need to be more clinical in order to put themselves in a better position.

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