Paris Saint-Germain rallied from behind to protect their unbeaten Ligue 1 run with a commanding 4-2 victory over Monaco on Wednesday, however the win was marred by a grotesque damage to goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The Italian worldwide required 10 staples after struggling deep lacerations on the best facet of his face in a collision with Monaco defender Wilfried Singo, whose studs triggered the damage.
“I don’t know if the referee was badly positioned, but VAR needed to intervene. You have to protect the players,” PSG captain Marquinhos stated. “To not give a red in a situation like that is a big call.”
Despite the severity of the collision, Singo prevented punishment. Donnarumma was changed by Matvey Safonov, and shortly afterward, Desire Doue scored his first Ligue 1 objective to offer PSG the lead, following Achraf Hakimi’s cross that hit the publish.
Monaco responded with two fast second-half targets.
Eliesse Ben Seghir transformed a penalty after Marquinhos was penalized for handball, and Maghnes Akliouche arrange Breel Embolo, who poked in a objective to place PSG’s file 31-game unbeaten Ligue 1 away run in jeopardy.
PSG fought again as Ousmane Dembele equalized, and Gonçalo Ramos headed in a nook to regain the lead. Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Köhn made an excellent save to tip Lee Kang-in’s long-range effort onto the publish, however tensions escalated when Monaco coach Adi Hütter was despatched off after a penalty enchantment for a problem on Embolo was denied.
Dembele struck once more in stoppage time, sealing the victory and marking a return to kind amid latest studies of stress with PSG coach Luis Enrique.
The outcome places PSG 10 factors away from Marseille and Monaco, their nearest challengers. Luis Enrique’s facet will face Lens within the French Cup spherical of 64 on Sunday earlier than a rematch in opposition to Monaco within the Champions Trophy in Doha on Jan. 5.
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