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LIGUE 1

Woeful Paris Saint-Germain trounced by Monaco

Ben Yedder was on target twice to pull level with Kylian Mbappé as Ligue 1's joint top scorers after Monaco beat PSG 3-0 at the Louis II stadium.

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Woeful Paris Saint-Germain trounced by Monaco
VALERY HACHEAFP

Paris Saint-Germain produced a dismal performance as they lost 3-0 away at Monaco in Ligue 1 on Sunday, a result that will put coach Mauricio Pochettino under more pressure less than two weeks after their Champions League exit to Real Madrid.

PSG, on 65 points from 29 games, still lead Olympique Marseille and Nice by 15 points before those sides meet later on Sunday, following third straight away league defeat. With Lionel Messi ruled out by a bout of flu, the capital side showed close to nothing at the Louis II stadium 11 days after being knocked in the Champions League last 16 by a Real Madrid side who put three goals past them in 17 minutes.

Mbappé concedes Monaco were the better side

Monaco climbed to seventh on 44 points. "They played well, congratulations to them. They're a good team, a great club," PSG striker Kylian Mbappé said after the game. "The goal is to get the 10th French title. We can win 8-0, 9-0, people will talk about the Champions League. Whatever happens we must respect ourselves, if we have a little bit of self esteem. We also need to respect the fans."

PSG were overwhelmed in midfield and it was not long before they were punished. Ben Yedder put the hosts ahead on 25 minutes after beating Presnel Kimpembe at the near post to deflect Youssouf Fofana's cross into the top corner. The opener came shortly after PSG's first attempt of the game, a curled shot from Neymar that went just wide.

They improved slightly before the interval, with Mbappé and Achraf Hakimi creating chances, but their performance was still well below their best. Pochettino's side were not much better after the break, although Mbappé wasted a couple of good opportunities before Monaco doubled their advantage in the 68th minute. An unchallenged Fofana found Ben Yedder on the right and the France striker's pass reached Ruben Aguilar who deflected the ball for Kevin Volland to score from six metres.

Ben Yedder converts to equal Mbappé

Pochettino replaced Leandro Paredes with Mauro Icardi and Neymar with Julian Draxler, but the changes had zero effect as PSG conceded another goal six minutes from time. Volland was tripped in the box by Kimpembe and Ben Yedder converted the resulting penalty to confirm PSG's fourth consecutive away defeat in all competitions. That goal brought up Ben Yedder's 15th league goal of the season, to put his level with Mbappé as the joint-top scorers in Ligue 1.