Monaco, France – Paris Saint-Germain achieved a thrilling 3-2 victory over their host Monaco, in the match that brought the two teams together on Tuesday evening at the Louis II Stadium, as part of the first leg of the play-off qualifying for the round of 16 of the Champions League.
Monaco started the match strongly, opening the scoring early in the second minute through Florent Balogun, before the same player returned and added the second goal in the 19th minute.
موناكو يسجل في الدقيقة الأولى ويفاجئ حامل اللقب باريس سان جيرمان بهدف مبكر للغاية! ⚽️🔥#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا | #رمضان_مع_beIN pic.twitter.com/uBQGghZpsX
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) February 17, 2026فولارين بالوغون يضاعف النتيجة لموناكو! 🔥🔥🔥#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا | #رمضان_مع_beIN pic.twitter.com/QGnYCtyore
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) February 17, 2026Luis Enrique acted quickly, bringing on Désiré Doué in place of Ousmane Dembélé in the 27th minute, and the Parisian response came just two minutes later, after Doué scored the first goal in the 29th minute.
⚽️ ديزيري دويه يهز شباك موناكو ويقلص الفارق للنادي الباريسي #دوري_أبطال_أوروبا | #رمضان_مع_beIN pic.twitter.com/3MUZCS2GZi
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) February 17, 2026Before the end of the first half, Achraf Hakimi equalized in the 41st minute, bringing the game back to square one.
المغربي أشرف حكيمي يدرك التعادل لباريس سان جيرمان ⚽️ #دوري_أبطال_أوروبا | #رمضان_مع_beIN pic.twitter.com/UN3JvmDbxB
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) February 17, 2026As the second half began, Monaco’s Aleksandr Golovin received a red card in the 47th minute after a VAR review, leaving the home side to finish the match with ten players.
Paris took advantage of the numerical superiority, and Desiree Doué snatched the winning goal in the 67th minute, completing the comeback and giving his team an advantage before the second leg.
ريمونتادا باريسية! 🔥⚽️
ديزيري دويه يسجّل الهدف الثالث لباريس سان جيرمان ويقود الفريق لتقدم مثير في اللقاء 😮#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا | #رمضان_مع_beIN pic.twitter.com/oghihVr8Ud
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) February 17, 2026The return leg is scheduled for February 25, and the winner of this match will face either Barcelona or Chelsea in the round of 16.
