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11/29 13:04 CST PSG loses at Monaco and leaves door open for Marseille to go
top of Ligue 1
PSG loses at Monaco and leaves door open for Marseille to go top of Ligue 1
By JEROME PUGMIRE
AP Sports Writer
PARIS (AP) --- Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain lost at Monaco 1-0 on
Saturday for its second defeat of the season, as many as all last season for
the defending champion.
Japan forward Takumi Minamino scored midway through the second half.
"It's hard to maintain consistency when you make individual errors. It was our
worst match of the season," PSG coach Luis Enrique said. "They deserved it more
than we did. It was a bad night for us, a very bad night."
PSG's defeat means Marseille can move one point ahead at the top if it beats
Toulouse at home later Saturday. Marseille also has a better goal difference
than Champions League winner PSG.
Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara was fortunate to escape with a yellow card
early on for a dangerous lunge on goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, violently
catching Chevalier's right ankle after he kicked the ball.
Chevalier recovered and made a good one-handed save from Minamino's volley
later in the first half.
Portugal midfielder Vitinha, who scored a brilliant hat trick in the Champions
League in midweek, was kept quiet by Monaco's hard-working midfield.
PSG was exposed to counterattacks and Minamino made no mistake in the 69th,
expertly controlling Aleksandr Golovin's pass from the left and clipping the
ball past Chevalier.
Monaco defender Thilo Kehrer was sent off in the 80th following a video review
after shoving a PSG player in the back. Former midfield star Paul Pogba came
off the bench for Monaco in the closing stages.
In Saturday's other game, Paris FC faced rock-bottom Auxerre.
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