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Sports - PSG Fight Back Against Monaco to Reach Champions League Round of 16

PSG overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit to win 5-4 on aggregate after Monaco's Mamadou Coulibaly was sent off, shifting momentum in the second leg.

  • On Wednesday at Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain drew 2-2 and progressed to the Champions League last 16 5-4 on aggregate after overturning AS Monaco’s first-leg 2-0 lead last week.
  • Mamadou Coulibaly’s 59th‑minute sending-off after a foul on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia halted Monaco’s control and shifted momentum to PSG.
  • A quick free kick down the right produced a cross that Marquinhos, PSG captain, poked home from close range, then Kvaratskhelia scored after Philipp K�hn parried a shot from Hakimi.
  • With Monaco eliminated, PSG will face either Barcelona or Chelsea in the last 16, after Teze’s late equaliser came too late to prevent Monaco’s exit.
  • Looking beyond the tie, PSG’s last year Champions League win and Akliouche’s potential impact on France’s squad highlight the tournament’s significance for clubs and players.
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The PSG-Monaco match on Canal+ drew neither particularly good nor bad ratings. The all-French clash didn't break any records. The Champions League playoff second leg between Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco, broadcast on Canal+ on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, attracted 1.5 million viewers, representing an 8.3% audience share, according to Toute la télé. This placed the pay-TV channel in third place for the evening, behind France 2 and TF1, but…

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POTM selection, due to lead PSG to the round of 16, confident against Chelsea or Barcelona OSEN = Reporter Seungwoo Jeong "I will get better with each game." Paris Saint-Germain PSG will play in the 2025-2026 European Championship held at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France on the 26th (Korean time).

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Led to the score, as during the go dam (3-2), Paris Saint-Germain finally conceded a draw against the AS Monaco (2-2), and won his qualification for the rest of the competition on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes.

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World Soccer Talk broke the news in on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
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