US EditionVinicius seals Real Champions League progress as PSG edge out Monaco
PSG progressed 5-4 on aggregate after Monaco was reduced to 10 men; Vinicius Junior's late goal secured Real Madrid's 3-1 aggregate win over Benfica.
- On Wednesday night, Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the Champions League last 16 after a 2-2 draw at the Parc des Princes, progressing 5-4 on aggregate.
- After the first leg, PSG had recovered to win 3-2 at the Stade Louis, while AS Monaco levelled the aggregate just before half-time when Maghnes Akliouche scored.
- Mamadou Coulibaly's dismissal after two quick yellow cards changed the tie, PSG scored immediately as Marquinhos poked home Désiré Doué's low delivery, then Khvicha Kvaratskhelia converted from a parried Achraf Hakimi shot.
- PSG's progression means their title defence continues while AS Monaco exit at the play-off stage again, and Luis Enrique's side will learn last-16 opponents on Friday.
- Off the field, Desire Doue told Canal Plus, `Of course at the end when they scored and had that last chance it was stressful and we had a fright, but overall once again we reacted well to falling behind and played well collectively`.
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The options that Monaco had and that had generated with a good match, disappeared in a fateful minute. Coulibaly was expelled after seeing two yellow cards in just a few seconds. The attacker did not hold back, but the second warning was exaggerated. The Principality team was again in inferiority against the PSG, as in the one-way, and also in the fouling of the red one, Marquinhos finished at door a big play by Doue. The problems of the champio…
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Hindustan TimesCoulibaly’s red card costs Monaco as PSG squeezes through to Champions League last 16
Mamadou Coulibaly’s red card cost his side dearly as Monaco drew 2-2 at defending champion Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League playoff and went out 5-4 on aggregate.
Driven and misled in front of their audience, the supporters of the Parisian title reacted to the hour of play to avoid the disaster and hold the draw (2-2), Wednesday.
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