Paris, Feb. 11 (BNA): Paris Saint-Germain, who was suffering from weakness, lost in the second consecutive match in all competitions to Monaco 3-1 in the French League on Saturday, three days before facing Bayern Munich.
Monaco moved up to second place, seven points behind a shaky Paris Saint-Germain, reports the Associated Press.
Unbeaten in all competitions from August to December, PSG became fragile. They lost to Lens and Rennes in the league last month and lost to Marseille in the last 16 of the French Cup on Wednesday.
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe missed due to injury, but Neymar played. Bayern comes on Tuesday in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
Wissam Ben Yedder scored two goals for Monaco. His shot, which was blocked by Aleksandar Golovin, rebounded to beat PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the fourth minute.
Ben Yedder doubled the lead in the 18th minute as Monaco pressed high onto the pitch. Krepin had Diata dismiss Elchadayle Picciabu and Ben Yedder buried an angled shot into the far corner.
Teenage midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery pulled one back for Paris Saint-Germain by scoring in a low cross from Juan Bernat in the 39th minute.
But Ben Yedder restored Monaco’s two-goal lead moments before the end of the first half, with a curling shot off the post. He tied with Reims striker Foularin Balogun as the best scorer in the league, with 14 goals.
Donnarumma prevented PSG from getting into a bigger hole by the first half. He saved a close-range header from Ruben Aguilar and caught Golovin, who shot across the goal.
Monaco managed the game in the second half and Donnarumma saved a low shot from substitute Takumi Minamino in stoppage time.
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