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| PSG Wall (L-R: Cavani, Thiago Motta, Ibrahimovic, Blaise Matuidi) |
No one got the advantage in the meeting of the French Ligue giants in the current season. Paris Saint Germain and A.S. Monaco played to a draw in Parc de Princes.
PSG and Monaco got media attention for their aggressive buying spree in the pre season. PSG got a new look with the acquisition of Napoli forward Edinson Cavani. His transfer reunited him with his Napoli team mate Exequiel Lavezzi who joined the club a year earlier. Monaco on the other hand, acquired Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao together with Eric Abidal from Barcelona and Ricardo Cavalho from Real Madrid.
True to their billing, PSG strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AS Monaco's Radamel Falcao scored the only goals in the evening. Ibrahimovic meet the cross from former Barcelona man, Maxwell with a flying kick that slotted the ball to the net in just 5 minutes into the game to the delight of the hometown crowd.
Radamel Falcao responded 15 minutes later in the 20th minute. Joao Moutinho's corner was blocked but he got the rebound curled a pass to the center. Both Lydin Kurzawa and Radamel Falcao made a touch but it was Falcao's diving header that mattered as it was the last touch before the ball find the back of the net.
That was however the last time the ball went inside the net. Both teams have several opportunities to score but was short. Paris Saint Germain however got the best opportunities in the game when Ibrahimovic missed a close range shot from a cross by Exequiel Lavezzi in the 52nd minute and Edinson Cavani's glancing header was off target in the 92nd minute.
