In the 24th round of Ligue 1, Paris played away against Monaco. In the first half, a goal from Ben Yedder was disallowed and Asensio went off injured. In this game, Mbappe only played 45 minutes before he was replaced and clocked out. The two teams drew 0-0, and in the last two league games, Paris have only scored one goal, and the attacking firepower has been affected. However, Paris still leads Ligue 1 with 12 points, and the advantage is hard to shake.
In terms of lineup, Paris rotated a lot, G-Ramos got the chance to start, partnered Mbappe in attack, and Asensio started. On the Monaco side, Balogun and Takumi Minamino played. Soon after the opening, Takumi Minamino made the ball, and Balogun burst into the penalty area on the right and his shot was blocked, completing the first shot on goal. Paris soon had a chance as well, when Soler passed the ball and Ramos fired high from the right side of the box. After that, Balogun burst into the right side of the box and he finished before he fell to the ground, which the referee did not consider a penalty. Monaco continued to possess the ball and Takumi Minamino fired a low shot from the edge of the box that went wide.
Achraf crosses from the right and Soler follows up with a flanking shot that goes just wide. Then, Paris broke the ball in midfield and Asensio fired a left-footed shot wide from the edge of the box. Donnarumma kicked the ball off with a big foot and found Mbappe on the front line, who took the ball and turned and took a step, which was a shot that went high. In the 25th minute, Monaco found Balogun with a long pass from the backfield, and he headed the ball, Ben Yedder followed up and shook the ball past the goalkeeper to score, but the offside was first, and the goal was invalidated. After that, Ben Yedder played the ball and Takumi Minamino followed up with two shots on goal, both of which were blocked. The opportunity to counterattack, Asensio passed the ball to find Mbappe, but unfortunately it was blocked, and this pass was a single knife.
In the 39th minute, Asensio was injured and replaced by Barcora. Ugarte went straight and Mbappe burst into the left side of the box, fell to the ground under the entanglement of defenders, and then Vitinha fired high from the edge of the box. In stoppage time of the half, Kasum's cross from the left was saved by Akeliusz down the middle, and Donnarumma's save was crucial. At half-time, the score was 1-1, and the field was basically evenly matched.
After the break, Mbappe was replaced by Meunier for two consecutive games, with the former's playing time getting shorter and shorter. Paris coach Luis Enrique has previously explained that this is due to tactical considerations, and sooner or later they will need to adapt to the days without Mbappe.
Balogun burst into the left side of the box and fired a low shot that was blocked, followed by a corner kick that Takumi Minamino fired high with a furious shot. A chance in Paris, Vitinha fired a long-range shot from the edge of the box and went high. After that, Takumi Minamino crossed from the left and Ben Yedder flanked the ball over the crossbar, but the former was offside. Soler takes a corner and Muani heads it high. Vitinha made the ball, Balcola received the ball on the left side of the penalty area, was blocked, and there were a lot of shots on both sides, but he didn't score. In the end, the score was fixed at 0-0.