Monaco 0-0 Paris St-Germain: Kylian Mbappe replaced at half-time in goalless draw
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Kylian Mbappe is in the final three months of his time as a Paris St-Germain player
Kylian Mbappe was replaced at half-time and watched the second half with his mother in the stands as Paris St-Germain drew at his former club Monaco.
Mbappe, PSG’s all-time top scorer with 244 goals, has agreed a deal to join Real Madrid at the end of the season.
Boss Luis Enrique replaced him with Randal Kolo Muani at half-time.
“It was 100% the coach’s decision, because sooner or later we will have to get used to playing without Kylian Mbappe,” Luis Enrique said.
“I took this decision for the good of the team.”
Mbappe, 25, changed into a tracksuit and spoke on his phone in the tunnel before joining his family in the crowd instead of his team-mates on the bench.
PSG visit Real Sociedad in the Champions League last-16 second leg on Tuesday.
The champions are 12 points clear of Brest at the top of Ligue 1, with Monaco another point back in third.
Line-upsMonaco
Formation 4-4-2
1Majecki
99Singo3Maripán5Kehrer20Ouattara
21Akliouche19Fofana17Golovin18Minamino
29Balogun10Ben Yedder
Substitutes
PSG
Formation 4-3-3
99G Donnarumma
2Hakimi26Mukiele35Lopes Beraldo21Hernández
28Soler4Ugarte17Vitinha
11Asensio9Gonçalo Ramos7Mbappé
Substitutes
Referee:Ruddy Buquet
Attendance:14,700
Live Text
Match ends, Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 0.
Second Half ends, Monaco 0, Paris Saint Germain 0.
Attempt saved. Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross.
Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain).
Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Carlos Soler.
Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco).
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Youssouf Fofana.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Aleksandr Golovin.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Radoslaw Majecki.