Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to secure a 4-2 victory over Monaco on Wednesday, maintaining their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season. However, the win came at a cost as goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was forced off with a horrific facial injury.
The result extended PSG’s lead at the top of the table to 10 points, with closest challengers Marseille and Monaco now trailing by a significant margin. Donnarumma, the Italy international, suffered deep lacerations to the right side of his face after being caught by the studs of Monaco defender Wilfried Singo. The injury left Donnarumma bloodied and requiring staples, but Singo, whose challenge appeared clumsy but unintentional, was not penalized. Donnarumma was replaced by Matvey Safonov after the injury.
PSG had fallen behind early, but they soon took control of the game. Desire Doue netted his first-ever league goal for the champions to give PSG the lead. However, Monaco responded with two goals in a dramatic seven-minute spell in the second half. The first came when PSG captain Marquinhos was penalized for a handball, allowing Eliesse Ben Seghir to convert the resulting penalty. Just minutes later, Maghnes Akliouche delivered a cross for Breel Embolo to poke the ball past Safonov and put Monaco ahead, threatening PSG’s impressive 31-game unbeaten away run in Ligue 1.
Ousmane Dembélé quickly equalized for PSG, and shortly after coming on, Gonçalo Ramos headed in a corner to put the visitors back in front. Dembélé then sealed the victory deep into stoppage time, scoring his second goal of the match to confirm PSG’s 4-2 win.
