Will Luis Enrique’s side continue to stumble at the start of the season?
French Ligue 1 title holders Paris Saint-Germain fear their defeat against fellow club Monaco will cost them a significant negative.
Tomorrow, Friday evening, in the third round of the French league, Saint-Germain will host Monaco at the “Parc des Princes” stadium.
According to Opta Stats, Paris Saint-Germain have lost their last two matches against Monaco in the French league and no team has won 3 in a row against the Parisian club since Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) bought the club.
Therefore, Monaco has a historic opportunity to achieve what every club in the French league has failed to do in recent years.
Saint-Germain lost 0-1 to Monaco in November 2025 before suffering another 1-3 defeat in March last year.
But between these two matches, the two teams played two matches in the Champions League last season. The Parisian team won one and tied the other with a total score of 5-4.
Monaco St. Germain Junction
Since the 2020-2021 season, Paris Saint-Germain have lost 6 of 12 matches against Monaco in the French league, compared to 4 wins and 2 draws, at least two losses more than any other team in the same period.
After draws against Rennes and Lille, Paris Saint-Germain may not win their first three games in the French league for the first time since the 2012-13 season, when they drew their first three games before winning the title at the end of the season.
In that season, Paris Saint-Germain became one of only two clubs in the twenty-first century to win the French league title without a win in their first 3 games, along with Lille in the 2010–2011 season, who also went through their first three games.
On the other hand, after winning their first two matches in the French league in the 2026-2027 season, Monaco could open their season with three wins in the first 3 rounds for only the second time in the 21st century, after the 2017-2018 season, when they started the campaign with 4 consecutive victories.
Parisian custom
Saint-Germain have won their first home match of the French Ligue 1 season in 10 of the last 12 seasons, drawing one and losing one.
He also kept 9 of those 12 matches, including his last three: a 0-0 draw with Lorient in the 2023-2024 season, a 6-0 win against Montpellier in the 2024-2025 season and then a 1-0 win against Angers in the 2025-2026 season.
As for Monaco, they have won 5 of their last 8 away matches in the French league, drawing one and losing two, which is the same as their previous 24 away matches, where they have drawn 7 and lost 12.
Paris Saint-Germain have scored 6 goals in second-half stoppage time in the French Ligue 2 during 2026, a difference of at least two goals more than any other team in the competition in the same year. Monaco, meanwhile, have not conceded a goal in this period since Olivier Giroud’s goal at Lille in August 2025.
Emotional conflict?
Magen’s Achilles could be facing his former club, Monaco, with whom he played 139 matches in various competitions. He may also make his first appearance for Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, where he has scored the most goals of his career in any competition other than the Stade Louis II, after scoring two goals and providing one assist.
Without penalties, Paris Bronner has the highest expected goals ratio in the French league this season with 1.87 expected goals. The Monaco forward has also scored more shots this season, 9 v 4, and more touches in the opposition box, 13 v 10, in 138 minutes of league play than he did in 127 minutes in the 2025-2026 season.
After two wins in the French league, in addition to two wins in the Europa Conference League qualifying rounds, Philippe Luiz could become the first manager to win his first five games in all competitions while in charge of Monaco.
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