Domination of part two in the Principality

Three days after the spectacular draw at the Parc des Princes (3-3), Thomas Tuchel's side faced Monaco once again, and this time at the Stade Louis-II. Set-up in a 4-4-2 once more, but with four changes made to the starting line-up (Kouassi, Kurzawa, Kimpembe and Dagba all started), Les Parisiens stuck to the game plan from the get go: getting the ball down and attacking quickly.

Lecomte made an early save to deny Neymar Jr and then Gueye (2'), before Keylor Navas was called into action by a header from Ben Yedder (4'). This was followed by Di Maria's effort from the middle that was boxed away by the Monaco keeper (5') and then Gelson Martins countered (5'). With five shots in the first five minutes of the game, the two best attacking sides in the league started in the same way as they had done on Sunday, playing box-to-box football.

After a tight first 20 minutes, the breakthrough came in the form of Kylian Mbappé. Played in deep by an excellently weighted pass from Angel Di Maria, the Bondy-born forward showed his pace before finding the back of the net with an unstoppable shot across goal (0-1, 24'). The home side looked for immediate answers. In the minutes that followed the opener, Keylor Navas proved his worth with a superb stop to deny the lively Gelson Martins (27'), and then start a counter that Kylian Mbappé couldn't quite profit from. Paris would have doubled their lead if Colin Dagba's goal hadn't been flagged offside a few minutes later (31'). In the end, it was just before the break that Neymar Jr doubled the visitors' lead, converting a penalty won by Layvin Kurzawa after a foul from Kamil Glik in the box (0-2, 45+2').

After the break, Les Parisiens controlled the game, destroying the home side's every attempt. From Icardi's volley (56'), to the counter initiated by Neymar, flicked on by Angel Di Maria and Kylian Mbappé's effort that was pulled just a touch too much (59'), Paris continued to look for another goal and despite numerous terrifyingly quick counters attacks, Thomas Tuchel's side were unable to extend their lead. Monaco, however, were not deterred and had chances through their full-backs, Henrichs and Ballo-Touré (62') and even an effort from Keita Baldé, that was eventually flagged as offside (66').

This was the moment that Thomas Tuchel decided to change the game. The German coach sent on Pablo Sarabia and Marco Verratti and the two men combined just minutes later, when the Spaniard buried a volley after the Italian had beautifully switched the play, to get a third goal (confirmed after consultation with VAR) for Paris (0-3, 72'). And even though the home side found a way to reduce the lead, with a goal for Tiémoué Bakayoko after a mix-up in the box (1-3, 87'), the men from the capital weren't content with just a two-goal lead. A final rapid attack saw Neymar Jr find Kylian Mbappé once more, and the Frenchman found the back of the net with a left-footed effort (1-4, 91').

After a tight encounter just days before, Thomas Tuchel made the changes that were needed in order to secure the victory three days later. With three days to go until the match against Lorient in the Coupe de France, Paris continue to sit in the top position in the league.