Owned by Qataris, transformed by billions invested, and with players’ names written in Arabic on their jerseys, it felt only natural for Paris Saint-Germain to feel at home in Doha today. And indeed, they “defended” their home ground. PSG secured the French Super Cup by defeating AS Monaco 1-0 with Ousmane Dembélé’s goal in the 92nd minute, claiming their first trophy of the season. The Monégasques resisted for over 90 minutes and were close to a penalty shootout, where their Swiss goalkeeper Philipp Köhn could have been the hero. However, their high defensive line ultimately cost them the match. As expected, PSG dominated and were the better side. Köhn gifted the Parisians their first chance in the ninth minute with a poor pass to Thilo Kehrer, but Désiré Doué failed to capitalize, rattling the crossbar instead. Köhn redeemed himself with excellent saves against Dembélé and Kang-in Lee. Monaco, meanwhile, had only one noteworthy opportunity in the first half when Gianluigi Donnarumma stopped a shot from Takumi Minamino. GOAL | Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 AS Monaco | Ousmane Dembele ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/S5mhDUeXZr— Pau Cubarsí (fan) (@PauCubarsiFCB) January 5, 2025 Köhn continued to shine early in the second half, denying further attempts from Doué and Dembélé. Monaco eventually showed signs of life, with Eliesse Ben Seghir testing Donnarumma and Vanderson hitting the post in the 55th minute with what was their best chance of the game. But that was all Monaco could muster. Köhn kept Monaco in the game until stoppage time, but he could do nothing when PSG launched a counterattack in the 92nd minute. A cross from Fabián Ruiz found Dembélé unmarked at the far post, and he calmly sealed the win for the Parisians.##NAJAVA_MECA_8609494##
