PSG's already crippled squad dealt with a stomach virus ahead of a 3-1 Ligue 1 loss against Monaco
2022/2023 Ligue 1
3-1
PSG were struck by a virus before their Ligue 1 clash, according to RMC Sport, with one player removed from the squad altogether and a number of regulars relegated to the bench.
The illness has hit PSG's camp at the worst possible time. Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are already sidelined with muscle injuries, while crucial midfielder Marco Verratti is also out.
Fabian Ruiz, who was fit before the match and in training this week, is not in the XI.
Meanwhile, Achraf Hakimi and Sergio Ramos began on the bench - although both are also recovering from minor knocks.
Monaco took a 2-0 lead in the first 18 minutes, and held a 3-1 lead at half-time before keeping the door shut on PSG in the second half.
Match Events
4' GOAL! Monaco 1-0 PSG (Golovin)
18' GOAL! Monaco 2-0 PSG (Ben Yedder)
39' GOAL! Monaco 2-1 PSG (Warren Zaïre-Emery)
47' GOAL! Monaco 3-1 PSG (Ben Yedder)
71' Yellow Card! Hakimi booked
73' SAVE! Fine stop from Donnarumma
Line-ups
Monaco XI: Ben Yedder, Aguilar, Maripán, Golovin, Alexander Nübel, Axel Disasi, Caio Henrique, Diatta, Mohamed Camara, Youssouf Fofana, Eliesse Ben Seghir
Subs: Volland, Minamino, Thomas Didillon, Gelson Martins, Embolo, Boadu, Ismail Jakobs, Eliot Matazo, Chrislain Matsima
PSG XI: Neymar, Danilo Pereira, Marquinhos, Bernat, Donnarumma, Soler, Vitinha, Timothée Pembélé, Hugo Ekitiké, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Warren Zaïre-Emery
Subs: Ramos, Alexandre Letellier, Rico, Kimpembe, Hakimi, Nuno Mendes, Ismaël Gharbi, Ilyes Housni