No escape this time: Monaco get the better of PSG

The third time was not the charm for Paris Saint-Germain. Quite the contrary.After salvaging late draws against Rennes and Lille in their opening two Ligue 1 matches – both clashes ended 2-2 – thanks to late goals, Paris Saint-Germain finally fell, losing to Monaco at home 2-1 in the third league round.Monaco continue their winning streak with a HUGE win over PSG 🤯 pic.twitter.com/LeLzT5FG0G— OneFootball (@OneFootball) September 4, 2026 Now, back-to-back Champions League winners and five-time consecutive Ligue 1 champions sit 12th in the Ligue 1 standings and are yet to win a game!Unlike the aforementioned away matches against Rennes and Lille, when they were trailing 2-0, last night the Parisians broke the deadlock, suggesting things were getting back to normal.After Marquinhos met Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's cross in the box and steered the ball into the net with his chest in the 31st minute, everyone would normally wonder how many more times Monaco's defence would collapse until the final whistle.Well, this season seems anything but normal.PSG had as many as 11 shots before the break, while their new signing, Maghnes Akliouche, who joined from Monaco, hit the bar against his former club.More departures? Balogun and Richarlison not registered by their teamsAnd then, the tables suddenly turned.Instead of showing their ruthless mentality once again and thrashing their rivals, Luis Enrique's men inexplicably sat back and allowed their opponents to turn the game around.Nazinho's 58th-minute equalizer was just a warning to the Parisians, while Stanis Idumbo's winner 14 minutes later completely floored the French powerhouse.Truth be told, Ousmane Dembele came close to rescuing yet another late point for PSG in stoppage time, but the visitors' keeper Lukas Hradecky's heroic save denied him, securing all the spoils for Monaco, who beat the Parisians for the third time in Ligue 1.Three consecutive wins for Monaco over PSG in Ligue 1 👀 pic.twitter.com/HYqedJOqb2— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) September 4, 2026 In the previous two campaigns, Enrique's team also struggled during the first half of the season before rediscovering its form later on, but 12th place in the league and no wins from three games? That's alarming.LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 3ThursdayToulouse – Lille 0-1 (0-0)/Ueda 73/FridayOlympique Lyon – Auxerre 3-1 (2-1)/Bacher 28, Athekame 31, Nuamah 53 – Archer 42/PSG – Monaco 1-2 (1-0)/Marquinhos 31 – Nazinho 58, Idumbo 72/Saturday18.15: (1.53) Lens (4.20) Lorient (6.25) 21.45: (2.65) Le Havre (3.15) Brest (2.80)21.45: (1.90) Nice (3.50) Le Mans (4.10) Sunday16.00: (3.00) Troyes (3.40) Strasbourg (2.35) 18.15: (3.90) Angers (3.50) Rennes (1.95) 21.45: (1.80) Olympique Marseille (3.60) Paris (4.60) ***odds are subject to change***