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🎂 Monaco ace bags perfect birthday gift against PSG
Feb 25 2026 22:10 · By onefootball.com · 28 Reads
It's game on in the City of Lights as Monaco take a 1-0 lead into the halftime team talk at Parc des Princes against domestic rival PSG across an action-packed Champions League evening.
After falling to a narrow 3-2 defeat at Stade Louis II in the first leg last week, Les Monégasques look good value for their one-goal lead on the night in the French capital, which would currently force extra-time should the 3-3 aggregate scoreline stand after 90 minutes.
With both sides spurning earlier chances, it was a composed finish in the 45th minute from Monaco academy graduate Maghnes Akliouche that would gift the visitors a much-needed lead on the night.
And with his calm finish from inside the box, the 24-year-old gifted himself the best possible birthday present upon his return home to Paris.
– Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Will the Tremblay-en-France native come back to bite PSG for a second time tonight?
📸 THOMAS SAMSON - AFP or licensors