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Paris Saint-Germain remain on top of the log with 15 points difference ahead of second place Merseille in French Ligue 1 but lost scandalously to Monaco on Sunday.
PSG were beaten by Monaco 3-0 Wissam Ben Yedder double strike, as Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were both booked in a feisty Ligue 1 encounter.
Ballon D’or winner Argentine Lionel Messi was missing in action due to flu as Neymar and Mbappe fired blanks in the fiesty encounter.
The loss meant that Mauricio Pochettino’s men suffered their fourth loss of the season in the French Ligue 1
Second place Nice can now reduce the points to12 if they beat Marseille later on sunday.
Monaco captain Ben Yedder is now Ligue 1’s top scorer with 18 goals after his 25th minute tap-in from a rebound, and an 84th minute penalty.
Ben Yedder also helped in the build-up for German striker Kevin Volland’s goal for Monaco, making it 2-0 on 68 minutes in what was the real turning point of the game as PSG began to chase.
Mbappe and Neymar started for PSG and had a string of opportunities as the visitors enjoyed the lion’s share of possession.
Speaking after the encounter French forward Kyllian Mbappe said that PSG are still feeling the effect of the loss to Real Madrid in the UCL.
“We could win 8-0 and nobody would care, they’d just be thinking about the Champions League,” he said.
“We need to remain professional, think of our families,” said Mbappe, who was full of praise for his old club.
“They are a great team, playing in European competition,” said the 23-year-old.