FLASH
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The first matches of the Champions League play-off round are over. PSG defeated Monaco 2-3.
The club from the Principality took the European champions' defense by surprise in the first action, where after Aleksandër Golovin's cross, it was Folarin Balogun who headed the ball into the net in the 1st minute.
In the 18th minute, Monaco surprised the PSG defense again and Balogun doubled the lead after an assist from Maghne Akliushe. In the 22nd minute, PSG won a penalty after a foul inside the area by Monaco defender Faes. Vitinja shot, Kohn, the Monaco goalkeeper, saved.
In the 25th minute, Osman Dembele left the field of play, injured, and instead of the "Ballon d'Or" winner, Dezajër Due entered, who needed just one minute on the field to score, after an assist from Bradley Barkola.
In the 41st minute, the equalizer came for PSG through Ashraf Hakimi. Due's first attempt was stopped by Kohn, but not the second by the Moroccan, who sent the ball into the net with a right-footed shot inside the area. The first half ended 2-2.
At the start of the second half, in the 48th minute, Monaco was left with 10 men, after Aleksandr Golovin was sent off.
Luis Enrique's team took advantage of the numerical inferiority of their friends and found the goal with Dezajër Due that gave them the victory to go calmly into the return match that will be played next week at "Parc D'e Princes".
However, looking at the result of the first leg, the outcome remains open for the return match.
At the “Estádio da Luz”, Real Madrid triumphed with minimal numbers against Benfica. Arbeloa's team took revenge on the Portuguese, after in the first match played in the League phase, Real was defeated with numbers 4-2.
The first half ended in a 0-0 draw. A mostly quiet match without any serious chances for the first 45 minutes.
In the second half, it was Vinicius Jr. who opened the scoring in the 50th minute.
After a quick move and an assist from Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior scored a beautiful goal with a classy shot from inside the area. The Brazilian was shown a yellow card for his provocative celebration.
Two minutes later, Vinicius Junior became the protagonist again, after refusing to play, complaining to the referee after Gianluca Prestiani, Benfica's Argentine winger, called him a "monkey" and then the cries of "monkey, monkey" were heard throughout the stadium.
Vinicius Junior sat on the bench and refused to play. The referee called Gianluca Prestian and asked him to stop the racist comments, but did not punish him. Vinicius agreed to return to the field, the game resumed normally, but every time he touched the ball, it was accompanied by numerous boos from the home fans.
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