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Saint-Germain survives Monaco ambush

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Saint-Germain survives Monaco ambush

Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain of France reached the quarter-finals in the Champions League competition, despite drawing on Wednesday with its compatriot and guest Monaco 2-2, benefiting from its 3-2 away victory in the first leg of the playoff.Monaco took the lead with a goal by Magnus Aklius (45), and Paris Saint-Germain responded with goals from its Brazilian captain Marquinhos (60) and Georgian Khvica Kvaratskhelia (66), before Dutch substitute Jordan Teze achieved (90+1).Monaco ended the match with ten players after Mamadou Koulibaly was sent off for receiving two warnings (55 and 59).The confrontation witnessed the participation of Moroccan Achraf Hakimi as a starter, one day after he was referred to trial on charges of raping a young woman in February 2023.

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