well it's always a great pleasure to be here in the azure region we find ourselves in monaco with
football action on the menu i'm derek ray here on the commentary position joined by lee dixon
to help me describe all the action and what we're getting ready to bring you is live action from
ligand it's monaco against paris saint-germain yeah thank you derrick always my favorite time
of the week spending time with you at games because you'll be in for a belter here with easter
he possesses plenty of talent and such a difficult player to defend against we sam ben yadare lee
what do you expect we'll see from him today yeah he scores goals derry that's what you want from
the player the top end of your pitch get the ball put the ball in there it's a simple job
exciting game potentially ahead of us here and monaco get things going
cd bay
alexander ganavin has it
ben yadav yup
strong but fair tackle
well the shot had just a bit too much
elevation
kevin fonant enrique using his physical strength to shield it
over the touch line for a throw in oh stylish ball what can they do now
no real conviction in the challenge and unable to keep possession
okay and across the touch line so a throw in
here
passing it around looking for the goal that would put them ahead
well the chance looked to be on but found himself offside
diallo
good movement
well he made sure there was absolutely no way through
and deep into the penalty area and he clears the danger
chua mini
well let's see what they have in store for them on the break
well it looked highly promising but it came to nothing in the end not showing good vision
now they've lost it well no let up plenty of pressure
for a pass under no real pressure
really getting stuck in
neymar
have they given him too much space my goodness that save
funny stretched he was one for his own highlights reel
and he's fired over the corner as an effective clearance
dimaria
here's some paper but i see now well sitting deep like this might be a dangerous game
and struggling to get the shot off lorenzo and buffet
and there it is the halftime whistle
and he's got a few things right in this first half but not everything well it's not been a great
first half of football as far as he's concerned he seemed a little bit sluggish to me derek
the teams are ready to have a go at each other again as the second half commences
no foul psg advantage
veracie
not getting anxious when they have the ball
timaria
and crossing here di maria a really disappointing effort you've got to say well he's way way off
target a real poor effort with his head oh rather than stop play immediately the referee waited
and now decides on a yellow card well derrick you can sense the frustration growing from the fans
that leads on to the players being frustrated too you can sense it can they get the goal
and play halter free kick given
well he's lost it
dorenzie
i must say this looks promising
effective pressure to regain possession
piece of defending
i just couldn't keep the ball
dimaria nothing doing on the passing front
he's tripping in the corner just unable to take advantage of that developing situation
such an important goalkeeping intervention under pressure
garaveen bofana alexander galaveen has it chance to whip it in
using his physical strength to make sure he doesn't lose the ball
here
and a tidy tackle
only 10 minutes remaining here and that pass could be troublesome he might profit from here you know
i'll tell you what lee that was an important save and a big moment of the game well i was
watching the keeper as he went through and his eyes were focused on the ball
what a brilliant piece of goalkeeping it's been slipped through by marco varassi
this is why we adore this game late drama and now they're in front well it looks like the game
is over but no there's another chance and there it is back of the net it looks like the winner
well here's the goal again and it's a great ball to put him through and he had choices of
what type of finish to apply and bang he goes for the smash lovely goal what a big moment in
the dying embers will it prove decisive yes i'll just listen to the crowd they want a
bit more they know there's still time to grab an equaliser surely they'll get another chance or two
but they've lost possession one minute remaining okay
andresa gay and axler good defending to prevent the chance
plenty of players waiting in the middle another perfect position to read it and there's the final
whistle and we can confirm a victory for paddy sagerman lee how did you see the performance
wow what a finish the emotions will be running high right now on both sides euphoria on one
and total dejection on the other scintillating stuff derek that's always an enjoyable experience
watching neymar lee dixon your verdict on his performance well he's always a danger
isn't he no more so when he grabbed that goal he never disappoints me when i watch him he's just