Paris Saint-Germain welcomes third-placed Monaco to the Parc des Princes for a big Ligue 1 encounter. The Parisians have faced Monaco more than any other French team in their history, and they have had some entertaining games over that time. Let's revisit five classic Ligue 1 matches between Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco ahead of this weekend's game. PSG put Monaco to the sword during their home game against Monaco in the 2017/18 Ligue season, hitting them for seven. Paris raced to a 4-0 lead inside the first 30 minutes, a brace from Giovani Lo Celso and goals from Edinson Cavani and Angel Di Maria. Rony Lopes pulled a goal back for the visitors just before halftime, giving them slight hope of a comeback. That was soon put to bed, with Di Maria grabbing his second after 58 minutes. An own goal from Monaco striker Radamel Falcao and Julian Draxler completed the rout. The Parc des Princes saw six goals, resulting in all three points for the Parisians, with three goals in the final seven minutes. It took just
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