Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco faced off this Tuesday at the Stade Louis II in the first leg of their 2025-2026 Champions League playoff (the second leg is on February 25). The match ended in a 3-2 victory for PSG. After the game, Monaco midfielder Denis Zakaria (29 years old) spoke to Canal+.
Zakaria: “There was a way to win this match.”
What’s the overriding feeling after a match like that?
Disappointment, pure disappointment. I think there was a way to win this match. We started well, we played the game to win. Then there were some controversial decisions, but we’re not going to hide behind that. We still have one match left and we’re going to give everything to advance.
Zakaria: “We still have a chance. We’re going to Paris and we’re going to try to win there.” “
Is there pride in having held on in the second half?
Pride, no. I think we went into this match with the intention of winning. We wanted to do better, to play better, but unfortunately, we didn’t manage to win today. We still have a chance; we’re going to Paris and will try to win there.”
