With the sting of Dembele… Paris takes the Super Cup of Monaco International sport

Al Malaeb Newspaper – Paris Saint-Germain took the first title of the new year 2025, beating Monaco with an unanswered goal in the French Super Cup on Sunday evening.

Ousmane Dembélé scored the only goal of the match in the 92nd minute of the match at Stadium 974 in the Qatari capital, Doha, to give his team the title for the third time in a row.

The Parisian giant strengthened its position on the list of clubs that have won the most titles thirteen times, while Monaco managed just four titles and lost their third consecutive final to Saint-Germain in the Super Cup after 2017 and 2018.

PSG wasted more than one chance to score in the first half as the crossbar prevented Desiree Dowie from scoring an early goal after 9 minutes.

Monaco's Swiss goalkeeper Philipp Kuhn also excelled, stopping three attempts from Ousmane Dembélé and Lee Kang-in, while Vitinha's shot hit the post and another from Lee Kang went over the crossbar.

At the other end, Gianluigi Donnarumma, the goalkeeper of the Parisian team, was alert in stopping two attempts by Magnus Achilles and Takumi Minamino, so that the first half ended in a goalless draw.

Philippe Cone continued his brilliance in the second half, keeping out dangerous attempts from Dembele, Achraf Hakimi and Desiree Doue and saving a Goncalo Ramos chance with deadly timing.

Monaco were more aggressive in the second half, threatening the Paris goal with shots from Elias Bensghir, Jordan Tizi and Minamino, while the post responded to Vanderson's shot in the 55th minute.

PSG continued the strong pressure thanks to coach Luis Enrique's substitutes as Goncalo Ramos missed a chance in the 90th minute that was blocked by goalkeeper Kuhn.

Then the other substitute, Fabian Ruiz, started from the left and played a cross to Ousmane Dembélé, who fired into the net with ease and scored the winning goal with deadly timing.