Paris: Holders Paris St Germain reached the Champions League last 16 after a 2-2 home draw with 10-man Monaco, advancing 5-4 on aggregate.
Monaco struck on the stroke of halftime through Maghnes Akliouche. However, PSG equalised in the 60th minute via Marquinhos, then took the lead six minutes later through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Yet Monaco were not done; substitute Jordan Teze scored in stoppage time to level 2-2, while Wout Faes missed a last-gasp header that could have forced extra time.
As a result, PSG will face either Barcelona or Chelsea in the last 16 in March, keeping the Parisians on course for another European campaign.
Earlier in the match, PSG were tested by their Ligue 1 rivals, with Monaco almost taking the lead inside ten minutes when Akliouche assisted Coulibaly, who missed from close range.
Four minutes before halftime, Bradley Barcola hit the crossbar, and in stoppage time, Akliouche scored off the upright to give Monaco the lead.
Caio Henrique’s skilful cross found Akliouche via Coulibaly, handing Monaco a halftime advantage and putting PSG under pressure.
Monaco, 20 points behind PSG domestically, went down to 10 men in the 58th minute after Coulibaly received a second yellow for a late challenge on Hakimi.
Vitinha’s resulting free kick found Marquinhos, who touched in from less than a metre to level the score for PSG.
A set piece led to PSG’s second in the 66th minute, as Hakimi’s shot was parried into Kvaratskhelia’s path for the finish.
Monaco almost completed a comeback when Teze equalised in stoppage time, but Faes’ glancing header failed to find the net.
“At the end, when they scored, we felt stressed, and it was scary,” said PSG’s Desire Doue, who scored twice in the first leg.
“He stated that the objective is to control the match and that the team aims not to concede goals in future games.
PSG fans chanted Hakimi’s name before kickoff, unveiling a banner reading “Achraf Total Support”.
The Moroccan captain faces a rape trial, confirmed on social media. The Nanterre prosecutor’s office opened the 2023 investigation; he denies all allegations.
