Ousmane Dembélé’s stoppage-time goal secured a 1-0 victory for Paris Saint-Germain over AS Monaco in the French Super Cup on Sunday. The win marked PSG’s third consecutive Super Cup triumph.
The Ligue 1 champions, who took on Monaco after winning both the league and French Cup last season, claimed their 13th title in the competition’s history and their 11th in the past 12 years.
The match, held at Doha’s Stadium 974—constructed from recycled shipping containers for the 2022 World Cup—was action-packed. PSG dominated with 27 attempts, including nine shots on target, but struggled to score until Dembélé’s decisive goal in the final moments.
Ousmane Dembélé ensured Paris Saint-Germain avoided a penalty shootout with a dramatic injury-time winner, securing a 1-0 victory over AS Monaco.
Two minutes into stoppage time, Dembélé found the back of the net with a precise shot into the far corner after Fabián Ruiz set him up with a well-placed pass across the goal.
Earlier in the game, summer signing Désiré Doué nearly gave PSG an early lead but struck the crossbar in the ninth minute. Just before halftime, Lee Kang-In’s long-range attempt was denied by Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Köhn.
Throughout the first half, Dembélé and Vitinha also challenged Köhn with dangerous shots.
On the other side, Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche and Takumi Minamino tested PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who was back in action after recovering from a facial injury.
No goals were scored in the first half of a French Super Cup for the first time since 2010 when Marseille beat PSG 5-4 on penalties after the match ended goalless.
PSG, who beat Nantes and Toulouse in the previous two editions, won 4-2 at Monaco last month in Ligue 1 with Dembélé scoring a second-half brace.