Football | Lukas Hradecky shines as Monaco beat PSG

Lukas Hradecky’s final save preserved one of Monaco’s biggest results of the young Ligue 1 season. The Finnish goalkeeper denied Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembele in the last minute of stoppage time as Monaco held on for a 2-1 win in Paris.

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Hradecky made me hate football. At least until tomorrow morning.

The 36-year-old Hradecky made nine saves and helped Monaco record a third consecutive victory. After three matches, the club sits top of Ligue 1, and the Finnish goalkeeper has conceded only one goal across those games.

PSG took the lead after defender Marquinhos beat Hradecky just after the half-hour mark. The home side controlled most of the possession and sent 10 shots toward Monaco’s goal, but Nazinho equalised in the 58th minute. A little over 15 minutes later, Stanis Idumbo Muzambo scored the winner.

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I have to say, I haven’t liked any goalkeeper as much as Hradecky for quite some time.

Flashscore named Hradecky the match’s best player, giving him a rating of 9.1 out of 10. His performance quickly drew attention from French football supporters. One PSG fan wrote on X that Hradecky had made him hate football, at least until the next morning. A Monaco supporter said they had not liked a goalkeeper as much as Hradecky for some time.

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If we played this match again in the same way, we would win eight times out of 10. Monaco would win once and one would end in a draw.

PSG coach Luis Enrique argued after the match that his team deserved to win. “If we played this match again in the same way, we would win eight times out of 10. Monaco would win once and one would end in a draw,” Enrique said. “Monaco knows that too. And that is precisely why football is so wonderful.” PSG have yet to win any of their three matches. Monaco and Hradecky next face Strasbourg on Saturday, September 12.

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Monaco knows that too. And that is precisely why football is so wonderful.