Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco reconvene for their third meeting in just over a month on Friday night at the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1.
No team has faced, or beaten, PSG more often than Monaco in the Parisians' brief history as a club, but the dominant force in French football have reigned supreme in this fixture of late.
Since the Qatari takeover of PSG, there has been a turn in the tide of the head-to-head record between these clubs, with Monaco's superb record in the fixture being turned on its head in recent years.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 113
PSG wins: 37
Draws: 28
Monaco wins: 48
Having only been founded in 1970, PSG have still met Monaco over 100 times, and after winning the Division 2 title in their first season as club, the Parisians did not wait long until they became familiar with Monaco.
However, after just one season in the top flight, where PSG suffered a defeat at Monaco and were held to a draw at home, they were demoted to the third tier due to off-field issues, and would not return until 1974.
PSG have since been ever-present in Ligue 1, but they still struggled to get the better of the principality club, even losing home and away to them when Monaco were relegated in 1976.
Monaco returned the following season, and were remarkably crowned French champions too, with a win away to PSG on gameweek 36 of a 38-game season proving crucial in that miraculous title win for the newly-promoted club.
That excellent record against the club from the capital continued the following season, as Monaco also dumped PSG out of the Coupe de France in the second round, winning both legs in a 6-2 aggregate success.
The first 11 meetings between the two saw Monaco remain unbeaten and win nine, with PSG needing to wait almost a decade for their first victory in the fixture.
Wins have come much easier for PSG since, especially after the Qatari takeover in 2011, with Monaco winning just six of the 31 meetings since, but the Monegasques still lead the Ligue 1 head-to-head handsomely though, having won 45 of the 97 meetings, with PSG still on just 24.
Cup competitions are where PSG have dominated in particular, winning four major finals against Monaco since losing the first between the two in the 1985 Coupe de France final.
PSG were victorious in the 2010 and 2021 Coupe de France finals, as well as the showpiece occasions of the now defunct Coupe de la Ligue in 2017 and 2018.
On their way to the domestic cup double in 2017, PSG avenged Monaco, who snatched the Ligue 1 title off them that season, by thrashing a much-changed side 5-0 in the Coupe de France semi-final, before going on to beat Angers in the final a few weeks later.
Monaco are the only club to have recorded more than 40 wins against PSG (48), but they do struggle at the Parc des Princes, winning just twice since PSG's Qatari takeover, one of which came behind closed doors.
The all-time top scorer in the fixture is PSG icon Edinson Cavani, who netted 15 against Monaco, while Kylian Mbappe is next in that list on 11 goals, but even though he represented both sides, he never scored for Monaco against his future club.
Last 20 meetings
Jan 05, 2025: PSG 1-0 Monaco (Trophee des Champions)
Dec 18, 2024: Monaco 2-4 PSG (Ligue 1)
Mar 01, 2024: Monaco 0-0 PSG (Ligue 1)
Nov 24, 2023: PSG 5-2 Monaco (Ligue 1)
Feb 11, 2023: Monaco 3-1 PSG (Ligue 1)
Aug 28, 2022: PSG 1-1 Monaco (Ligue 1)
Mar 20, 2022: Monaco 3-0 PSG (Ligue 1)
Dec 12, 2021: PSG 2-0 Monaco (Ligue 1)
May 19, 2021: Monaco 0-2 PSG (Coupe de France Final)
Feb 21, 2021: PSG 0-2 Monaco (Ligue 1)
Nov 20, 2020: Monaco 3-2 PSG (Ligue 1)
Jan 15, 2020: Monaco 1-4 PSG (Ligue 1)
Jan 12, 2020: PSG 3-3 Monaco (Ligue 1)
Apr 21, 2019: PSG 3-1 Monaco (Ligue 1)
Nov 11, 2018: Monaco 0-4 PSG (Ligue 1)
Aug 04, 2018: PSG 4-0 Monaco (Trophee des Champions)
Apr 15, 2018: PSG 7-1 Monaco (Ligue 1)
Mar 31, 2018: PSG 3-0 Monaco (Coupe de la Ligue Final)
Nov 26, 2017: Monaco 1-2 PSG (Ligue 1)
Jul 29, 2017: Monaco 1-2 PSG (Trophee des Champions)
Last 10 Ligue 1 meetings
Dec 18, 2024: Monaco 2-4 PSG (Ligue 1)
Mar 01, 2024: Monaco 0-0 PSG (Ligue 1)
Nov 24, 2023: PSG 5-2 Monaco (Ligue 1)
Feb 11, 2023: Monaco 3-1 PSG (Ligue 1)
Aug 28, 2022: PSG 1-1 Monaco (Ligue 1)
Mar 20, 2022: Monaco 3-0 PSG (Ligue 1)
Dec 12, 2021: PSG 2-0 Monaco (Ligue 1)
Feb 21, 2021: PSG 0-2 Monaco (Ligue 1)
Nov 20, 2020: Monaco 3-2 PSG (Ligue 1)
Jan 15, 2020: Monaco 1-4 PSG (Ligue 1)
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Andrew Delaney
