How Henry got first Monaco win

Radamel Falcao secured Thierry Henry his first win as Monaco boss with a free – kick that would have made his manager proud as Paris Saint- Germain warmed up for Liverpool ’ s visit by strengthening their hold on Ligue 1 with a routine win over Toulouse without Neymar and Kylian Mbappe .
The Colombian striker struck with a dipping set – piece nine minutes after the break , and Henry could be seen smiling on the touchline as his players celebrated Falcao ’ s winner wildly .

Falcao ’ s fifth league goal of the campaign secured Monaco ’ s first win in any competition since the opening day of the league season , a miserable run of form that has left them second -bottom in Ligue 1 despite Saturday ’ s win.

Earlier on Saturday Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani saved a disjointed performance from runaway leaders PSG to maintain their 100 percent start to the season ahead of the crunch Champions League clash with Liverpool on Wednesday .

Neymar and Mbappe were both injured during friendlies in the international break , and PSG are sweating on their recovery for the huge Group C clash with the Parisians just a point behind the Reds and Napoli and gunning to qualify from the competition ’ s tightest group .

Shorn of their two stars , PSG dominated possession but struggled to create chances against 15 th -placed Toulouse .
However coach Thomas Tuchel said that he was “ optimistic ” that the pair could return for the match at the Parc des Princes .

“ I am more optimistic ( than on Friday) because both did individual training today , ” said Tuchel after his team ’ s win.

“ I hope they will be able to train with the whole team on Monday . ”

Cavani ensured that their domestic dominance was consolidated when he expertly controlled a ninth -minute knockdown after a period of scrappy play , then spun Toulouse defender Kelvin Amian with a neat flick before firing home the winner .

His goal put PSG a full 15 points ahead of second – placed Lyon , who prevailed in a tight derby with Saint- Etienne on Friday night thanks to Jason Denayer ’ s second half header.

AFP .

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