Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique on Wednesday paid tribute to his side's mental strength after they overturned a two-goal deficit against Monaco to win 3-2 at the Stade Louis II.

Deployed as a false number nine by manager Luciano Spalletti, the Texan shone as he caused problems for the Turkish outfit in the first half with his clever movement. His slick link-up with Teun Koopmeiners allowed the Dutchman to score and make it 1-1 in the first half of an end-to-end contest.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia saw a shot blocked by the alert Wout Faes when PSG recovered sufficiently to mount a response but despite modest possession, Monaco managed to double their lead in the 19th minute.

Doue was only summoned off the bench in the 27th minute following an injury to Ousmane Dembele, but he joined Folarin Balogun in grabbing a brace, either side of helping to create a goal for Achraf Ha

Real Madrid managed to win 1-0 against Jose Mourinho's Benfica in the first leg of their Champions League playoff on Tuesday, however, it was all about Vinicius Jr. and what happened in the second half a few moments after the same Brazilian striker scored a wonderful goal from outside the box that also decided the first leg played in Lisbon.

Man City were far from their best but avoided a major upset.

The match in Monaco had just begun, and the script had already turned into a true horror movie for Paris Saint-Germain. In less than half an hour, the Parisian team found themselves with an adverse