Overview
- Folarin Balogun scored in the 68th minute, his third goal in three Champions League matches, to seal the home victory at Stade Louis II.
- Monaco controlled the second half and created a flurry of chances after a cagier opening that saw Galatasaray threaten and hit the post.
- A VAR review awarded Monaco a penalty for a foul on Takumi Minamino, but Denis Zakaria's spot-kick was saved by Uğurcan Çakır.
- Galatasaray lost goalkeeper Çakır to injury in the second half, prompting a substitution for Günay Güvenç shortly before the decisive goal.
- The result lifts Monaco in the league-phase standings with two fixtures remaining, with Minamino noting nine points likely fall short as Real Madrid and Juventus await.