Fati stars in Monaco's win after PSG game at Marseille moved to Monday over weather risk

PARIS (AP) — Former teenage prodigy Ansu Fati scored less than one minute into his Ligue 1 debut and added another goal as Monaco beat Metz 5-2 on Sunday to move up to second place.

Fati came on at the start of the second half and netted with his first touch when he poked in a cross from the right to make it 2-1. It was his second goal in consecutive games as a substitute, having netted Monaco's consolation in a 4-1 loss at Club Brugge in the Champions League on Thursday.

Sloppy defending allowed Metz to level at 2-2 but Fati headed in Krépin Diatta's cross in the 83rd minute to put Monaco in front. An own-goal led to the fourth goal before striker George Ilenikhena added a fifth in stoppage time. Striker Mika Biereth got Monaco's first goal.

Monaco is level with leader Paris Saint-Germain — which had its game at Marseille postponed because of weather concerns — and with Lyon and fourth-placed Strasbourg, which earlier won 3-2 at Paris FC. All have 12 points.

PSG has won its four league games and is the only side unbeaten after Lille’s defeat on Saturday.

The 22-year-old Fati is on a season loan from Barcelona, where he sensationally burst onto the scene in the 2019-20 season.

At the age of 16 years and 304 days, he became Barca's youngest scorer in the Spanish league at the time and, at the age of 17 years and 40 days, the club's youngest scorer in Champions League history, a record which still stands.

The fleet-footed Fati set other records — he was previously Spain’s youngest ever scorer — and was predicted to become a world soccer superstar in much the same way as 18-year-old Lamine Yamal is now with Barcelona and Spain.

But the Guinea-Bissau born forward experienced a series of injuries which impacted his confidence and form. He lost his place in Barca's side and was previously loaned out to Premier League side Brighton.

Strasbourg took the lead in the 27th minute through 18-year-old Ecuador winger Kendry Páez and doubled it in the 78th through right back Guéla Doué — who is the older brother of PSG forward Désiré Doué.

Paris FC forward Nouha Dicko pulled a goal back against his former club, before striker Emanuel Emegha added a third for Strasbourg and Alimami Gory netted for the home side in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

Former Porto striker Danny Namaso — who began his career in England with his local club Reading — scored Auxerre's goal in a 1-0 home win against Toulouse.

Also, Le Havre drew 1-1 with Lorient.

The French soccer league postponed Sunday night's match between host Marseille and PSG by almost 24 hours because of severe weather forecast for the region.

The LFP said the match will be played at Marseille's Stade Velodrome in southern France on Monday at 8 p.m. local time (1800 GMT). French weather forecasters had predicted heavy rain and storms for Sunday night, making for a safety hazard and unplayable conditions.

The decision appeared to prevent most PSG players from attending the Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris on Monday night, with striker Ousmane Dembélé favored to win and among nine PSG players nominated for the men's award. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has since joined Manchester City, but was nominated as a PSG player.

However, Dembélé and Doué — the stars of PSG's 5-0 rout of Inter Milan in last season's Champions League final — are both out injured and were not included in the squad for the Marseille game. Neither was key midfielder João Neves, who is also nursing an injury.

PSG's Luis Enrique was nominated for best coach and so would not be able to collect the award in person if he wins.

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Monaco's Ansu Fati, right, is congratulated by Monaco's Takumi Minamino after scoring his sides first goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Club Brugge and Monaco at the Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges, Belgium, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

PSG's head coach Luis Enrique looks on during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Atalanta at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

MADRID (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias on Friday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted two former employees, calling the accusations “absolutely untrue."

Media reports from earlier this week alleged Iglesias had sexually and physically assaulted two women who worked at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas between January and October 2021. A day later, Spanish prosecutors said they were studying the allegations.

“With deep sorrow, I respond to the accusations made by two people who previously worked at my home. I deny having abused, coerced or disrespected any woman. These accusations are absolutely false and cause me great sadness," Iglesias said on Instagram.

Spanish online newspaper elDiario.es and Spanish-language television channel Univision Noticias published the joint, three-year investigation on Jan. 13 into Iglesias’ alleged misconduct.

A Spanish high court received formal allegations against Iglesias by an unnamed party on Jan. 5, according to officials there. Iglesias could potentially be taken in front of the Madrid-based court, which can try alleged crimes by Spanish citizens while they are abroad, according to the court’s press office.

The 82-year-old Iglesias is one of the world’s most successful musical artists, having sold more than 300 million records in more than a dozen languages. After making his start in Spain, he won immense popularity in the United States and wider world in the 1970s and ’80s. He’s the father of pop singer Enrique Iglesias.

In 1988, he won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Performance for his album “Un Hombre Solo.” He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys in 2019.

“I had never experienced such malice, but I still have the strength for people to know the full truth and to defend my dignity against such a serious affront,” Iglesias said on social media.

He also thanked those who had sent messages of support.

FILE - Spanish singer Julio Iglesias smiles during his star unveiling ceremony at the Walk of Fame in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, file)