Striker Provides a Spark Against PSG as Monaco Claim Vital Win
Folarin Balogun continues to make PSG his favourite opponents. The American striker contributed a goal and an assist as Monaco claimed a commanding 3-1 victory at the Parc des Princes on Friday, making it three goals and an assist across three meetings with the reigning European champions in just 17 days.
Balogun was involved from the outset, capitalising on a woeful Zaïre-Emery error in the 27th minute to lay off Maghnes Akliouche, who fired Monaco ahead. After Aleksandr Golovin doubled the lead early in the second half, Bradley Barcola gave PSG hope with a 71st-minute strike, but Balogun extinguished any comeback hopes almost immediately, firing from the edge of the area to restore the two-goal cushion via a deflection off Nuno Mendes.
It was his 13th goal in all competitions this season and fifth in five consecutive matches—a remarkable run of form at the perfect time, with the World Cup on home soil approaching. Crucially, it was also Balogun's 100th Monaco appearance—a milestone marked in style. Monaco remain in fifth, now three points off the Champions League places, with serious momentum building under Sebastien Pocognoli.
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