Monaco had won each of their last seven Ligue 1 games before going down 4-1 to Paris FC on Friday Credit: FRANCK FIFE / AFP

United States star Folarin Balogun kept up his remarkable recent scoring record for Monaco but could not prevent his team sliding to a 4-1 defeat away to Paris FC on Friday that is a big blow to their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.

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