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Paris FC Rout Monaco 4-1 to Shake Up Champions League Race

The result leaves Monaco exposed in a crowded chase for a Champions League place.

Overview

  • Paris FC, which thrashed Monaco 4-1 on Friday, moved 12 points clear of the relegation places with five games left under coach Antoine Kombouaré.
  • Jonathan Ikoné scored twice and Ciro Immobile added one as the hosts surged 3-0 up inside 24 minutes, before Luca Koleosho wrapped it late.
  • The defeat halted Monaco's 10-match unbeaten league run and left the club fifth in the fight for Champions League qualification.
  • Folarin Balogun pulled one back to make it seven league games in a row with a goal, and Paul Pogba returned as a 69th-minute substitute after a calf layoff.
  • Paris FC are now seven matches unbeaten since Kombouaré's late-February appointment, reinforcing their top-flight survival.