New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- American forward Folarin Balogun took less than one minute to give Monaco the lead against Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League playoff on Tuesday, and added a second goal less than midway through the first half.

He still ended up on the losing side as defending champion PSG rallied from 2-0 down to take a 3-2 lead back to Paris for the second leg next Wednesday. The winner advances to the last 16.

There was only 55 seconds on the clock at Stade Louis II when Balogun headed in a precise cross from the left by Aleksandr Golovin.

Balogun scored again to make it 2-0 in the 18th when PSG lost the ball and Maghnes Akliouche threaded a fine pass behind the defense for Balogun to fire confidently past hesitant g...