Paris Sep 24 (IANS) Leaders Paris Saint-Germain saw their advantage cut to one point after recording a goalless draw at Montpellier without injured star Neymar while Lyon and Dijon combined for six goals to take one point apiece in Ligue 1 football tournament.
Neymar missed PSG s trip due to his minor foot injury on Saturday but the world s most expensive player was expected to feature in next Wednesday s UEFA Champions League group match against Bayern Munich reports Xinhua news agency.
PSG felt a huge impact from Neymar s absence as they could not create scoring chances against Montpellier s successful defensive tactics.
The 18-year-old newcomer Kylian Mbappe forced goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte into a brilliant save in the 47th minute PSG s first shot on target.
It was the first time that PSG have dropped points this season following six victories in a row. Their margin over defending champions Monaco was cut to one point. Monaco crushed Lille 4-0 on Friday.
Lyon broke the deadlock on 20th minute thanks to Nabil Fekir s fifth goal of the campaign but the lead only lasted four minutes as Naim Sliti successfully converted the spot kick.
The two sides combined for four goals in a 15-minute span in the second half commenced by Dijon midfielder Xeka in the 52nd minute. Houssem Aouar coolly slotted home from Kenny Tete s cross from the right wing and helped Lyon tie the match at 2-2.
Forward Mariano Diaz put Lyon ahead with his fifth league goal fron the 12-yard spot in the 63rd minute but that was erased by Cedric Yambere s header in a free kick two minutes later.
With one more match played Bordeaux went up to third position following their 3-1 home win against Guingamp.
Elsewhere on Saturday Caen edged Amiens 1-0 and Metz lost to Troyes 1-0.
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