PARIS, Oct 9: Ten-man Paris Saint-Germain extended its lead of the French league to three points and stayed undefeated after drawing with Reims 0-0.
The defending champion was short-handed from the 41st minute after Sergio Ramos was sent off for dissent.
PSG looked disjointed and pedestrian after making five changes to the side that drew with Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday. Neymar, Vitinha and Achraf Hakimi were reserves while Lionel Messi was rested after a calf strain.
Reims created problems by pressing high up the pitch and had the better chances in the first half. Zimbabwe midfielder Marshall Munetsi forced goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma into a diving save with a shot on the turn in the 35th.
Meanwhile, Dimitri Payet’s milestone goal couldn’t stop Marseille losing its unbeaten record in the league to lowly Ajaccio by 2-1.
The French playmaker notched his 100th league goal with the opener from the penalty spot in the 15th after Ajaccio defender Cedric Avinel handled the ball.
Payet also became the first current player to have at least 100 goals and 100 assists in the league.
But Ajaccio ruined Payet’s party. Congo forward Bevic Moussiti-Oko equalised in the 25th with a low drive from the edge of the box. Ajaccio’s winner came from an own goal by Leonardo Balerdi, who diverted a cross into his net in the 47th. (AP)
