Paris Saint-Germain had been denied by a mix of fine goalkeeping and poor ending because the Ligue 1 leaders had been held to a 0-0 draw at Auxerre on Friday forward of an important match of their Champions League marketing campaign.
It was a second successive home draw for PSG off the again of a harmful 1-0 defeat away to Bayern Munich in European competitors on the finish of final month.
Luis Enrique’s crew stay unbeaten in Ligue 1 and are actually eight factors away from their nearest challengers, though Monaco and Marseille will every have the chance to chop that hole to 5 factors over the course of the weekend.
Of extra urgent concern to the Qatar-backed membership are their persevering with difficulties in entrance of objective, with PSG now having scored simply as soon as in three outings.
The return of a real quantity 9 in Portugal striker Goncalo Ramos after over three months out injured has to this point failed to repair their lack of a objective menace.
Held 1-1 at dwelling by struggling Nantes final week, this time PSG noticed Vitinha hit the woodwork within the second half, whereas Auxerre goalkeeper Donovan Leon made a number of key saves to maintain the guests at bay in Burgundy.
Leon notably saved from Ramos and Achraf Hakimi earlier than stopping substitute Randal Kolo Muani from snatching victory on the dying.
Auxerre are having fun with a effective season on their return to the highest flight following promotion, and sit simply exterior the European locations.
Nevertheless, PSG might want to rediscover a scientific edge in time for Tuesday’s journey to Austria to play Salzburg within the Champions League.
The French champions have simply 4 factors after 5 video games in Europe’s elite membership competitors and realistically want at the least two wins from their remaining three fixtures if they’re to succeed in the knockout section.
Earlier, Lille moved stage on factors with Marseille and Monaco as Canada striker Jonathan David scored twice, together with a penalty, in a 3-1 dwelling win over mid-table Brest.
Lille host Sturm Graz within the Champions League subsequent Wednesday, with Brest taking over PSV Eindhoven 24 hours earlier.
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