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Troyes look safe after holding PSG (LFP)

ESTAC Troyes all but guaranteed their top-flight status with a 2-2 draw against champions Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday night.

Florian Tardieu duly grabbed the ball and lifted a Panenka penalty beyond Navas to level the scores at 2-2 (49'). Achraf Hakimin thought PSG should have had a spot-kick of their own soon after, but after going down in the box from a Moulin challenge his claim was waved away by referee Jérôme Brisard (54'). Paris had the ball I the Troyes net once again when Neymar raced in on goal and found the bottom corner, but Mbappé had handballed in the build-up and it was ruled out (57'). Paris poured on the pressure from there but struggled to find a way through - Messi hitting the bar late on (90'+2) the closest they came - and Troyes held on for a share of the points which leaves them with a six-point cushion on the relegation play-off place with only six points left to play for. Troyes punished PSG's profligacy soon after the restart, after Ripart was fouled by Presnel Kimpembe in the box. Troyes lined up with a defensive 5-3-2 at the Parc des Princes, but Angel Di Maria still managed to find plenty of space in behind left-back Yasser Larouci, and he tested Jessy Moulin with a curling effort early on (5'). When Di Maria wasn't shooting he was crossing from the same position, and his wicked delivery led to PSG's opener, with Marquinhos effectively miscontrolling the ball beyond Moulin for 1-0 (6'). A loose Marco Verratti pass might have let Troyes back into the game, but Renaud Ripart pulled his effort wide from the edge of the box (10'). Instead, PSG pulled further clear when Neymar Jr. stepped up to convert a penalty which Kylian Mbappé had earned from Erik Palmer-Brown (25'). The hosts should have been in cruise control from there, but another poor bass at the back - this time from Nuno Mendes - allowed Iké Ugbo in on goal, and he struck firmly into Keylor Navas's bottom corner (30'). Lionel Messi then found the side-netting from another Di Maria cross (32') before Neymar saw a goal ruled out for offside (36') and it was 2-1 at the break.

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PSG held to 2-2 draw; Marseille restores 3-point lead in 2nd (The Washington Post)

French champion Paris Saint-Germain threw away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with 15th-place Troyes in another disappointing performance.

Monaco is in third place and three points behind Marseille with two games left. Nice hosts struggling Saint-Etienne. Clermont moved into 16th and closer to safety by beating Montpellier 2-1 at home, with striker Mohamed Bayo scoring the decisive goal from the penalty spot in the 69th.

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Neymar on target as Paris Saint-Germain held at home by Troyes ... (Eurosport.com)

Troyes earned an impressive 2-2 draw with Paris Saint-Germain to all but secure their place in Ligue 1 for next season.

Troyes defended deep on occasion but they were also able to play the ball out of danger confidently and not resort (too often) to desperate long clearances. At a certain point in the second half, it seemed as though Di Maria had grown frustrated at his teammates' failure to convert the chances he was creating and began running through the opposition instead. Troyes: Jean Moulin made five saves in the draw against PSG. He also made three aerial catches. More than once he had seemingly conjured a promising counter only to look around and find no supporting runners. Renaud Ripart won a penalty when his clever footwork left Presnel Kimpembe grasping in desperation. Angel Di Maria was, not for the first time this season, on another level to most of his teammates.

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Champions PSG held to draw as they let two-goal lead slip (Reuters)

Champions Paris St Germain let a two-goal lead slip for a second successive Ligue 1 game as they were held 2-2 by Troyes at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.

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French champions PSG held to Ligue 1 draw (Hunter Valley News)

Champions Paris St-Germain have let a two-goal lead slip for a second successive Ligue 1 game as they...

PSG pushed for the win as Neymar had an effort chalked off by VAR after Mbappe was found to have pushed off a defender in the build-up and Marquinhos was only inches away from a second goal as he put an 84th minute header wide. In stoppage time at the end of the game, Lionel Messi struck the woodwork as Troyes grimly hung on for a potentially precious point. It was third successive draw for PSG, who secured the Ligue 1 title a fortnight ago, and a precious point for Troyes, now six points clear of the relegation places with two games left to play in this campaign.

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Disjointed PSG blows two-goal lead against Troyes (beIN SPORTS AUSTRALIA)

Florian Tardieu's second-half penalty saw Troyes claim a 2-2 draw with Paris Saint-Germain at a frustrated Parc des Princes.

The visitor punished another PSG error when Presnel Kimpembe hauled down Renaud Ripart after the interval, allowing Tardieu to execute an audacious panenka to level the scores, before Neymar saw another goal chalked off after Mbappe's foul in the build-up. The host looked on course for a routine win when Marquinhos turned in Angel Di Maria's excellent cross to open the scoring after five minutes, with Neymar doubling the lead from the spot 20 minutes later after Erik Palmer-Brown clumsily felled Kylian Mbappe. The host looked to be in control when Marquinhos and Neymar gave them a comfortable first-half lead, but a series of defensive errors allowed the visitors to fight back in an entertaining affair.

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Barcelona contract rebel has better offers from PSG and the Premier ... (Barca Universal)

Apart from Barcelona's rollercoaster form under Xavi, the only other headline that has dominated Catalan media has been Ousmane Dembele's renewal saga.

Dembele has been arguably been Barcelona’s best player under Xavi, scoring one goal and assisting a whopping 11. It is believed that should he not continue, Leeds United’s Raphinha is the chosen option to replace him, and will cost as little as €25 million if the Lilywhites are relegated. Apart from Barcelona’s rollercoaster form under Xavi, the only other headline that has dominated Catalan media has been Ousmane Dembele’s renewal saga.

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