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Angel Di Maria began the game very brightly and, soon after forcing Jessy Moulin ...

A very watchable first half refused to peter out, as Pochettino's men reassumed their celebratory state in the 37th minute. Ike Ugbo was the grateful recipient, taking a woeful square pass from Nuno Mendes in his stride and thrashing a rasping effort into Keylor Navas' bottom corner. They were once again made to rue their lack of clinical edge when Kylian Mbappe raced past his man into the penalty area and waited for Erik Palmer-Brown to clumsily lunge in and bring him down. LW: Neymar - 7/10 - Left a fair bit to be desired with his defensive support but visibly grew in confidence after tucking the ball away from 12 yards, subsequently expressing himself and drawing countless fouls. CF: Lionel Messi - 6/10 - Provided a sporadic spark throughout but never really got going - was desperately unlucky to hit the woodwork in either half, though. CB: Marquinhos - 7/10 - Typically alert and positionally competent to provide an imposing defensive presence, and added a very nonchalant finish to break the deadlock.

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.

PARIS : 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 ...

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French champions Paris Saint-Germain have thrown away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with 15th-placed Troyes in Ligue 1.

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. Kylian Mbappe was brought down in the opposing penalty area to allow Neymar to double the score with a 25th minute spotkick. 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.

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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Relegation-threatened Troyes fought back from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 at Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday night to snatch a point that edged them closer ...

The fantastic well and truly floored. And it was their chants and songs at the final whistle that rang into the night air as the home supporters gave vent to their discontent. Neymar and the PSG faithful thought he had restored the lead on the hour when he ran on to a loose ball and thrashed home past Moulin but the video assistant referee spotted an Mbappé shove on Palmer-Brown in the build-up to halt the celebrations. But it was Troyes who struck within minutes of the restart. The Canada international looked up and lashed the ball past the PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas to halve the deficit. But it ended up at the feet of the Troyes striker Iké Ugbo who advanced into the penalty area.

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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PARIS (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...

Olympique de Marseille moved to second placed with a 3-0 win at Lorient earlier on Sunday. They are 12 points behind the Parisians, who now have 80 points. 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. Just as had been the case at Racing Strasbourg last weekend, the Parisian giants looked to be cruising to victory but then let their opponents back into the game and had to share the spoils.